PanCanal Building

PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY Albrook, Panama City

MERCHANT MARINE CIRCULAR MMC-245 Republic of Panama
Tel: (507) 501-5355
[email protected]

To: Ship-owners/Operators, Company Security Officers, Legal Representatives of

Panamanian Flagged Vessels, Panamanian Merchant Marine Consulates and
Recognized Organizations (ROs).

Subject: Authorized Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSC) transiting High Risk
Areas (online application).

Reference: MMC-228
MMC-243
MMC-306
Resolution No.106-13-DGMM of March 8th, 2012
Resolution J.D. 038-2014
Resolution No. 106-85-DGMM

1. This Circular has the purpose to inform users, according to Merchant Marine Circular
MMC-243, about the list of Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSC) authorized by
this Administration to offer their services as Privately Contracted Armed Security
Personnel onboard Panamanian flagged vessels transiting High Risk Areas.

2. The use of PCASP should not be considered as an alternative to Best Management

Practices (BMP) and other protective measures. It is recommended that BMP be applied
throughout the High Risk Area (HRA) and in the Internationally Recommended Transit
Corridor (IRTC) and be considered as the first, minimum, preventative option. Placing
armed guards on board as a means to secure and protect the ship and its crew should only
be considered after a risk assessment has been carried out.

3. The Panama Maritime Authority has recognized the following companies as PMSC which
are authorized to grant the use of security, armed or unarmed personnel on board the
Panamanian flag vessels to transit exclusively in High Risk Areas, which are described in
our MMC 230:

1. BRITANNIA MARITIME SECURITY LTD.

2. SECURE A SHIP LIMITED
3. OCEAN PROTECTION SERVICES LIMITED
4. AMBREY RISK LIMITED
5. PORT 2 PORT MARITIME SECURITY LIMITED (Principal Company)
5.1. NEPTUNE MARITIME SECURITY GROUP LTD. (Subsidiary company)
6. ESS & SA BV-EXCLUSIVE SECURITY SERVICES & SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
7. SEA GUARDIAN S.G. LIMITED
8. ASSET MARITIME SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED
9. SOLACE GLOBAL MARITIME SERVICES
10. DIAPLOUS MARITIME SERVICES LIMITED
11. AEGIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
12. SHIELD INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

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 13. MARINE SECURITY INTERNATIONAL ADVISOR INC. (MSI)
14. ALPHARD MARITIME PTE. LTD.
15. HART SECURITY UK LIMITED
16. RM SOLUTIONS (GLOBAL) LTD.
17. UNITED GUARDS SERVICES LIMITED
18. HR MARITIME CONSULTANTS LTD.
19. MARITIME RISK INTERNATIONAL FZ LLE
20. SECUREWEST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
21. MARITIME DEFENCE FORCE LTD.
22. EOS RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED
23. EMERGENCY MANEUVERING LANKA (PVT) LTD
24. MARINE ONE PRIVATE LIMITED
25. THE TRIDENT GROUP, INC.
26. MARITIME ASSET SECURITY AND TRAINING (MAST) LTD.
27. OU ESC (ESC GLOBAL SECURITY)
28. SALAMA FIKIRA INTERNATIONAL
29. ZEAL GLOBAL MARITIME SOLUTIONS LTD.
30. SECURISTATE PTE. LTD.
31. FOUR SHIELD SOLUTIONS LIMITED.
32. DEFENDORY CYPRUS LIMITED
33. MERIDIAN GLOBAL CONSULTING
34. ABURGUS OU
35. LSS, LTD.
36. SEAGULL MARITIME SECURITY LTD.
37. ORION NAUTICAL RISK SOLUTIONS FZ LLC
38. SINOGUARDS MARINE SECURITY LIMITED
39. HUA XIN ZHONG AN (BEIJING) SECURITY SERVICE CO., LTD.
40. ROKADA SECURITY SERVICES LLC.
41. SEGUR IBERICA, S.A.
42. SHIP SECURITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.
43. PROTECTION VESSELS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
44. BOWLINE DEFENCE LIMITED
45. BLACK PEARL MARITIME SECURITY MANAGEMENT LIMITED.
46. ASPIDA CORP.
47. SEAGUARD SECURITY LLC
48. AL SAFINA SECURITY (CYPRUS) LTD.
49. ARGONAUTIS MARITIME SERVICES LTD.
50. UNIVERSAL MARITIME SOLUTIONS (BVI) LIMITED.
51. G7 SRL
52. ZEUS MARITIME SERVICES LTD.
53. SEA NEMESIS SECURITY (SNS) LTD.
54. TRIAENA MARITIME SECURITY LIMITED.
55. PATRIOT RISK MANAGEMENT LTD.
56. INTELEDGE INC.
57. SEA MARSHALS LTD.
58. CASTOR VALI LTD.
59. PREMIUNFOCUS NAUTILUS LTD.

4. According to MMC 228 all Panamanian flagged vessels contracting Authorized Private
Maritime Security Companies from the list above which are recognized by this
Administration do not need to request to this Administration for any type of authorization
unless the same is required by a Port Authority.

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 5. This Administration would like to inform all users of the Merchant Marine Directorate that we
have developed a new platform via web, through which you will be able to apply online for the
Letter of Authorization (LOA), and this will be processed by the Maritime Ships Security
Department or by the selected Segumar Offices. This only applies for cases in which Port
Authorities require an authorization from the Panamanian Flag State.

6. Starting from the October 3rd , 2016, the online application for the letter of authorization
will be available on the following website link http://certificates.amp.gob.pa/certificates,
recommend using Google Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and Microsoft Edge.
After that date, the request of authorizations will not be longer received via e-mail or by hard
copy only will be received through the aforementioned website link. The Panama Maritime
Authority kindly requests the use of the online application on that website link.

7. The following documentation shall be submitted through the website link:

http://certificates.amp.gob.pa/certificates in order to apply for the Letter of Authorization
(LOA):
a) The bilateral agreement signed by both parties with the company stamp.
b) Passport copies of the armed guards that will embark the vessel for the specific transit.

8. The information submitted by the applicant through the above mentioned website link, should be
completely accurate in order to avoid mistakes of the information transferred to the Letter of
Authorization.

9. For further details about the use of the online application, an user manual can be found at the
website link http://certificates.amp.gob.pa/certificates by click on the button marked as “User
Manual” for your reference. In case have any technical issue when using the online application,
feel free to contact us to the e-mail address: [email protected] or to any Segumar offices
worldwide; for more reference you can access at the MMC-242 for the contact details of
Segumar.

This Administration encourage to all the Private Maritime Security Companies which
do not require an authorization from the Flag State, to notify in advance the
geographical position (latitude and longitude) of the embarkation and disembarkation
of the security personnel, this notification should be done through a message to the e-
mail address [email protected].

The only purpose of this notification is to keep the internal records of this
Administration duly updated.

10. All Private Maritime Security Companies should send as required by the General
Directorate of Merchant Marine an ANNUAL REPORT with the information requested
by this Administration. Not presenting such Annual Report will result into the cancellation
of the company.

11. Private Maritime Security Companies already recognized must submit the enclosed
PCASP Report (PCASP Report), duly filled and signed with details of their service
before the security teams disembark from the vessel to [email protected]. This
information will be verified in the presentation of the Annual Report, and involves the
cancellation of the company.

12. From January 3rd, 2013, only the companies listed above are authorized to provide Security
Service onboard Panamanian vessels. It is strictly forbidden to celebrate Joint Venture
Contracts between unauthorized companies to provide services on board

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 Panamanian flagged vessels, including security personnel and weapons.

13. Please note your feedback on the performance of Security Companies is important to us.
For this purpose we have created a Security Companies Survey for your use.

July 2017 – Exclusion as of July 20/2017 of: FORTE MARITIME SECURITY LTD.
June 2017 – Exclusion as of June 28/2017 of: UNITED MARINE SECURITY LLC.,WATCHWOOD RESOURCES LIMITED and MARITIME
SECURITY COMPANY ALBATROSS LTD.
May 2017 – Inclusion of one company and exclusion of one company.
March 2017 – Inclusion of one company.
March 2017 – Inclusion of one company.
March 2017 – Inclusion of one company.
March 2017 – Inclusion of three company
March 2017 - Exclusion as of March 9/2017 of: CITADEL MARITIME LIMITED, CORINTHIAN PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME LTD., SWAT SECURITY SYSTEMS EUROPA SL., PREMIUMFOCUS LTD., MARITIME & UNDERWATER SECURITY
CONSULTANTS LIMITED, SEA MARSHALS LTD., CASTOR VALI LTD., INTELEDGE INC., INFINITE SECURITY SOLUTIONS
LTD.,GUARDIAN GLOBAL RESOURCES LIMITED., SEA GUARDIAN S.G. LIMITED, DIAPLOUS MARITIME SERVICES
LIMITED,UNITED GUARDS SERVICES LIMITED.
March 2017 - Update of item No. 5, Inclusion of a Subsidiary Company NEPTUNE MARITIME SECURITY GROUP LTD.
March 2017 - Change in name from ASPIDA MARITIME SECURITY CORPORATION to ASPIDA CORP., and change in name from
NEPTUNE MARITIME SECURITY LTD to NEPTUNE MARITIME SECURITY GROUP LTD.
December 2016 - Inclusion of two company
December 2016 - Inclusion of two company
December 2016 - Exclusion as of December/9/2016 of: TRIAENA MARITIME SECURITY LIMITED, PROTE A.S. MARITIME LIMITED,
PATRIOT RISK MANAGEMENT LTD., ZEUS MARITIME SERVICES LTD., SEA NEMESIS SECURITY (SNS) LTD., I.B.S. INTERNATIONALE
BODYGUARD & SICHERHEITSAGENTUR E.K.
September 2016 – Inclusion of one company
September 2016 – Exclusion of one company
September 2016 – Change in paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).
August 2016 - Exclusion as of August/3/2016 of: SCANDINAVIAN RISK SOLUTIONS AB., UNITED MARINE SECURITY LLC., 30 SOUTH
MARITIME LIMITED, CESEC LIMITED, ALLMODE LIMITED.
July 2016 – Inclusion of one company
June 2016 – Exclusion of one company
May 2016 - Inclusion of one company
April 2016 - Inclusion of 3 companies.
March 2016 - Inclusion of one company
March 2016 – Update of paragraph No. 5
March 2016 - Inclusion of one company
March 2016 - Change in name from REGAL DEFENSE SOLUTIONS LTD to RM SOLUTIONS (GLOBAL) LTD.
February 2016 - Inclusion as of February 04/2016 of INTELEDGE INC., PROTECTION VESSELS INTERNATIONAL LTD., BOWLINE
DEFENCE LIMITED, BLACK PEARL MARITIME SECURITY MANAGEMENT LIMITED, ASPIDA MARITIME SECURITY CORPORATION
and SEAGUARD SECURITY LLC.
February 2016 - Exclusion as of February 01/2016 of: CONTROL RISKS SERVICES LIMITED, PROTECTION VESSELS
INTERNATIONAL LTD., GUARDIAN GLOBAL RESOURCES LIMITED, ORCHID MARITIME LTD., BLACK PEARL MARITIME
SECURITY MANAGEMENT LIMITED., ARCH SHIPPING FZ-LLC., CITADEL MARITIME LIMITED, ARGONAUTIS MARITIME
SERVICES LTD., ASPIDA MARITIME SECURITY CORPORATION, ADVANFORT COMPANY, SPECOPS COMPANY BV, BOWLINE
DEFENCE LIMITED, OLIVE GROUP FZ-LLC (UAE), TITANIUM SECURITY INTERNATIONAL ex YEMEN SINGAPORE SECURITY
SERVICES PTE., LTD., INTELEDGE INC., SEAGUARD SECURITY LLC., ATLAS INC. LIMITED, UNIVERSAL MARITIME
SOLUTIONS (BVI) LIMITED, SWAT SECURITY SYSTEMS EUROPA SL., MPBS GROUP CC.
January 2016 – Exclusion of ZEUS MARITIME SECURITY SERVICES, S.A.
December 2015 - Change in name from CORINTHIAN PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL LTD. To CORINTHIAN PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
LTD, and Inclusion of 3 news companies.
October 2015 - Inclusion of two companies and change of name of Number 30.
September 2015 Inclusion of one company
September 2015 - Inclusion of 3 new companies.
August 2015 –Inclusion of 5 new companies and the removal of the personnel approved list.
July 2015 – Change of personnel list’s approval date of Marine One Private & Emergency Maneuvering Lanka and inclusion of two companies.
June 2015 –Hyperlinks for Personnel List have been removed and replaced with a line stating Last Approval Date in red font, and modified
reference.
June 2015 –Change in name from Marine Pirate Busters CC to MPBS Group CC
June 2015 – Inclusion of new companies
June 2015 – Correction name for MARITIME SECURITY COMPANY ALBATROSS LTD.
June 2015 – Inclusion of new companies
May 2015 – Inclusion of new companies
May 2015 – Exclusion as of May/8/2015 of: SECURISÖHLEN MARITIME PRIVATE SECURITY LTD. CO. / REDFOUR MSS (MARITIME
SECURITY SOLUTIONS) LTD. / OFFSHORE MARINE SECURITY LTD./SALVUS MARITIME SECURITY LIMITED / UNITY SPS
LIMITED / MARINE SECURITY INTERNATIONAL S.A. / ENVOY360 RISK MANAGEMENT FZ LLC /GROSVENOR GLOBAL RISK

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LIMITED /GOAGT LTD / GEMINI MARITIME LIMITED / DC RMS LTD / TRISKEL SERVICES LIMITED / MORAN SECURITY
GROUP LTD. /SPIRIT SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED // SALAMANCA RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED/ SEAL SOLUTIONS &
MARITIME OPERATIONS LTD / RJA MARITIME SERVICES (GIBRALTAR) LIMITED/ ORIGIN SECURITY GROUP LTD /PSL
MARITIME LIMITED / SECURITY SERVICES (MARITIME) LTD / I.S.D.S. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE SYSTEMS
LTD. / G4S INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SOLUTIONS JLT / GEOS INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING LIMITED
March 2015 - One company excluded. New companies added.
July, 2012

Inquiries concerning the subject of this Circular or any request should be directed
to: Maritime Ships Security Department
Directorate General of Merchant Marine
Panama Maritime Authority
Phone: (507) 501-5037
Fax: (507) 501-5256

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