Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers/ Operators, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives
Action Date: Immediate
Member Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control has announced the forthcoming joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Fire Safety.
This inspection campaign will be held for three months, commencing from 1 September 2023 and ending 30 November 2023. The campaign will examine specific areas related to fire safety in conjunction with the regular Port State Control inspection.
Since Fire Safety was the category with the highest detainable ratio for 2022, any ship with deficiencies under this category may be considered for detention. Thus, during this period, PHRS will undertake similar examinations on all surveys/audits to be held onboard of PHRS certified ships. Attached you can find the relevant Checklist of CIC on Fire Safety.
Furthermore, ship-owners and operators are urged to take all necessary actions to be prepared for the forthcoming PSC CIC.
The press release of Paris MoU can be found here in full detail.
August 10th 2023 - PHRS Head Office
Holiday Notice
We would like to inform you that our Organization will remain closed on Tuesday the 15th of August due to Public Holiday.
We will resume normal operations on Wednesday the 16th of August.
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.
August 11th, 2023 - PHRS Head Office
Holiday Notice
We would like to inform you that our Organization will remain closed on Monday the 27th of February due to public holiday.
We will resume our normal operations on Tuesday the 28th of February.
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.
February 23rd, 2023 - PHRS Head Office
Refers to: Ship-owners/Operators, DPAs and Legal Representatives of Panama Flagged Vessels trading to Paris MoU ports
Action Date: Immediate
PMA has issued Merchant Marine Circular MMC-398with additional assessment requirements aiming to decrease the detention numbers of vessels calling in PARIS MOU ports that may be subject to Port State Control (PSC) inspections.
In the frames of the Administration’ efforts to decrease the PSC detention numbers of vessels calling in PARIS MOU ports that may be subject to Port State Control (PSC) inspections thus aiming to improve the performance of Panama flagged vessels and avoid PSC detentions, the Administration imposes the mandatory implementation of the Pre-arrival checklist for Panama flagged vessels. This checklist has drawn up to assist Ship-Owners, operators, technical managers, Designated Persons Ashore (DPA) and vessel Master´s to find weak items that can results as a ground for detention through Port State Control Inspections by Paris MoU.
The checklist must be sent ninety-six hours (96hrs) prior vessel’s arrival to Paris MoU ports, to the following email address: psc@amp.gob.pa. For voyages that last less than 96 hours (96hrs), the checklist must be sent at least twenty-four hours (24hrs) before arrival at port.
The use of this checklist is compulsory for all the Panamanian vessels prior to calling Paris MoU, and shall be signed by the vessel Masters and/or company Designated Persons Ashore (DPA). The omission of this requirement may lead to administrative sanctions for to the vessel’s Master, and/or Chief Engineer and/or to the vessel’s company as well.
If extraordinary issues arise, such as equipment failures or any others situations that cannot be resolved on board of the vessel immediately; Ship-Owners, operators, technical managers, DPA or vessel´s Master, shall immediately coordinate the effective corrective actions, together with PHRS and Segumar Offices.
Do not hesitate to contact us for more information you may need on the above.
July 21st, 2023 - PHRS Head Office
NL 280/23 | IMO DCS/EU MRV - Deadline for Submission of Fuel Oil Annual Consumption / Emissions Data
Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers/ Operators of all ships over 5.000 GT, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives
Action Date: Immediate
According to the European Regulation (EU) 2015/757 for Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Carbon Dioxide emissions for Shipping (EU-MRV), every ship equal to or greater than 5000 GT which has a commercial operation and calls to a European port, is obliged to monitor and report to the EU commission and to the ship’ Flag Administration a series of relevant data on to its CO2 emissions.
The annual emissions report for the reporting period 2022 must be submitted to a verifier for verification. The verified EU-MRV emissions reports of the applicable ships are then uploaded to the THETIS-MRV system operated by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
Similarly, ship-owners and operators should submit their fuel oil consumption data to a Recognized Organisation nominated by the flag (PHRS), as specified in MARPOL Annex VI, in accordance to the approved Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) Part II [IMO DCS (Data Collection System)] for verification. The verified IMO-DCS emission reports of the applicable ships are then uploaded to IMO GISIS system.
For both requirements, the reported data should be supplemented by the appropriate supporting documentation to enable the smooth/prompt verification work.
It is strongly recommended that both IMO DCS & EU MRV submissions to be made as soon as possible (till end of March 2023) to provide sufficient time for their review and corrections, if any.
On 1 June 2023, all applicable vessels are required to have on board a “Statement of Compliance”, issued by the respective verifier/recognized organization that verified the data.
For more information about both regulations, please do not hesitate to contact technical@phrs.gr.
January 12th, 2023 - PHRS Head Office
Holiday Notice
We would like to inform you that our Organization will remain closed on Monday the 12th of December due to St. Spyridon celebrations.
We will resume normal operations on Tuesday the 13th of December.
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.
December 8th, 2022 - PHRS Head Office
NL 278/22 | MCI - Exemption of Unmanned Non-Self-Propelled (UNSP) barges from survey and certification requirements
Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers / Operators of CI flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives
Action Date: 1st Nov 2022
On 1st November 2022 the amendments related to Unmanned Non-Self-Propelled (UNSP) barges that have been introduced by Resolutions MEPC 330(76) and MEPC 328(76) entered into force.
The amendments allow for UNSP barges to be exempted from certain survey and certification requirements in MARPOL Annex I, Annex IV and Annex VI, respectively.
The guidelines for the exemption of UNSP barges are detailed in MEPC.1/Circ.892, attached to this Circular.
Actions for ship owners and managers
Owners and managers of UNSP barges wishing to apply for exemptions from survey and certification requirements are required to get in touch with the certifying authority as follows:
UNSP barges with certification issued directly by Maritime Cook Islands (MCI):
• Owners/managers to get in touch with MCI;
• MCI will review the drawings as per MEPC.1/Circ.892;
• Upon satisfactory review of the drawings, an MCI-appointed surveyor will carry out the relevant survey as per MEPC.1/Circ.892;
• Based on the satisfactory result of the survey, MCI will issue the exemption certificate valid for a period not exceeding five years.
UNSP barges with certification issued by an approved RO on behalf of MCI:
• Owners/managers to get in touch with the relevant RO;
• The RO will review the necessary drawings as per MEPC.1/Circ.892;
• Upon satisfactory review of the drawings, the RO will carry out the relevant survey as per MEPC.1/Circ.892;
• Upon satisfactory results of the survey, the RO will notify MCI accordingly and MCI will issue the exemption certificate valid for a period not exceeding five years.
Maintenance of conditions
The exemption certificate ceases to be valid in case any of the approved exemption conditions (defined in MARPOL Annex I Reg.1.40, MARPOL Annex IV Reg. 1.16, and MARPOL Annex VI Reg. 2.1.32) are not met any longer after the survey.
Owners/managers are required to notify MCI in case any of the approved exemption conditions are not met, or any conversion or alteration has occurred affecting the conditions under which the exemption certificate(s) is(are) issued.
The Circular 278/2022 can be found here, in full detail.
Do not hesitate to contact us for more information you may need on the above.
November 18th, 2022 - PHRS Head Office
Refers to: Owners / Managers / Operators of Panamanian flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives
Action Date: Immediate
Kindly find here the latest Merchant Marine Notices and Circulars of November 2022 issued by the Panama Maritime Authority.
Website:
https://panamashipregistry.com/circulars/(Circulars)
https://panamashipregistry.com/marine-category/marine-notices/(Notices)
https://panamashipregistry.com/circulars-e-book/ (E-book)
Do not hesitate to contact us for more information you may need on the above.
December 2nd, 2022 - PHRS Head Office
