F-265
(DCCM)
V.03
Panama Maritime Authority
General Directorate of Merchant Marine
Control and Compliance Department
MERCHANT MARINE CIRCULAR MMC-255
To: Ship-owners/Operators, Company Security Officers, Legal Representatives of
Panamanian Flagged Vessels, Panamanian Merchant Marine Consulates and
Recognized Organizations (ROs).
Subject: Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) - Authorized Recognized
Organizations.
Reference: Resolution No. 106-25-DGMM of May 4th., 2012.
Resolution JD-Nº 019-2005 of November 24th., 2005.
1. PURPOSE:
1.1. The purpose of this Circular is to inform our users that the Directorate General of
Merchant Marine has decided to delegate to the Recognized Organizations the
issuance of the Maritime Labour Certificate, the Declaration of Maritime Labour
Compliance Part II and the provisional certificate, in accordance to Rule 5.1.2 of the
Maritime Labour Convention. Through Resolution No. 106-25-DGMM of May 4th.,
2012, this Directorate General of Merchant Marine has invited all RO’s to apply for
the authorization to issue the above-mentioned certificates.
2. The Recognized Organizations authorized to issue the Maritime Labor Certificate and
the Declaration of Maritime Labor Compliance Part II are the following:
1. AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING.
2. BUREAU VERITAS.
3. CHINA CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY.
4. CR CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY.
5. DNV GL.
6. DROMON BUREAU OF SHIPPING LIMITED.
7. EMIRATES CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY (TASNEEF) L.L.C.
8. NATIONAL SHIPPING ADJUSTER. INC.
9. NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI.
10. LLOYD’S REGISTER GROUP LIMITED.
11. INDIAN REGISTER OF SHIPPING.
12. INTERMARITIME CERTIFICATION SERVICES, S.A.
13. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME REGISTER (PANAMÁ) INC.
14. INTERNATIONAL REGISTER OF SHIPPING (PANAMA), INC.
15. ISTHMUS BUREAU OF SHIPPING.
16. PANAMA MARITIME DOCUMENTATION SERVICES, INC.
17. OVERSEAS MARINE CERTIFICATION SERVICES, INC.
18. PANAMA CLASSIFICATION BUREAU, INC.
19. PANAMA SHIPPING REGISTRAR, INC.
20. POLSKI REJESTR STATKÓW S.A
21. INTERNATIONAL NAVAL SURVEY BUREAU, S.A.
22. PHOENIX REGISTER OF SHIPPING, S.A.
23. RUSSIAN MARITIME REGISTER OF SHIPPING.
24. RINA SERVICES S.p.A.
25. RS CLASSIFICATION SERVICES SINGLE-MEMBER PRIVATE COMPANY
26. MACOSNAR CORPORATION.
27. NEW UNITED (INT´L) MARINE SERVICES LIMITED.
28. KOREAN REGISTER OF SHIPPING.
29. QUALITAS REGISTER OF SHIPPING, S.A.
30. CROATIAN REGISTER OF SHIPPING.
31. TÜRK LOYDU.
3. The ILO provides some training and workshops through its Maritime Labor Academy
with respect to the MLC, 2006 including certification of people that could be national or
regional level trainers of inspectors on the MLC, 2006, therefore, each RO surveyor
authorized through this circular, must be accredited as a maritime labor inspector by a
ILO trainer of trainers (Tot) or a trainer certificated by a Tot.
4. The General Directorate of Merchant Marine shall regulate all matters related the
issuance and validity of the Maritime Labour Certificate (interim and full) through the
Circular MMC 269.
5. The Classification Societies and the Recognized Organizations that are authorized after
the publication of this Circular shall be included in the current list.
January 2020 – Inclusion of Panama Classification Bureau Inc., paragraph 3 was replaced
and revision through the text.
March 2020 – Suspension of Panama Classification Bureau Inc.
February 2020 – Paragraph 2.8 has been deleted and renumbered from there onwards.
October 2019- New Company included, International Maritime Register (Panama).
January 2019- New Company included.
October 2018- New Company included.
October 2018- New Company included.
October 2018- New Company included and modified the Paragraph 5.
July 2017 – Change DNV GL AS to DNV GL.
March 2017 - New Company included.
March 2017- Change of Bureau Veritas, S.A. to Bureau Veritas; DNV GL CLASS to DNV
GL AS; Isthmus Bureau OF Shipping, S.A. to Isthmus Bureau of Shipping; Russian Maritime
Register of Shipping to Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, S.A.; Qualitas Register of
Shipping to Qualitas Register of Shipping, S.A.
March 2017- Suspension Panama Marine Survey and Certification Services, Inc. (PMSCS)
March 2017- Cancellation of Panama Register Corporation (PRC).
January 2017 - By request of the RSO, exclusion of UNIVERSAL SHIPPING BUREAU INC.
due to end of operations.
September 2016 - Cancellation of Panama Bureau of Shipping, Inc and Global Shipping
Class, Inc.
February, 2016- Suspension of Panama Bureau of Shipping and Panama Register
Corporation.
December, 2015 - Change of CHINA CORPORATION REGISTER OF SHIPPING to CR
CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY
November, 2015- Change of REGISTRO ITALIANO NAVALE to RINA SERVICES S.p.A.
August, 2015 – Modification of paragraph 3 and addition of paragraph 4.
July, 2013 – New Company included.
April, 2013 – Five New Companies added.
January, 2013 – Elimination of duplicated company name
January, 2013 – Five New Companies added.
January, 2013 - Two New Companies added
November, 2012
Inquiries concerning the subject of this Merchant Marine Circular or any other request should
be forward to:
RO/RSO Control & Monitoring Department
General Directorate of Merchant Marine
Panama Maritime Authority
Phone: (507) 501-5351 / 501-4241 / 501-4234
E-mail:
[email protected] /
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