Procedure for Issuance of Panama Title Endorsement

Sea Licensing10 Sep, 2024Other

The STCW 78/95/2010 Convention’s regulations regarding the qualifications of officers and seamen apply to Panamanian ships. The nationality of the master, officers, and crew working on Panamanian ships is not subject to any limitations. The Panama Maritime Authority will issue you a Title Endorsement with the same capability, function, level, limitation, and duration of the license attached to the Panama Endorsement application through its consulates and authorized offices. The Panama Maritime Authority will issue a Minimum Safe Manning Certificate upon the admission of a ship onto the Panamanian Register. All Panamanian merchant ships of 500 gross tons or more shall carry a valid Minimum Safe Manning Certificate.