按Panama船旗國要求，凡懸掛Panama船旗的船舶，每年均需接受Panama Annual Safety Inspection(簡稱ASI檢查)，該船旗國于3月18日發布了一條通知，此通知適用于所有巴拿馬旗的船旗國檢查，現將要點摘錄出來，供Panama旗船舶管理人員及船長參考，原文附后。
本通知是船旗國發布給所有Panama ASI Inspector的，其要點是：
1、每一個ASI檢查員，在注冊時都有一個指定港口，每一個檢查員均持有一個有效的船旗國簽發的ID卡，此授權ID卡標有該檢查員的注冊港口和ID卡到期日，每一個檢查員，可以在其注冊港口范圍25英里以內，無需船旗國授權進行登輪檢查，此項檢查，檢查員不得向船東、管理公司或船長收取包括差旅費在內的任何費用。
2、對于超出檢查員注冊港口26英里以外的港口，如果船東、管理公司或船長已向檢查員遞交ASI檢查申請，并承諾負擔檢查員的相關差旅費用，則經過PANAMA船旗國授權，該檢查員可以登輪檢查。
3、對于超出檢查員注冊港口26英里以外的港口，如果船東、管理公司或船長沒有承諾負擔其差旅費時，船旗國不會為其授權。這種情況下，如果檢查員登輪檢查并收費，船東、管理公司或船長可以拒絕其檢查，或拒絕付費。
簡要提醒：如果掛巴拿馬船旗船舶，ASI檢查員登輪檢查時，應先核實其身份（ISPS規則也有此要求），確認船舶停靠港口與其ID卡的注冊港口是否相符，并核實其ID卡是否有效。如果該港口在檢查員注冊港口范圍以外，則應進一步核實公司是否已同意承擔其相關費用，并請其出示船旗國關于本次檢查的授權信。
巴拿馬船旗國給檢查員的通知原文如下：
Dear Inspectors :
as a reminder of the ASI GUIDE, bear in mind that each inspectoris assigned to One Specific Portonly and has an operational range of twenty-five (25) miles from his assignedport. The inspector may inspect vessels outside his/her operational area onlyin special cases and if it has been authorized by THE FLAG STATE INSPECTIONSECTION.
Inspectorsshall not solicit payment of travel expenses to ship-owner/operator/master ofvessels that call in the inspector’s assigned port. If an inspection is morethan 26 miles from the inspector’s assigned port it will require some travel(either by land, air or sea), the inspector shall not travel until it is agreedwith the ship-owner/operator/master that travel expenses will be honored orthat travel arrangements will be made. If the ship-owner/operator/master doesnot want to pay for the travel expenses, the inspector may or may not declineperforming the inspection.
For anyfurther information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Regards
VanessaPalacio de Alexopulos
Chief of Flag StateInspection Section
Navigationand Maritime Safety Department
Directorate of Merchant Marine
Panama Maritime Authority
Telephones:+(507) 501-5034/5035|vpalacio@amp.gob.pa|www.segumar.com
