REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

Ministry of Finance and Treasury

Office of the Directorate of Merchant Marine Circular No. 26

Consular and Maritime Affairs

 

To: Shipowners/Operators, Shipbuilders and Approved Classification Societies

Subject: Regulations Concerning Construction - Fire Protection, and Fire Extinction for

New Passenger Ships Carrying More than 36 Passengers; New Passenger Ships

Carrying Not More than 36 Passengers; and Existing Passenger Ships Carrying

More than 36 Passengers

 

  1. Passenger ships whose keels were laid or which were at the similar stage of construction on or after 1 July 1986, shall comply with SOLAS 74/81/83 regulations concerning Construction -Fire Protection, Fire Detection and Fire Extinction according requirements shown in Part B of Chapter II-2, and Regulations 4 to 22 of Part A where applicable, of same Chapter.

  2. Unless expressly provided otherwise, for Passenger ships constructed before 1 July 1986 this Administration will ensure that the requirements which are applicable under Chapter II-2 of the SOLAS 74, as amended by resolution MSC.1(XLV) adopted on 20 November 1981, are complied with.

 

 

February 1992

 

 

Inquiries concerning the subject of this Circular should be directed to:
Directorate of Consular and Maritime Affairs, New York Representative Office,
Republic of Panama, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, 23rd Floor
New York, New York 10036, U.S.A.