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)