GENERAL

New requirements on Occasional Survey to All Vessels of Twenty (20) Years Age or More Prior to Calling a Port of the Paris MOU (MMC221, CCS Circ 081)

1 Suspension of occasional survey (including ISM, ISPS audit) on ships of 20 years and above before heading to water areas of member states of Paris MOU.

2 For ships of 20 years and above with multiple retention records in members states of Paris MOU, competent authorities of Panama requires occasional survey. In this case, CCS will act according to CD326 Circular.

3 Ships of 20 years and above are required to receive evaluation on technical state before  applying for registration of Panama flag, and in case of ships with high risk of detention, competent authorities of Panama will refuse their registrations.

1. Panama Administration may grant to an individual ship, exemptions from the provisions of a Convention if the ship complies with the conditions established by such convention, for the specific exemption.

2. When an exemption is granted to a ship under and in accordance with the provisions of an International Convention an Exemption Certificate are to be issued in addition to the certificates requested by those Conventions.

3. A request for an Exemption Certificate shall be sent to the Segumar Panama Office by the Ship’s owner/operator, legal representative or this Society.

4. The request must be made for each individual ship separately and must include the following:

1) Copy of the Provisional/Permanent Certificate of Registry (Pantente), (optional)

2) Copy of the relevant full term statutory certificate and its attached forms and/or supplements.

3) Application for exemption Certificate properly filled out.

5. In cases where the Exemption Certificate is requested for the first time, the issuance of the Exemption Certificate is of complete prerogative of the Administration; it means that this Society will not issue an Interim Exemption Certificates without authorization of Segumar Offices. 

6. In cases where there is a renewal or the original Full Exemption Certificate previously issued by this Administration is lost or damaged, CCS may issue a Provisional exemption certificate which validity will not exceed five (5) months. During this time frame users must apply for the issuance of the Full Term Exemption Certificate and proceed with the correspondent payment.

7.Considering the entry into force of amendments to MARPOL Convention Annexes I and IV (MEPC.330(76), three certificates will be involved with exemption certificate of unmanned non-self-propelled barges:

 IOPP certificate/ IAPP certificate/ ISPP certificate.

8. The Panama Flag Equivalent Certificate shall be applied for by CCS H.Q to the administration, then the administration will issue the Equivalent Certificate.

9. Panama Flag accepts the issue of a conditional certificate in the event that the ship or equipment does not comply with the requirements of the Convention in the seaworthiness condition of the ship prior to rectification, subject to the assessment by the RO authorized by Panama, and the RO shall confirm the cause analysis, corrective action and corrective evidence, etc. and shall report to the administration as required before the expiry of the conditional certificate. In cases where a full-term certificate loses its validity due to overdue annual, periodical, intermediate or outside of the ship’s bottom endorsements, an authorization to issue a Conditional Certificate may be requested to the Administration through Segumar Offices, as a transitional measure until the correspondent revalidation survey is carried out and certificates validity is restored. The conditional certificate is valid for a maximum of 90 days, and the competent authority will not authorize the renewal of the conditional certificate or issue the conditional certificate again, and the renewal period of the full-term certificate shall not exceed 90 days.

More details, please refer to PMA24040_Panama_20240502MMC-156-April-2024-Rev.pdf

Issuance of Conditional Certificate (MMC-156) 

1. In cases where the condition of a ship or its equipment does not comply with the requirements of an International Convention, this Administration may authorize CCS to issue a Conditional Certificate, provided that the ship is fit to proceed to sea without harm to the ship, persons on board, or without presenting unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment, allowing the vessel to proceed to a port where the necessary repairs may be carried out.

2. This Society will ensure that the corrective action will be taken and shall, in due course, notify this Administration. Evidence of the corrective actions taken, may include, but are not limited to: survey reports, re-issued certificate, or a formal notification in written. These survey reports and certificates are to be sent to the Administration by CCS Headquarters. If such corrective action is not taken before the expiration date of the Conditional Certificate, the Certificate shall be withdrawn and the Administration shall be notified immediately.

3. In cases where a certificate loses its validity due to overdue annual or intermediate endorsements an authorization to issue a Conditional Certificate may be requested to the Administration through Segumar Offices, as a transitional measure until the correspondent revalidation surveys are carried out and new certificates is issued.

4. The request for authorization to issue Conditional Certificates shall be sent to the Segumar Offices in cases where considered necessary by the owner, operator or legal representatives or by CCS Headquarter. Under no circumstances the Conditional Certificate shall be issued without the previous authorization of Segumar Offices.

5. The request must be made for each individual ship separately and must include:

a) Reasons to issue a Conditional Certificate

b) Copy of the current statutory certificate, available onboard, relevant to the Conditional Certificate.

6. The validity of a Conditional Certificate must not exceed ninety (90) days. This Administration will not authorize the extension or re-issuance of such Conditional Certificates, and will not authorize extensions of statutory certificates exceeding ninety days. In exceptional circumstances and previous a comprehensive evaluation by Segumar Offices, it might be consider granting longer validity periods of Conditional Certificates, the extension or re-issuance of existing conditional certificates.

 More details, please refer to MMC-156-October-2022-Rev-02-LM-RB.pdf

Extension of Statutory Certificates (MMC. No.91)

Only the Department of Maritime Safety (SEGUMAR) is authorized to extend or authorize the extension of the validity of statutory certificates.

Application Form (MMC 191)

The Application Forms (including exemptions and extensions) to be forwarded to PMA are to use the prescribed forms which are now available at www.segumar.com http://certificates.amp.gob.pa/certificates.

"To the satisfaction of the Administration" Criteria (MMC192）

The General Directorate of Merchant Marine will apply, in all cases in which the conventions ratified by the Republic of Panama mention the phrase "to the satisfaction of the Administration", the rules or interpretations made by national or international standards, or standards developed by experienced organizations for these cases, such as unified interpretations of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).

The General Directorate of Merchant Marine of the Panama Maritime Authority, may establish their own interpretations to provide satisfactory ways of complying with certain provisions of the Conventions; in which case, it is applied exclusively to all ships of the National Merchant Marine.

Control of the Issuance of Statutory Certificates，MERCHANT MARINE CIRCULAR MMC-159，March 2020，MMC-159 - MARCH 2020.pdf

Contents:

1. Reporting frequency/Monthly Report

2. Contents of the Report

3. Methods for Reporting

4. All Recognized Security Organizations must submit via e-mail to ro-panama@segumar.com ; fmarmol@segumar.com and segumar.miami@segumar.com , a monthly report indicating the ship security plan approval (SSP), initial, intermediate, renewal or additional audit and ISSC endorsement.

5. All Recognized Organizations must submit via e-mail to ro-panama@segumar.com ; fmarmol@segumar.com ; segumar.miami@segumar.com and mlc@segumar.com , a monthly report indicating the full, intermediate and renewal Maritime Labour Certificates.

6. In cases of suspension of class, or transfer of class, or cancellation of statutory certificates,
all Recognized Organizations must report to Segumar Panama office within the first 24 hours so this office may proceed in consequence. This report must include the reason of the withdrawn and the contact details of the operators of the vessel, this report shall be submitted to rberrocal@segumar.com and withdraws@segumar.com.

For details, refer to the original document.

 

Measurements to Reduce PSC Detentions and improve the performance on Panamanian Vessels（MMC-380/RESOLUTION No.106-019-DGMM）

 

In order to reduce the detention of the Panamanian flag and to improve the performance of the Panamanian flag fleet, the Panama Maritime Authority issued MERCHANT MARINE CIRCULAR MMC-380 and RESOLUTION No.106-019-DGMM, which required the authorized RO to take the following measures:

As of 15 April 2023, the Panama Maritime Authority will take the following measures:

Each ship that is at risk of being detained, due to the fact that its history of Port State Control inspections in the last twenty-four (24) months, evidencing a breach on the applicable international regulations, regardless of its year of construction, may undergo an Occasional Survey carried out by the RO that issued the SMC Certificate, if it is required by the General Directorate of Merchant Marine.

Each ship older than ten (10) years of construction and considered with a high -risk factor by the United States Coast Guard (USCG), Paris MOU and the Tokyo MOU, shall be subject to an Occasional Survey, carried out by the RO that issued the SMC Certificate.

The Customer shall arrange for the provisional survey to be completed prior to the ship's arrival at USCG ports, Paris Memorandum Ports, Australian ports and Chinese ports. The Customer is advised to apply at or before the port of departure at the earliest possible time in consideration of the possible correction of defects.

The Panamanian regulatory authorities have issued pre-arrival inspection requirements specifically targeting PSC inspections from Italy, reminding to pay attention to their implementation.

More details please refer to:

PMA24057_Panama_20240716MMC-380-10-07-2024.pdf

Resolution No. 019-DGMM 07 Febrero 2023 - PSC Measurements - ENGLISH.pdf

PMA22106-MMC-379-24-10-2022.pdf 

PMA22108-MMC-384-24-10-2022.pdf

Resolution No. 106-183-DGMM of the 3-8-2020 .pdf

Administrative Fee imposed by the Republic of Panama for each statutory certificates and approvals，MERCHANT MARINE CIRCULAR MMC-324，April 2020，MMC-324-APRIL-21-2020.pdf

CCS shall collect administrative fees for PMA for each statutory certificate issued and documents approved by CCS.

For details, refer to the original document.

PMA认可组织清单(MMC-136, February 2025)

详情请见MMC-136-RECOGNIZED-ORGANIZATIONS-FEB-2025-1.pdf

Use of Electronic Certificates onboard（MMC-355）

The PMA has issued a communication using electronic certificates, specifying the scope of electronic certificates issued by them and the authorized ship classification society information for issuing electronic certificates.

For details, refer to PMA24068_Panama_20240813MMC-355-Aug-2024.pdf.

Exclusive Surveyors，MERCHANT MARINE CIRCULAR MMC-272，February 2020，MMC-272 - Exclusive Surveyors - Feb 2020.pdf

This Merchant Marine Circular replaces MMC-174.

For details, refer to the original document.

Regulation for the Safety of Vessels under 500GRT(MMC-299)

Official Documents on Board Panama Flag Vessels and Standard Fees MMC-71

 

This Merchant Marine Circular supersedes MMC-47

 

1.The following list of documents required to be kept on board Panamanian flag vessels.

1.       National Documents detailed in Paragraph 4

2.       International Documents and Safety Certificates

3.       Official Book, including official logbook, crew logbook, oil record book and emissions. The Official Logbooks should be retained for a period of at least two years from the date of closing. In the event of a casualty occurring, it shall be retained for as long as instructed by the Administration.

 

2.Consular Fees

The Panamanian Consuls will charge fees for some services according to the standard fees.

 

3.Legalization:

 

Some logbooks and documents need to be legalized by Panamanian Consuls. Consuls may legalize any document or book and charge for it.

 

4.Detention of Vessels:

Only the Directorate of Consular and Maritime Affairs can request the detention of Panamanian flag vessel.

 

5.Safety Inspections:

Without the express authorization of the Maritime Safety and Navigation department the annual safety inspection cannot be performed.

 

 

 

More details, please refer to PMA23094_Panama_20231019MMC-71-09-10-2023-1.pdf Validity of Color Copies of Original Documents( MMC-313)

Optional and Voluntary System for Electronic Books or Electronic Record Books on board Panamanian Flagged Vessels，MMC-193，Jan. 2024

For details, refer toPMA24016_Panama_20240206MMC-193-29-1-2024.pdf

Survey Guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC), 2023（MMC-152） Panama Flag Precheck Process

GENERAL

关于对船龄20年及以上船舶驶往巴黎备忘录成员国水域前的临时检验新的检验要求（MMC221，CCS Circ 081）

1 暂停船龄 20年及以上船舶驶往巴黎备忘录成员国水域前的临时检验（包括ISM,ISPS审核）要求。

2 船龄20年及以上船舶如果在巴黎备忘录出现多次滞留，巴拿马主管机关将要求进行临时检验。此种情况，我社将参照CD326通函执行。

3 船龄 20年及以上船舶申请注册巴拿马旗需要提前进行技术状况评估，如果船舶为高滞留风险船舶，巴拿马主管机关将拒绝其注册。

免除、等效、条件、临时和全期证书的签发 (MMC-156) 

1.如果船舶申请的特定免除项目满足公约所规定的免除条件，则巴拿马主管机关可批准此项免除。

2.如果船舶被准予免除国际公约有关条款的要求，则除按公约要求签发有关法定证书外，还应签发相应的免除证书。

3.船舶所有人/经营人、法定代表人或本社应向Segumar Panama Office申请签发免除证书。

4.免除申请应针对每一船舶分开办理，各应报送以下资料：

1）船舶临时/永久注册证书复印件。（非强制）

2）免除证书对应的全期法定证书（含证书附录等）复印件。

3）正确填写完毕的免除证书申请表。

5.免除证书的初次签发，必须由主管机关（Segumar Panama Office）受理且签发。除非经主管机关同意，本社不得签发临时免除证书。

6.如需换新或主管机关签发的免除证书正本遗失或损毁，CCS可签发有效期不超过5个月的临时免除证书。在此期间，船东必须申请签发全期免除证书，并支付相应的费用。

条件证书的签发 (MMC-156) 

 

1. 在船舶或其设备不符合国际公约的要求情况下，主管机关可以授权CCS签发条件证书，在保证船舶适合继续航行且不会损害该船,船上人员,不会呈现破坏海洋环境的威胁情况下允许船舶驶往可以进行必要修理的港口。

 

2. 本社应确保采取修理和纠正措施，并应及时通报主管机关。所采取的修理和纠正措施的证据，可包括但不限于检验报告、重新签发的证书或正式的书面通告。检验报告和证书由总部报送主管机关。如在条件证书到期前未采取修理和纠正措施，证书应被撤销，并立即通报主管机关。

 

3. 如证书因年度或中间检验的签署超出窗口期而失效，可通过Segumar Offices向主管机关申请签发条件证书的授权，作为过渡性措施，直至进行相应的检验并签发新证书为止。

 

4. 如船东、经营人、法定代理人或本社总部认为有必要，应向Segumar Offices提出授权签发条件证书的申请。在没有Segumar Offices事先授权的任何情况下，不得签发条件证书。

 

5. 每艘申请条件证书的船舶均应报送以下资料：

a)签发条件证书的理由；

b)与拟申请条件证书相对应的、船上现有法定证书的复印件。

 

6. 条件证书的有效期不得超过90天。主管机关原则上不会批准条件证书的延期或重新签发，也不授权签发有效期超过90天的条件证书。在特殊情况并在综合评估下，Segumar Offices可考虑延长条件证书的有效期，延长或重新签发现有的条件证书。

详见MMC-156-October-2022-Rev-02-LM-RB.pdf

法定证书的展期(MMC No.91)

法定证书有效期的展期必须由巴拿马主管机关（Department of Maritime Safety）进行或由其授权进行。

申请表的格式（MMC 191）

向PMA提交的各类申请（含展期、免除等），需要使用主管机关专门制订的表格。这些表格可以从www.segumar.com http://certificates.amp.gob.pa/certificates下载获得。

“主管机关满意”的标准（MMC192）

对于巴拿马接受的国际公约中所有提及"to the satisfaction of the Administration"措词，PMA宣布接受国家制定的规定或解释以及国际标准，或接受有经验的组织制定的标准，如IACS的统一解释等。

对满足公约具体规定的符合方式，PMA还可以作出自己的解释，适用于所有巴国商船。

法定证书签发的控制，MERCHANT MARINE CIRCULAR MMC-159，March 2020，MMC-159 - MARCH 2020.pdf

主要内容：

1. 报告频次/月度报告

2. 报告的内容

3. 报告方式

4. 所有被认可的保安组织通过邮件向ro-panama@segumar.com；fmarmol@segumar.com 和segumar.miami@segumar.com提交月度报告，包括船舶保安计划的批准，初次、中间、换证、附加审核以及船舶保安证书的签署。

5. 所有被认可的组织向ro-panama@segumar.com；fmarmol@segumar.com；segumar.miami@segumar.com 和 mlc@segumar.com提交月度报告，包括全部、中间和换发的海事劳工证书。

6. 在船级暂停、转级或法定证书失效情况下，应在24小时内报告主管机关，以便随后进行处理。报告应包括船级取消的原因和船舶经营人的联系方式，提交至rberrocal@segumar.com和withdraws@segumar.com。

具体要求，参见原文。

 

减少PSC滞留提高巴拿马旗船舶表现的措施（（MMC-380/ RESOLUTION No.106-019-DGMM ）

 

巴拿马主管机关为减少巴拿马旗滞留和提高巴拿马旗船队表现，发布了第380号通函， 自2023年4月15日起，巴拿马主管机关将采取如下措施：

要求根据24个月内PSC检查记录有滞留风险的船舶，根据其要求由负责签发SMC证书的RO执行一次临时检验。

对10年船龄以上并被USCG、巴黎备忘录和东京备忘录判定为具有高风险的船舶，应由负责签发SMC证书的RO执行一次临时检验。

客户应安排在船舶抵达USCG港口、巴黎备忘录港口、澳大利亚港口和中国港口之前完成临时检验，考虑到可能发现缺陷的纠正，建议客户在出发港或之前尽早时间申请。

巴拿马主管机关特别针对意大利PSC检查发布了抵港前检查要求,提醒注意落实。

详见：

PMA24057_Panama_20240716MMC-380-10-07-2024.pdf

Resolution No. 019-DGMM 07 Febrero 2023 - PSC Measurements - ENGLISH.pdf

PMA22106-MMC-379-24-10-2022.pdf 

PMA22108-MMC-384-24-10-2022.pdf

法定证书及文件批准管理费，MERCHANT MARINE CIRCULAR MMC-324，April 2020，MMC-324-APRIL-21-2020.pdf

巴拿马主管机关对证书的签发/签署、手册、计划等法定文件的审批收取管理费，由我社代收。

具体要求，参见原文。 

PMA认可组织清单(MMC-136, February 2025)

详情请见MMC-136-RECOGNIZED-ORGANIZATIONS-FEB-2025-1.pdf

船上电子证书的使用（MMC-355）

巴拿马主管机关发布了使用电子证书通函，明确了由其签发的电子证书范围及授权签发电子证书的船级社信息。

具体要求，参见PMA24068_Panama_20240813MMC-355-Aug-2024.pdf

专职验船师，MERCHANT MARINE CIRCULAR MMC-272，February 2020，MMC-272 - Exclusive Surveyors - Feb 2020.pdf

本通函替代MMC-174。

具体要求，参见原文。

500总吨以下船舶安全规则(MMC-299)

巴拿马旗船上携带的的法定文件和标准费用 MMC-71

 

本通函替代MMC-47

 

1.巴拿马旗船上要求携带如下法定文件：

1. 船旗国文件（具体详见本通函第4节） 

2. 法定检验证书

3. 日志，包括航海日志、船员日志、油类记录簿和排放记录簿。日志应至少保留两年，在发生意外事故的情况下，应按照主管机关的指示期限保存。

 

2.领事费用

巴拿马领事将根据标准收费表收取服务费用。

 

3.合法化:

部分日志和文件需要由巴拿马领事合法化具有法律效力并收取相应费用后才能使用。

 

4.扣押船舶:

只有领事和海事部门（Directorate of Consular and Maritime Affairs ）可以要求扣留巴拿马旗的船舶。

 

5.安全检查:

未经海上安全航行部门（the Maritime Safety and Navigation Department ）明确授权，不得进行船旗国年度安全检查。

 

具体详情，请参见PMA23094_Panama_20231019MMC-71-09-10-2023-1.pdf

巴拿马旗部分文件彩色复印件有效期限(MMC-313)

巴拿马旗船上电子簿或电子记录簿的可选和自愿系统，MMC-193，Jan. 2024

具体要求，参见PMA24016_Panama_20240206MMC-193-29-1-2024.pdf

检验和发证协调系统指南 （MMC-152）PMA24042_Panama_20240515MMC-152-May-2024-REV-SEGUMAR-JGC-correccion-menor-2021-por-2023.pdf
巴拿马旗船舶预检查程序（MMN-11/2024，February 2025）