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Effective from January 01, 2005.
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All vessels arriving in Panama Canal waters with carrying capacity of 400 MT or more of oil as cargo
and/or fuel.
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Yes, but the amount is yet to be decided by ACP.
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It may be developed by any organization or individual experienced
in pollution prevention and response that comply with the following
requirements:
a. Provide proof that the organization or individual has experience
in the development of plans for marine oil or dangerous substance
spills.
b. Provide a list of plans for marine oil or dangerous substance
spills developed by the organization or individual
c. Provide training profile or proof of knowledge and skills in
this type of work.
The ACP may, at any time, request written proof of these requirements
to plan developers or to the vessel's owners or operator holding
a PCSOPEP.
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Yes. We have, over the past several years, developed SOPEPs for
several major Cruise, Tanker and Cargo vessel operators.
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With proper cross-references, an existing SOPEP or SMPEP may be
used as a basis forthe preparation of the PCSOPEP. However,
neither the SOPEP nor the SMPEP alone can substitute the PCSOPEP.
If the PCSOPEP is prepared as an appendix to an existing SOPEP
or SMPEP, the complete copy of the SOPEP or SMPEP shall be submitted
for the PCSOPEPE to be verified.
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The PCSOPEPs are to be submitted to ACP at least 96 hours prior
to the scheduled transit of the vessel for their review and verification.
However, we suggest that this be done at the earliest to avoid
rush as you near the deadline.
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In the PCSOPEP, each vessel shall identify the Authorized Person
(AP). The AP shall be domiciled in The Republic of Panama
and serving as liaison between vessel and ACP. He shall be fluent
in either English or Spanish and should have general knowledge
and skills or experience in the Incident Management System and
emergency preparedness.
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ACP has taken over the sole responsibility of Oil Spill Removal
Organizations(s) (OSRO). ACP is the only approved OSRO.
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The vessel will be issued with a "Notice of Acknowledgement"
which would be valid for two years from the date of issue.
During this period only training and drill records are to be shown
to the ACP boarding authorities. A significant change in the response
structure or procedures, or a change in AP, would require new
verification.
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When information contained in the PCSOPEP is inconsistent with
requirements, the vessel's owner will be notified with a list
of recommendations to improve the plan. The owner will be given a conditional Letter of Review and
a grace period, not to exceed six months, to make the necessary
changes in the plan.
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