FAQ
For international Service ships, What are the requirements for flagging?
For procedures of flagging, please refer to the section Vessel registration (click here)
How I can proceed in order to know an estimated calculation of the ship registration fees?
Please refer to the Tonnage Fee Calculator (click here)
Where I can find the Merchant Marine Circulars?
Please refer to the section Merchant Marine Communications within the home menu of Policy & Advice, on which you will find the Merchant Marine Circulars and the Marine Notices as well (click here)
If during a Port State Control Inspection, my ship is found with some deficiencies, how can communicate it to the Flag State?
In Merchant Maritime Circular Nº.172 can find the procedures and contact information of the department in charge of the Inspections of the Port State Control in Panamanian flagged ships.
How I can report the deficiencies found during an Anual Safety Inspection (ASI)?
Please refer to the Merchant Maritime Circular Nº.201.
In case of a marine casualty, how to contact and report it to the Flag State?
Please refer to the section Accident Investigations (click here)
For inquiries or concerns about the ISPS regulations, anti-piracy measures, ship security levels, CSO endorsements, CSR’s, Armed security personnel, SSAS, among others
Please visit the section Maritime Security (click here)
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FAQ Seafarers
What are the technical and administrative requirements to apply for a seafarer certification?
In order to get the requirements as well as the fees and the contact information, please refer to the section Steps for Certification within the home menu of Seafarers (click here)
What is the policy that regulates the Maritime Training Centers (locals or internationals)?
Is the Resolution ADM No. 158-2018 of September 10th, 2018. By which has been approved the regulation for the maritime training centers domiciled in the Republic of Panama or abroad and their respectives branches if any; that carry out the training of the seafarers on behalf of the Panama Maritime Authority.
What are the Maritime Training Centers approved by the Panama Maritime Authority?
Please refer to the section Maritime Training within the home menu Seafarers, you will find the lists of the training centers (panamanian and foreign) (click here)
In my role as seafarer, what procedure should I carry out in case of labor disputes on board?
In order to get advice in this subject matter, you can contact the Department of Maritime Labor Affairs of the General Directorate of Seafarers which carry out labor conciliations, as an alternative for the resolution of conflicts where a party considers that its rights have been unknown or a labor dispute exists. With this, the filing of labor claims before the courts is avoided. The contact information can be found in the Merchant Marine Circular No.263.
How do I calculate what I should be paid at the end of my contract?
The employment status can be for a definite or an indefinite time, and the corresponding information about it is in your working contract or seafarer’s employment agreement, as it is designated in the maritime labor legislation. In addition to the aforementioned, you must also know the reason why the employment relationship ends, which may be attributable to the worker or shipowner, configuring what is known as justified or unjustified dismissal; or justified or unjustified resignation.
Depending on the type of work relationship and the cause of termination of the employment relationship, the Department of Maritime Labor Affairs of the General Directorate of Seafarers can indicate you the labour rights (acquired rights and labor benefits) that correspond, as established by the Panamanian Maritime Labor Law.