- Panama Maritime Authority publishes a report titled MERCHANT MARINE CIRCULAR MMC-380.
- It deals with the measurements to reduce PSC detentions on Panamanian Vessels.
- The propose of this Circular is to establish measurements to reduce Port State Control
(PSC) detentions of Panama flagged vessels, with the cooperation of recognized
organizations, shipowners and ship operators as well as other interested parties.
A recently published article in Panama Maritime Authority deals with the PSC detentions on Panamanian Vessels.
Safety, security and environmental regulations
This Administration would like to highlight that in order to complies with safety, security and environmental regulations for a better maritime industry, there no place in our registry for substandard vessels; which can affect directly our flag reputation in all the Port State Control Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs).
RO’s surveyors on board Panama flagged vessels shall be paid attention to the
following main items including on the “Top Deficiencies” (most frequent detainable
deficiencies) on MoU´s annual reports, but not limited to:
1. Validity of all Statutory Certificates (including annual/intermediate
endorsements).
2. Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) in general.
3. Lifeboat falls (including renewal and reversal dates).
4. Liferafts servicing (dates).
5. Fire Fighting Systems & Equipment (in general).
6. Emergency Fire Pumps (last test).
7. Fire detention & alarm system(last service).
8. Pyrotechnics (expiry date or expiration date).
9. Records of weekly/monthly drills and equipment inspections (log book’s
entries, SMS records).
10. Nautical Publications & Charts (up to date).
11. Oil Record Book + Oil Filtering Equipment (MARPOL 73/78 Annex I).
12. Any outstanding statutory items and/or conditions of class (verify last class
survey).
13. Personnel Familiarization & Responsibility (ISM Code – Section 6).
14. Maintenance of the Ship and Equipment (ISM Code – Section 10).
15. Working & Living Conditions (MLC, 2006).
The PSC section also accepts as corrective actions:
1. The format used by the company safety management system; describing the
deficiencies, corrective actions, root cause analysis and preventive actions taken.
2. The Occasional Survey (OS) report format issued by the RO (,) who performed
the visit of the vessel to verified the deficiencies raised and the corrective actions.
For more details read the Merchant Maritime Circular
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Source: PANAMA SHIP REGISTRY
