GENERAL

This digital platform was designed for the verification of certificates issued by the Panama Maritime Authority (Certificate application, certificate endorsement, course endorsement and duplicate) under the Automated System Application for seafarers (SAA).

TYPE OF CERTIFICATES

• Certificate Application (officers)
Means a documentation issued by the General Directorate of Seafarers for masters, officers and GMDSS radio operators in accordance with the provisions of chapters II, III, IV of the STCW'78 Convention, as amended. This option will display two (2) types of documents: Title and Seaman's book.

• Certificate Application (ratings)
Means a documentation issued by the General Directorate of Seafarers for ratings in accordance with the national provisions and in compliance with the STCW'78 Convention, as amended. This option will display one (1) type of document: Seaman's book.

• Certificate Endorsement
Means a documentation issued by the General Directorate of Seafarers in accordance with regulation I/10 of the STCW'78 Convention, as amended, for masters, officers and GMDSS Radio Operators, which attests the recognition of a certificate of competence, issued in accordance with Regulation I/2 by a State Party that the IMO considers has given full and complete effect to the provisions concerning the STCW'78 Convention, as amended, after of having guarantee its authenticity and validity in compliance of the prescriptions of the STCW'78 Convention, as amended. This option will display two (2) types of documents: Title and Seaman's book.

• Course Endorsement
Documental evidence issued by the General Directorate of Seafarers, which recognizes the validity of a Certificate of Proficiency, issued by a State Party of STCW Convention, as amended, by a Maritime Training Center recognized by a State Party or by a Maritime Training Center recognized by the General Directorate of Seafarers of the Panama Maritime Authority. This option can display three (3) types of documents: COP (Certificate of proficiency), RCOP (Recognition of a certificate of proficiency) or endorsement.

• Duplicate:
Re-issued document from the first one with the same parameter and validity due to theft, loss, deterioration of exhaustion of pages.

HOW TO VERIFY

1. Select the button (SEARCH) on the left top corner.
2. Enter the name of the seafarer.
3. Enter the date of birth (dd/mon/yyyy) Example: 01-Jan-1980.
4. Enter the seafarer's Marine ID or Document Number.
5. Select the button SEARCH.

Note:
When the seafarer information is displayed, you shall select the "VERIFY" button to consult the Infractor List.
The applications issued under the manual system that display the nomenclature "CT/CTB/CTC/" as documentation number can be verified in the following link http://201.225.255.174/stcw78_95_nuevo/


NEED MORE HELP:

If you have any questions or concerns about the data you receive, please contact the Certification Department at verification@amp.gob.pa or certification@amp.gob.pa or call to +507 501-5062 (24 hours) / +507-501-5057 (working hours Local time).

Preferably use of Google Chrome