Technical Circular No 140

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Technical Circular

No.: 140/2017 Date: 23rd November 2017

To whomsoever it may concern

Subject: Panama circular on International Ship and Port Facility Security


Code (ISPS Code) and Ship Security Plan (SSP)
 Panama maritime Authority has revised Merchant Marine Circulars MMC 123 and MMC
125 regarding ISPS code and Ship Security Plan (SSP).

 In a company’s fleet, for vessels on the same trade route and for sister ships operating in
the same trade; the Security Assessment for the first ship can be used as a model for each
of the other ships engaged in the same trade on the same route. For such cases only ship’s
specific variations are required to be addressed during the on-scene Security Assessment.

 SSP of the vessel should contain a copy of General Arrangement plan or other drawings
of the vessel annotated with all restricted areas of the vessel.

 All restricted areas of vessel to be clearly marked indicating that unauthorized presence
within those areas will be considered as breach of security where; clearly marked means
the area marked in such a manner that it should communicate its restricted status to any
visitors or person onboard.

 Ship owners / operators and masters are advised to be guided by above.

Enclosure:

 Panama Merchant Marine Circular MMC-123

 Panama Merchant Marine Circular MMC 125

. This Technical Circular and the material contained in it is provided only for the purpose of
supplying current information to the reader and not as an advice to be relied upon by any
person.
. While we have taken utmost care to be as factual as possible, readers/ users are advised to
verify the exact text and content of the Regulation from the original source/ issuing Authority.
Whilst the utmost care has been taken in the compilation of the Technical Information, neither Indian Register of
Shipping, its affiliates and subsidiaries if any, nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents assume any
responsibility and shall not be liable to any person for any loss, damage or expense caused in any manner
whatsoever by reliance on the information in this document.

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