REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

Ministry of Finance and Treasury

Office of the Directorate of Merchant Marine Circular No. 56

Consular and Maritime Affairs

 

To: Owners/Operators of Panamanian Flag Vessels

Subject: Private Accounting Authorities

Reference: 1. Circular No. 03-84 of June 5, 1984

2. Circular No. 01-84 of February 8, 1984

 

  1. Reference is made to Circular No. 01-84 of February 8, 1984 which establishes the list of companies authorized to handle the radio accounts of Panamanian registered vessels. For your information here is a list of such organizations:

  1. Pana-Global Trading, S.A. (PG01)

  2. Panama Shipping Consultants (PG02)

  3. Canal Radio Cocle, S.A. (PG03)

  4. International Maritime Communications Co. (IMCO) (PG05)

  5. Shipping Radio and Management International, Inc. (PG06)

  6. Radiotel Inc. (PG07)

  7. Offshore Satellite International (O.S.I.), S.A. (PG08)

  8. Panama Marine Company, Inc. (PG09)

  9. Kelvin Hughes Limited (GB05)

  10. Peninsular Electronics, Ltd. (GB06)

  11. STC International Marine Ltd. (GB07)

  12. The Marconi International Marine Company Limited (GB08)

  13. EB Communications (Great Britain) Ltd. (GB11)

  14. Japan Radio Co., Ltd. (JP02)

  15. Kyoritsu Radio Service Co., Ltd. (JP03)

  16. B.S. Japan Co., Ltd. (JP04)

  17. Societa Italiana Radio Maritima (S.I.R.M.) (IU02)

  18. Compagnia Generale Telemar (IU03)

  19. Debeg Gmbh (DP02)

  20. Hagenuk Gmbh (DP03)

  21. Ocean Tramping Company, Ltd. (HX05)

  22. Marine Radio Systems, Ltd. (HX08)

  23. MacKay Communications, Inc. (US02)

  24. Sait Electronics, S.A. (BE02)

  25. Radio Holland B.V. (NL02)

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  26. P.T. Admiral Lines (IA14)

  27. Hellenic Telecommunications Organization, S.A. (O.T.E.) (GR01)

  28. Honduras Radio Accounting Services, S.A.

  29. Shipping Assistance Pte. Ltd. (RS027)

  30. Telaccount Overseas Ltd. (CYP03)

  31. International Radio Traffic Services Limited (EI06)

  32. AWA Electronic Services (AA01)

  33. Mocos Japan, Co., Ltd. (JP05)

  34. Andgate (International) Limited (GK12)

  1. Circular 01-84 also states that every Panamanian flag vessel should have one of the above mentioned companies designated as the one in charge of its radio accounts.

  2. The Directorate General of Consular and Maritime Affairs, issued Circular No. 03-84 of 5 June 1984 where certain types of vessels are exempted from complying with the stipulations in Circular 01-84.

  3. In accordance with Circular 03-84 Panamanian flag vessels such as barges, offshore drilling units, pleasure craft, ferries, vessels without propulsion, and supply vessels to the Offshore Industry use or continue to use their companies as the ones in charge of their Radio Accounts. To this end the interested parties will have to request through their legal representatives a waiver and providing the following information in the request:

  1. Trading area

  2. Radio frequency used

  3. Name and address of Company that will handle all their communications.

 

 

June 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.