Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers / Operators of Panamanian flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives      Action Date: Immediate   The purpose of the subject newsletter is to submit the guidelines for flag state inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, to all recognized organizations listed within the Merchant Marine Circular 255. MMC 255 sets out the guidelines in order to assist flag state administrations to effectively implement their responsibilities with regards to the ship inspection and certification duties as stated in the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. According to the 2018 resolution of the Special Tripartite Committee established…

We are pleased to inform you that further to Paris MoU's announcement regarding RO performance ranking, PHRS is classified on the High Performance Rank for the evaluation period of 2018-2020.   PHRS is retaining a position in High Performance Rank, once again, with an excess factor of -0.17 and a total of 591 inspections.   Classification societies with a low ratio of detentions by PSC Authorities, are placed on the list of ROs with high performance. This underlines the quality of their work and at the same time is one of the determinants allowing a vessel to classify as a…

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers / Operators, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives      Action Date: 01 Jun. 2022   Amendments to the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual will come into effect on 1 June 2022 by virtue of IMO circular MSC.1/Circ.1640.    These amendments are included in the 2022 edition of the Manual.   SOLAS regulation V/21 requires all ships to carry an up-to-date copy of IAMSAR Manual Volume III.   The IAMSAR Manual Mobile Facilities (volume III) is intended to be carried on board rescue units, aircraft and vessels to help with performance of…

We would like to inform you that our Organization will remain closed onThursday the 28th of October due to public holiday. We will resume our normal operations on Friday the 29th of October.  For any urgent matter that might occur, you can always contact our office through the usual telephone numbers and e-mails, as our correspondence is regularly being monitored from our emergency staff.  October 25th, 2021 - PHRS Head Office

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers / Operators of Panamanian flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives      Action Date: Immediate   The purpose of subject newsletter is to inform about the publications and records required on vessels of 500 gross tonnage or above with International Registration in the Panamanian Registry.   The MMC-107 can be found here, in full detail.   For more information regarding Merchant Marine Circulars and Notices, please visit the following websites: https://panamashipregistry.com/circulars/ https://panamashipregistry.com/marine-category/marine-notices/   In case of any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us.     November 4th, 2021 - PHRS…