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2023
CONSOLIDATED RESOURCES OF OUR LATEST CIRCULARS

2023
CONSOLIDATED RESOURCES OF OUR LATEST CIRCULARS
Panama Flag | MMC 398- PARIS MOU Pre-ports arrival checklist for Panama flagged vessels.
Further to our circular TD 10471/2023 dated 31 July 2023 we would like to remind you that Member Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Fire Safety in accordance with the relevant established MoUs procedures for Chapter II-2 of SOLAS and the Fire Safety Systems Code.
New SOLAS requirements for towing and mooring equipment
SOLAS II-I Reg. 3-8 “Towing and mooring equipment” was amended by the Maritime Safety Committee MSC.102 in 2020 and enters into force on 1 January 2024
Flag Circulars related to ISM/ISPS/MLC
Belize Flag | MMN-23-001 Reporting on Port State Control Inspections and Detentions
The purpose of this IMMARBE notice is to bring this procedure to the attention of Ship Owners, ISM Operators and Recognized Organizations; and to set new requirements for the reporting procedures of every Port State Control Inspection/Detention to IMMARBE.
Hong Kong Convention on ship recycling finally ratified
The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (the Hong Kong Convention) is set to enter into force within 24 months, after Bangladesh and Liberia became Contracting States to the Convention.
Panama Flag | MMC 144-Immersion Suits requirement, inspection and service
The Panama Maritime Authority has revised Merchant Marine Circular MMC-144 (April 2023) regarding the implementation of the carriage of immersion suits onboard Panama flagged ship
Panama Flag | MMC 380- Measurements to Reduce PSC Detentions and improve the performance on Panamanian vessels
PMA has amended substantially the MMC-380 “Measurements to Reduce PSC Detentions and improve the performance on Panamanian vessels”, attached herewith.
IMO MSC.1-Circ.1578 Guidelines on safety during abandon ship drills using lifeboats
IMO re-issued a circular MSC.1/Circ.1578 on Guidelines on safety during abandon ship drills using lifeboats on 14 Jul 2021, with the corrected reference to SOLAS regulation III/19.3.4.4 in footnote 4, as attached. This circular supersedes annex 2 to MSC.1/Circ.1206/Rev.1.
Belize Flag | IMMARBE Seafarers Department IMO FAL Form 5 (Crew List) Standardization
IMMARBE has issued an amended version of the FAL Form 5 (attached) Crew List in order to include the information necessary to match up with the needs of the IMMARBE operational departments.
Belize Flag | MMN-19-006r3 PSC Analysis and Self-Inspection Program
The International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (IMMARBE) with the aim to minimize the number of detentions in all MOUs, would like to provide Owners, Operators and Masters with key information that can be used as a tool to prevent deficiencies and/or detentions.