REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

Ministry of Finance and Treasury

Office of the Directorate of Merchant Marine Circular No. 79

Consular and Maritime Affairs

 

To: Shipowners/Operators and Master of Passenger Vessels

Subject: Acceptance of home Country Lifeboatmen or Survivalcraftsmen Certificates

 

 

  1. Lifeboatmen or Survivalcraftsmen Certificates of crewmembers on board Panamanian registered passenger vessels, issued by their home countries, will be accepted by this Administration until such time as the crewmembers are duly examined by an officially designated examiner so authorized by Panama.

  2. Crewmembers in possession of Lifeboatmen or Survivalcraftsmen Certificates issued by countries whose licenses have been validated by Panama, as listed in Merchant Marine Circular No. 55, need not be examined after confirmation of such validation.

 

 

 

July 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.