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Various Shore Jobs Held
CAPT ADELINO L. MASIGLA


  • June 19, 1961- May, 1964, Quality Control, Structural Dept., Atlatic
    Gulf & Pacific Co., Inc.
  • Jan 1972, Salvage Assistant,, Lusteveco
  • Mar, 1972– Nov, 1973, Manager- Bulk Oil Terminal , Lusteveco
    Pandacan
  • Jun 1975-Oct 1976, Dean Lyceum Maritime Academy, Batangas City
  • Oct 1976-Ju n 1977, Port Manager, PPA Batangas
  • Oct 1976—June 1998, President Batangas Bay Maritime Services
  • Oct 1976- 1997, Salvage Master, Transpacific Towage Inc, Manila
  • Dec 1977- Nov 1980 , Dock Master & Pilot, Keppel Philippines
  • Jun 1998 - Present, Director, United Ports Management Services,
    Inc

  • Author:
     M Index of Philippine Ports & Shipping, 1986
     Applied Rules of The Road (Batas Trapikong Pandagat, 1990)


After graduating from high school in the year 1960 at the age of 14, I
worked as an errand boy doing jobs such as driver of motor less tricycle
conveying passengers on short distance, as balot vendor, construction
helper, bakery delivery boy, water delivery service and many other menial
jobs.

Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co., Inc.

By 1961, I got employed by Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co., Inc, Structural
Department, Punta, Sta. Ana, Manila, first as messenger. When I earned
my permanent employment status, I enrolled as working student (night
shift) at PMI Colleges in Sta. Cruz, Manila and took up Associate in Nautical
Science. Though in full load with my subjects at school I was able to
balance my time between work and studies still find some spare with
friends in the community. As I get familiar with the many aspects of the
work within the department particularly the making of every structural parts,
from the supply of materials, the assembly line procedures, the quality
control and up to delivery, I was promoted and assigned from section to
section until I reach the quality control section. During school uniform days
(Monday and Friday, I would leave my work place in full white school
uniform to the amusement of the co-workers. By March of 1964, I resigned
and boarded my first vessel as cadet officer.

Salvage Assitant, Lusteveco Salvage Department

January of 1972, after disembarking from LSCO Trident which arrived
Manila from Greece, I was detailed in Salvage Department of Lusteveco by
account of fate. It so happened that the company was in deep trouble with
no other harbor tugs available for Manila South Harbor operation since the
past 36 hours in as much as six units are available loaded on deck of 3
barges that arrived 2 days before from foreign assignment.

The problem started when the company owned crane was under repair
and  no other heavy lift were available to unload the units from the barge's
deck. The company president was grilling the 5 concerned vice presidents
the whole day for not anticipating the situation.

Upon hearing about the problem from one of the vice president while
taking afternoon coffee break at salvage department office, I offered to give
solution using no heavy lift at all and promised that  all the six tugs shall be
water borne within 12 hours at very minimal cost given the right men and
equipment. The vice president took my offer and asked to quickly draw a
plan. Thirty minutes later I was in his office to present my proposal and
without any delay gave me all the support manpower, materials and
equipment. The work started at about 6:00 pm and after 8 hours the tugs
started to get water borne one after the other. The work was completed at
about 4:00 am and immediately the six tugs proceeded on harbor
assistance. My report was on the table of the company president by 9:00 a.
m. Before noon I have my 3-months bonus and 1 month for each
personnel involved.

On my report I mentioned that the task was presumed difficult for an
articulated manager but maybe found easy when taken from a point of view
at different angle. From thereon I had been  staggeringly assigned to
Salvage Department (an special item) each time I was not on board any
vessel.

Bulk Oil Terminal Manager, Lusteveco Pandacan

By March 1972, after disembarking from Paglog Utility, I was back in
Salvage Department, however after just few days I was transferred as
Terminal Manager of Pandacan Terminal Bulk Oil Department. This
department was in charge of the management and maintenance of at least
76 petroleum barges and 16 pump stations strategically positioned
alongside the oil depot terminals of ESSO, Shell, Caltex, Filoil, Mobil,
Meralco Blaisdel Plant and other chemical tank farms along the Pasig
River. The Pandacan Terminal 24-hour daily operations was also in charge
of coordination with the oil movement and marketing department of its
clients and allocates barges for every lifting at least two weeks in advance,
deploys pumpmen and utility men in all stations and watches over the
safety of personnel and equipment. By application of proper management
the unexplained cargo losses on account of cargo handling was
completely controlled. By November of 1973, I went back on board ships
and joined a vessel at Singapore.

Founder, Managing Director, Batangas Bay Maritime Services Co., Ltd

Each time I was on vacation, I had opportunities observing the various
procedures on vessel handling at several port facilities near my place and
had thought of professionalizing certain marine services for tanker
handling. By early of 1975, I organized a team of line handlers, trained each
member and provided a small mooring boat and equipment to include
hose connection and disconnection. Early 1976 the Batangas Bay Maritime
Services was organized.

Dean Lyceum Maritime Academy, Batangas City

June of 1975, as the BBMS was being organized, I was engaged to
manage the newly set up Lyceum Maritime Academy as Dean of the
department. From scratch, I had to draft the various cadet guidelines and
manuals while teaching the major subjects more than 8 hours daily.
Coordinated with all other professors to adopt a marine decorum with each
syllabus

Port Manager, Philippine Ports Authority, Batangas District

By October of 1976, the government service engaged my services to head
the Port Management Unit (Batangas) of Phillippine Port Authority to
organize and train a set of competent staff who will run the Port of Batangas

Salvage Master, Transpacific Towage, Inc,

1977-1984
M/V Filipinas, Tourist vessel (NCNP)
M/Tkr Lanusan, Tanker (NCNP)
M/V Sweet Dreams,  (NCNP)
M/V Black Double (Lump Sum)
BAR 2001, 20,000DWT Deck Barge loaded with Oil Production Platform
(Lump Sum)
M/V Black Double,  second instance, (Lump Sum)
M/T Mohican
M/V Star Ace (Lump Sum)
M/V Sweet___, rescue (Lump Sum)
LST, (Lump Sum)
3-unnamed construction deck barges (NCNP) (Tech Sup)
1-crane barge (Tech Sup)
Fishing Boat, Search and Rescue (NCNP)

Salvage Master, Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc

May, 2008
10,000DWT "Nava Ratna-3, Lump Sum)


Dock Master, Keppel Philippine Shipyard


Founder, Director, United Ports Management Services, Inc