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MMC-183 (revised): Procedures for the issuance of the Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR)
Updated instructions and procedures for the application of a Panamanian Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR).
Cargo Ships Passenger Ships Charter Yachts

 

MMC-244: Customer Satisfaction Survey in the SEGUMAR webpage
Advice of the publication of a Customer Satisfaction Survey on the SEGUMAR webpage.
Cargo Ships Passenger Ships Charter Yachts Private Yachts Fishing Boats Companies

 

MGN 449 (M): Electrical – potential hazards of excessive harmonic distortion of current and voltage of onboard electrical systems
Information on the potential hazards of excessive harmonic distortion of current and voltage of shipboard electrical systems.
Cargo Ships Passenger Ships Charter Yachts Private Yachts Fishing Boats

 

Circular 33/2012: Important safety notice about the reliable operation of ECDIS
A reminder of the ENC Data Presentation and Performance Check issued by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) in October 2011, in response to display anomalies being found in some ECDIS. Vessels that have a Japan Radio Company Ltd. (JRC) ECDIS installed should use this check to establish if their system is affected.
Cargo Ships Passenger Ships Charter Yachts Private Yachts

 

YSA 4-12: Indian Ocean - Yachts remain easy targets for pirates
Advice of NATO's news release reminding the yachting community that they should not attempt to sail through the waters of the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, and the western Indian Ocean, north of 10° South and west of 78° East.
Charter Yachts Private Yachts

 

Circular POL 014: MARPOL Annex VI Ship Energy Efficiency Management System
Advice of the new requirements in MARPOL Annex VI for vessels of 400GT and over to have a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) onboard at the first intermediate or renewal IAPP survey after 01 Jan 2013, and guidelines for the development of a SEEMP.
Cargo Ships Passenger Ships Charter Yachts Private Yachts

 

Circular 02 001-12: Reporting of accidents
A summary of the steps and actions that should be taken to define reportable incidents and make reports in compliance with the Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS) Merchant Shipping (Reporting of Accidents) Directive 2012.
Cargo Ships Passenger Ships Charter Yachts Private Yachts

 

Circular 09 001-12: Preparations for the Maritime Labour Convention 2006
An update to the guidance published by Antigua and Barbuda on the implementation of the MLC 2006 and the domestic regulations that give effect to it.
Cargo Ships Passenger Ships Charter Yachts Private Yachts

 

Circular 02 003-12: ECDIS and carriage of electronic publications
Clarification of Antigua and Barbuda's requirements for the carriage of ECDIS as an alternative to paper charts and as the primary navigation system, in relation to the recently amended SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 19.
Cargo Ships Passenger Ships Charter Yachts Private Yachts

 

Circular 02 002-12: Requirements for lifeboat onload release mechanisms and the use of fall preventer devices
A reminder that all lifeboat on-load release mechanisms that do not comply with the new standards in the amended LSA Code must be replaced not later than the first scheduled dry-docking after 01 Jul 2014, and guidance on the process of evaluating existing on-load release mechanisms.
Cargo Ships Passenger Ships

 

SN 02/2012: Manning for yachts carrying 12 passengers or less on the commercial part of the register as "Commercial Vessels" or which are engaged in trade
Clarification of the manning requirements for Cayman Islands yachts which charter or are commercially registered, and which carry 12 or less passengers.
Charter Yachts

 

MMC-230 (revised): High risk areas
Information on the High Risk Areas that have been identified because of the constant report of Piracy Incidents, Stowaways, and/or Criminal Activity. Revised for email addresses.
Cargo Ships Passenger Ships Charter Yachts Private Yachts Companies

 
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