Refers to: Palau Ship Owners Action Date: Various   We would like to inform you about the new and revised Marine Notices (MN) and Marine Circulars (MC) issued by the Palau International Ship Registry (PISR): -    MC 16-028: Maritime Labor Convention (MLC, 2006) Amendments (Resent with text of the amendments of 2014 to the Maritime Labor Convention, 2006 adopted by the Special Tripartite Committee on 11 April 2014). -    MN 16-031: Ballast Water Management 2004. (NEW) -    MC 16-032: Recognized Organizations for Polar Ship Certificates. (NEW) Do not hesitate to contact our office for any clarification you may need…

Refers to: Owners / Managers /Operators of Panamanian flagged vessels, PHRS Representatives/SurveyorsAction Date: November 30th, 2017 Panama Maritime Authority has recently revised the instructions and procedures on the Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) according to SOLAS 74, Chapter XI-2 Reg. 6, as amended. Existing requirements (basic) According of Section 9 Part A of the ISPS Code, each ship requires implementing a Ship Security Plan (SSP) approved by its Flag State or by a Recognized Security Organization. All the Panamanian flagged vessels shall be provided with a Ship Security Alert System (SSAS), as instructed in the SOLAS 74’, as amended (Chapter…