The document discusses Panama's authority requirements for safely manning ships. It states that all ships must be sufficiently and efficiently manned as evidenced by a safe manning document issued by the administration. It outlines principles for determining safe manning, including capabilities for navigation, engineering, safety functions, cargo handling, and damage control. It also discusses hours of work and rest requirements to ensure crews can achieve quality rest.

1. With a reference to Panama
Authority Requirements.

2. Manning of the Ship :
 all ships shall be sufficiently and efficiently
manned.
 Every ship shall be provided with an
appropriate safe Manning Document issued by
the Administration as evidence of the minimum
safe Manning

3. Principles of determining Safe
Manning of a Ship:
A- The capability to:
 maintain safe navigational, engineering and radio watches;
 moor and unmoor the ship safely;
 manage the safety functions of the ship when employed in a
stationary or near-stationary mode at sea;
 perform operations, as appropriate, for the prevention of
damage to the marine environment;
 provide for medical care on board ship;
 ensure safe carriage of cargo during transit; and
 inspect and maintain, as appropriate, the structural integrity of
the ship

4. Principles of determining Safe
Manning of a Ship:
b- The ability to:
 operate all watertight closing arrangements and also deploy
a competent damage control party.
 operate all on-board fire-fighting and emergency equipment
and life-saving appliances.
 operate the main propulsion and auxiliary machinery and
maintain them in a safe condition to enable the ship to
overcome the foreseeable perils of the voyage.

5. Hours of work or rest
 Manning levels should be such as to ensure
that the time and place available for taking rest
periods are appropriate for achieving a good
quality of rest.
 A record of the actual hours of work performed
by the individual seafarer should be maintained
on board

6. Hours of Work on Board Ship and
Manning ( ILO Convention)
The normal hours of work of an officer or rating shall not
exceed:
 when the vessel is at sea, twenty-four hours in any
period of two consecutive days;
 when the vessel is in port:
o on the weekly day of rest, such time not exceeding
two hours as is necessary for ordinary routine and
sanitary duties;
o on other days, eight hours except where a collective
agreement provides for less on any day;
o one hundred and twelve hours in a period of two
consecutive weeks.

7. Safe Manning Document at
Panama Maritime Authority
Minimum Safe Manning Requirements:
Requirements
 Certificated Survival Craftsmen:
Every passenger vessel and every cargo vessel of 500 GRT
and above shall carry a sufficient number of Certificated
Survival Craftsmen as determined by the Administration.
The allocation of the Survival Craftsmen to each survival
craft remains within the discretion of the Master.
 The survival craftsmen must hold certificates of
proficiency issued under the authority of an accepted
Administration.

8. Safe Manning Document at
Panama Maritime Authority
Minimum Safe Manning Requirements (continued ): )
 Radar Observers:
Passenger vessels must have a sufficient number of radar
observers.
 The (N.Y. Office) can increase the required number of
officers for any vessel if in its judgement such vessel is not
sufficiently manned for her safe navigation. On the other
hand, it can permit a lesser number if special circumstances
exist to justify the same.