This Technical Information became null and void on 17 May 2021. Emergency escape breathing devices (EEBDs) onboard the Panama flag vessels Tec No.:TEC- 1177 (1252kb) Contact:Material and Equipment Department Issued:27 Feb 2019 Panama Maritime Authority has partly revised Merchant Marine Circular (MMC) No.142 about the special requirements for EEBDs onboard the Panama flag vessels, and then the latest requirements are as follows. Emergency escape breathing device 1. Number of EEBDs (1) For cargo ships : At least two EEBDs and one spare EEBD in accommodation. (2) For passenger ships carrying not more than 36 passengers : At least two EEBDs per main vertical zone and a total of two spare EEBDs, except those defined in the regulation SOLAS II-2/13.3.4.5. (3) For passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers : At least four EEBDs per main vertical zone and a total of two spare EEBDs, except those defined in the regulation SOLAS II-2/13.3.4.5. (4) The minimum number of EEBD