Validation of licenses granted to naval officials will now be the task of the Panama Maritime Authority.
While the transition from the company Orion to the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) is carried out, the evaluation of licenses for marine officials will be temporarily suspended.
The manager of the AMP, Jorge Barakat, told Prensa.com that "...with this decision it is expected that the state will receive money that until now had been feeding the finances of a private company."
The exclusive license granted in 2010 to Orion Maritime Training Center has been revoked and an assessment is being made over whether to invite other companies to participate in the marine certification program.
As part of the changes, the Panama Maritime Authority proposed to the International Maritime University that a plan be presented so that the entity can complete the certification process or "assessment" which regulates the Code for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers.
A proposal has been made for issues related to merchant shipping abroad to be treated by an entity supported by the Maritime Authority and not by traditional consulates.
Separating the management of affairs of the merchant marine services from those provided by traditional consulates is the proposal submitted to the Panamanian Maritime Law Association (APADEMAR).
Orion Maritime Training Center is the only company authorized by the Panama Maritime Authority to certify marine licenses on the Panamanian registry, the largest in the world.
The training center, established in May 2010, has a total of 51 courses approved by the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP in Spanish).
The Panamanian newspaper La Prensa consulted the AMP on the issue of "...
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