パナマ籍油タンカーの船舶間貨物油積替作業（Ship-to-ship (STS) Operations）について、パナマ主管庁（PMA）発行のMMC-217が改訂されました。パナマ籍船の船舶間貨物油積替作業手引書（STS Operations Plan）に関して、以下の点にご留意ください。

1. 対象
総トン数150トン以上のすべてのパナマ船籍の油タンカーで、場所を問わずSTS Operationsに従事する船舶。ただし、以下の船舶及び運用を除く。
･ Bunkering operations;
･ STS operations within the territorial sea or exclusive economic zone of Panama must follow the provisions of Resolution J.D. No. 038-2022 of 25 August 2022;
･ Oil transfer operations associated with fixed or floating platforms, including drilling rigs;
･ FPSOs used for the offshore production and storage of oil; and FSUs used for the offshore storage of produced oil;
･ STS operations necessary for securing the safety of a ship or saving lives at sea, or combating specific pollution incidents to minimize damage from pollution;
･ STS operations where either of the ships involved is a warship, naval auxiliary or other ship owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on government non-commercial service.
･ Fishing vessels.
･ Vessels engaged in Fishing related activities.

2. 追加要件
(1) STS Operations Planにパナマ主管庁への事前通報に関する以下の項目を追加する必要があります。
･ Name, flag, call sign, IMO Number and estimated time of arrival of the oil tankers involved in the STS transfer operation.
･ Date, time and geographical position of the commencement of the planned STS transfer operation.
･ Mode in which the STS transfer operation will be carried out: at anchor or underway.
･ Type of oil and its quantity.
･ Expected duration of the STS transfer operation.
･ Identification and contact information (email, telephone number) of the Designated Person Ashore (DPA) of each oil tanker involved in the STS operation.

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