按Panama船旗国要求，凡悬挂Panama船旗的船舶，每年均需接受Panama Annual Safety Inspection(简称ASI检查)，该船旗国于3月18日发布了一条通知，此通知适用于所有巴拿马旗的船旗国检查，现将要点摘录出来，供Panama旗船舶管理人员及船长参考，原文附后。

本通知是船旗国发布给所有Panama ASI Inspector的，其要点是：

1、每一个ASI检查员，在注册时都有一个指定港口，每一个检查员均持有一个有效的船旗国签发的ID卡，此授权ID卡标有该检查员的注册港口和ID卡到期日，每一个检查员，可以在其注册港口范围25英里以内，无需船旗国授权进行登轮检查，此项检查，检查员不得向船东、管理公司或船长收取包括差旅费在内的任何费用。

2、对于超出检查员注册港口26英里以外的港口，如果船东、管理公司或船长已向检查员递交ASI检查申请，并承诺负担检查员的相关差旅费用，则经过PANAMA船旗国授权，该检查员可以登轮检查。

3、对于超出检查员注册港口26英里以外的港口，如果船东、管理公司或船长没有承诺负担其差旅费时，船旗国不会为其授权。这种情况下，如果检查员登轮检查并收费，船东、管理公司或船长可以拒绝其检查，或拒绝付费。

简要提醒：如果挂巴拿马船旗船舶，ASI检查员登轮检查时，应先核实其身份（ISPS规则也有此要求），确认船舶停靠港口与其ID卡的注册港口是否相符，并核实其ID卡是否有效。如果该港口在检查员注册港口范围以外，则应进一步核实公司是否已同意承担其相关费用，并请其出示船旗国关于本次检查的授权信。

巴拿马船旗国给检查员的通知原文如下： 

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 MaritimeAuthority

Telephones:+(507) 501-5034/5035|vpalacio@amp.gob.pa|www.segumar.com