Panama ships other than bulk carriers as defined in SOLAS Chapter IX Reg.1, as amended, which are constantly engaged on voyages between Latitude 32 degrees North and 32 degrees South may be exempted from the installation of immersion suits according to SOLAS Chapter III Reg.32 by Merchant Marine Circular No.144.
Panama Government authorizes ClassNK to issue an interim exemption certificate from that regulation. Application including the addressee to whom the permanent certificate and the declaration concerning constant engagement on voyages between Latitude 32 degrees North and 32 degrees South is submitted to nearest ClassNK Office if the exemption is applied. In this case, attention is paid to change content of SE Certificate, i.e. "4 That an Exemption Certificate has / has not been issued."
The validity of an interim exemption certificate is 3 months.

For any questions about the above, please contact:


NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (ClassNK)
Material and Equipment Department, Administration Center, Head Office
Address: 4-7 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8567, Japan
Tel.: +81-3-5226-2020
Fax: +81-3-5226-2057
E-mail: eqd@classnk.or.jp