PCSOPEP
Panama Canal Ship Oil Pollution Emergency Plan
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Annual Pcsopep Fee Includes
(Per Year/ Per Ship)
- Authorized PCSOPEP Person Representing Your Company
- Written PCSOPEP Plan
- Submission of PCSOPEP Plan
- Regular Communication and Updates
- Discount for Larger Fleets
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For Larger Fleets 10-15% off
Pcsopep Plan Process
1. PCSOPEP Plan
2. Choose Adimar
3. Get done
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What is PCSOPEP?
Authorized Person (AP)
The ACP has given more information on the role of a Authorised Person in its latest Advisory (N12-2014), stating that the Authorised person should act as liaison between the ACP and the vessel and it’s owners in order to provide the provision of a guarantee approved by the ACP, for the charge of cleanup and response following an oil spill.
The ACP has also clarified that the ship’s agent can perform the role of an AP(Authorised Person). As your trusted ship agent Adimar Shipping, Inc. performs PCSOPEP services for a very reasonable price.
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We always offer the best service as a PCSOPEP Agency, meetings the needs of our clients, also we builds strong business relationships with our customers, since we believe that their business is our busines.
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PCSOPEP Services Rules & Regulations
The PCSOPEP services can be a standalone document or an annex to an existing SOPEP or SMPEP with adequate cross references. However, neither the SOPEP nor the SMPEP alone can substitute the PCSOPEP services. Evidence of approval is in two forms, the Confirmation of Compliance (COC) and the Notice of acknowledgement (NOA). The confirmation of compliance takes place after the PCSOPEP services is reviewed by the ACP Canal authority and found to be in order, at which time the ACP Canal authority sends an e-mail to the plan writer confirming the said condition. The plan writer will in turn notify the Operator of the vessel. The NOA (Notice of acknowledgement) is accomplished at the time the ship arrives at the Canal and is boarded by the Authorities, and this can happen several months or even years after the PCSOPEP was originally submitted for verification. It is the NOA what establishes the expiration date of the PCSOPEP services.
The PCSOPEP services expires four years from the date the NOA is delivered to the ship by an ACP boarding officer. Vessels shall provide, where applicable, the following documents to the ACP for verification:
- A copy of the International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPP).
- A copy of the Panama Canal Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (PCSOPEP), prepared specifically for the vessel.
Additionally, a copy of the Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP), Annex I, MARPOL, or a copy of the Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan (SMPEP), Annex II, MARPOL, must be available upon request. A PCSOPEP shall include the following information, as a minimum:
- Oil pollution prevention measures for Panama Canal waters
- Spill notification procedures in a prioritized sequence
- Spill response procedures
- Crew training program for the reaction to shipboard and shore spill incidents
- Record of exercises
- Identification of the Authorized Person and telephone and facsimile where they can be reached on a 24-hour basis.
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 in order for the PCSOPEP to be verified.
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