GENERALDIRECTORATEOFSEAFARER

CERTIFICATIONDEPARTMENT

MANUALFORMULTIPLECERTIFICATEOFAPPLICATION

ROLBROKER

INDEX

1. MultipleCertificateofEndorsementApplication

a. Biometric

2. MultipleCertificateofApplication

a. Biometric

ThePanamaMaritimeAdministrationlookingforwardtoimproveinhisservicesintroduce:

• FASTSERVICE:Thisserviceallowstheapplicanttogeta“PRIORITY”statusatthemomentofthe

evaluation.Pleasenotethisstatusisonlyfornewapplication.Itwouldnotbeapplytoexisting

application.Thecostofcourierhastobechargebytheapplicant.

• MultipleCertificatesEndorsementandCertificatesApplications:ThisoptionallowstheConsulate

toapplyformorethenoneapplicationofoneperson.itincludesthemandatorySecuritycourse

endorsementandanyothermandatoycourse,asexampleship`sCookasperMLCcourse.

o Pleasemakesurethisapplicantdoesnothaveavalidcertificateendorsementissuedas

thesystemwouldissueanewone.

DEFINITIONSForthepurposeofthismanualandinaccordancewithResolutionJ.D045-2016,whichholdstheNationalandInternationalStandardsforTrainingandCertificationinaccordancewiththeSTCW´78,asamended,highlightthefollowingdefinitions.

• MaritimeTrainingCenter(MTC): Meansaneducationalinstitutionespeciallydesignedforthemaritimetraining,whichhastrainingprograms,experiencedqualifiedinstructors,qualitymanagementsystem,facilitieswithteachingclassrooms,equipmentandsimulators,andthathasbeenrecognizedbytheGDSofthePMA,complyingwiththeestablishedrequirementsbytheSTCW’78Convention,asamended,andthecurrentandapplicablelegislation.Theeducationalinstitutionmusthaveitsownfacilities;andinthecaseofhavingagreement(s)withotherinstitutions,mustguaranteetheusage,controlandmaintenanceofthefacilities.

• CourseCertificate: MeansadocumentissuedtoseafarersbyaMTCrecognizedbyaStateParty,whichcomplieswiththepertinentdispositionsoftheConventionSTCW’78,asamended,whichconstitutesdocumentaryprooforevidenceoftheapprovedtrainingofthecompetenciesrequiredbytheConventionSTCW’78,asamended.

• CertificateofProficiency: MeansacertificateapprovedandissuedbytheGDSorotherStateParty,otherthanacertificateofcompetency,inwhichisstatedthattherelevantrequirementsoftraining,competenciesorseagoingserviceintheConventionhavebeenmet.WhenthecertificateofproficiencyhasbeenissuedbyotherdifferentStateParty,itcanbeendorsedbythePMA.

1. MULTIPLECERTIFICATEENDORSEMENT

Onthemainscreenmustselect“MultipleCertificateEndorsement”,asshowninthepicture.

Step1–StartingtheApplication:

Onceyouselect“MultipleCertificateEndorsement”,anotherscreenwoulddisplaywhereyouhaveintroducetheinformationoftheCertificateofCompetenceoftheapplicant,alsobelowwouldhavetwoadditionaloptions:

• SpecialCost:onceyouselectaboxwilldisplayinwhichhavetointroducetheIMOnumberfromthevesselasperthecompanyletter.(ThisspecialcostisinaccordancewithRES.J.D046–2015).IftheIMOnumberwerenotregister,amessagewillpopup“TheIMOnumberisnotcompatible”,nodiscountwouldbeassign.

• FastService:Onceyouselectthisoptiontheapplicationwouldgetastatusof“PRIORITY”beforetheothersapplications.ThisservicewillhaveacostofB./100.00Balboas.ThiscostwouldbeshownintheOfficialReceipt.

Onceyoucompletethemandatoryinformationfortheapplicationpress“insert”.Foraddingthenextapplicationofthesamepersonmustcompletethemandatoryspaceswiththeinformationofthenextcertificateofcompetenceandpress“insert”.Exe.WewouldchooseamultiplecertificateasCaptain,GMDSS,ChiefMate.Pleasenotehereyoumustchooseforeachapplicationanykindofadditionaloptions.(SpecialCostand/orFastService).

Onceyoufinishaddingalltheinformationofyourapplicationsmustselect“continue”.

STEP2–PersonalDetails:

Onthenextscreenyouwouldhavetointroducesomeinformation(first/secondname,First/secondSurname,PassportNumber)oftheapplicanttocheckifit´salreadyinoursystem.Ifitdoesnotpopsup,amessagewillpop“noelementsasper your searchhasbeen found” soyouwouldhavetoselect theoption“insert” tocontinuewiththeprocessofregistration.

Example:

-CaptainandGMDSSwithFASTSERVICE.

-ChiefMatewithSpecialCost.

Onthenextscreenyoumustfill-uptheformwiththepersonalinformationoftheapplicantasshowninthePASSPORT.

Note:Intheemailaddress,pleaseinsertthebroker´semail.

STEP3–Applicant´sDocuments:

Thenextscreenwillshowtherequirementsfortheselectedcapacity.Inthisstepyoumustattachedallthedocumentsstatedintheformandinserttheexpirydateofeachdocument.

Onthescreenwouldseeasectioncall“OPTIONALCOURSES”,thisisonlyforSecuritycourses(inthisex.IMO3.26or3.19),alsoasectioncall“MarineTrainingCenter”,inSpanish“CFM”,inwhicha“VerificationCost”(B./50.00)canbechargetoyourapplication,pleaserefertothetablebelow:

Situations Action Verificationcost

IftheCourseCertificateisissuebyanAuthorized

MaritimeTrainingCenterofPanama

SelecttheMARINETRAININGCENTER,whoissuethecertificate

NO

IftheCertificateofProficiencyisissuebyanotherStatePartyaccordingtotheSTCW´78as

amended,andhasnoRESTRICTIONSwithPMA.

SelecttheoptionCERTIFICATEOFPROFIENCYISSUEDBYANOTHER

ADMINISTRATION

NO

IftheCourseCertificateisissuebyanotherMaritime

TrainingCenterauthorizedbyanotherStatePartyandhasno

RESTRICTIONSwithPMA.

Donotchooseanyoption YES

Note:

*InthissectiontheCoursecertificateortheCertificateofProficiencymustbyattached.

*Exe.NoCFMwaschoose.

*ONLYNEEDTOSELECTONEOPTIONALCOURSE

Onceyoufinishattachingalltheinformationselect“SAVE”.

Hereattachedanyofthetwo(2)optionalcertificates.

HereattachedtheCertificateofCompetenceofthethree(3)applicationscreated.

Step4-Biometrics:

Therearetwo(2)waystocapturetheBiometrics:

1. By using the option “photo and signature” in which allows you to capture the photo and the signatureindividually.

2. Byusingtheoption“BackOffice”inwhichallowsyoutocapturethephotoandsignatureinasamepage.

STEP5–PrintingtheAcknowledgmentreceipt:

Inthissectionwoulddisplaytheinformationoftheapplication,applicantpersonalinformation,andCostinformation.

NOTE:inthisexamplewehadchoosetwo(2)applicationwithFASTSERVICE+one(1)applicationinSPECIALCOST(50%discount)+NoverificationFEEastheProtectioncoursewasaCERTIFICATEOFPROFICIENCY.

Segregation:

• B./40.00ConsularFEE• B./595.00Certificate

Endorsement(Captain,Chiefmate,GMDSS)

• B./200.00FastServiceFee• B./50.00Course

endorsementIMO3.19

2. MultipleCertificateApplication

Onthemainscreenmustselect“MultipleCertificateApplication”

Step1–StartingtheApplication:

Onceyouselect“MultipleCertificateEndorsement”,anotherscreenwoulddisplaywhereyouhaveintroducetheinformationoftheCertificateofCompetenceoftheapplicant,alsobelowwouldhavetwoadditionaloptions:

• SpecialCost:onceyouselectaboxwilldisplayinwhichhavetointroducetheIMOnumberfromthevesselasperthecompanyletter.(ThisspecialcostisinaccordancewithRES.J.D046–2015).IftheIMOnumberwerenotregister,amessagewillpopup“TheIMOnumberisnotcompatible”,nodiscountwouldbeassign.

• FastService:Onceyouselectthisoptiontheapplicationwouldgetastatusof“PRIORITY”beforetheothersapplications.ThisservicewillhaveacostofB./100.00Balboas.ThiscostwouldbeshownintheOfficialReceipt.

Onceyoucompletethemandatoryinformationfortheapplicationpress“insert”.Foraddingthenextapplicationofthesamepersonmustcompletethemandatoryspacesselectingthecorrectcapacitiesandpress“insert”.Exe.Wewould

chooseamultiplecertificateasCaptain,GMDSS,andChiefCookMLC.Pleasenotehereyoumustchooseforeachapplicationanykindofadditionaloptions.(SpecialCostand/orFastService).

Onceyoufinishaddingalltheinformationofyourapplicationsforthesameperson,mustselect“continue”.

Example:

-CaptainwithFASTSERVICE.

-GMDSSWITHFASTSERVICE

-RATINGCHIEFCOOKMLCNOSPECIALOPTION.

STEP2–PersonalDetails:

Onthenextscreenyouwouldhavetointroducesomeinformation(first/secondname,First/secondSurname,PassportNumber)oftheapplicanttocheckifit´salreadyinoursystem.Ifitdoesnotpopsup,amessagewillpop“noelementsasper your searchhasbeen found” soyouwouldhavetoselect theoption“insert” tocontinuewiththeprocessofregistration.

Onthenextscreenyoumustfill-uptheformwiththepersonalinformationoftheapplicantasshowninthePASSPORT.

Note:Intheemailaddress,pleaseinsertthebroker´semail.

Step3–Applicant´sDocuments:

Thenextscreenwillshowtherequirementsfortheselectedcapacity.Inthisstepyoumustattachedallthedocumentsstatedintheformandinserttheexpirydateofeachdocument.

Onthescreenwouldseeasectioncall“OPTIONALCOURSES”,thisisonlyforSecuritycourses(inthisex.IMO3.27or3.26or3.19),alsoasectioncall“MarineTrainingCenter”,inSpanish“CFM”,please

Situations Action

IftheCourseCertificateisissuebyanAuthorizedMaritimeTrainingCenterofPanama

SelecttheMARINETRAININGCENTER,whoissuethecertificate

IftheCertificateofProficiencyisissuebyanotherStatePartyaccordingtotheSTCW´78asamended,andhasnoRESTRICTIONSwithPMA.

SelecttheoptionCERTIFICATEOF

PROFIENCYISSUEDBYANOTHER

ADMINISTRATION

IftheCourseCertificateisissuebyanotherMaritimeTrainingCenterauthorizedbyanotherStatePartyandhasnoRESTRICTIONSwithPMA.

Donotchooseanyoption

Onthescreenyouwouldhaveasectionof“OPTIONALCOURSES”,whichisonlyforSecuritycourseinwhereyouhavetoattachedONLYONE(1)ofthethree(3)courses.PleasenotethatifyouhaveselectedanOfficerwitharatingyouhavetoknowthatyoucanonlyattachthesuperiorcourses(IMO3.26or3.27).

Alsowillhaveasectioncall“mandatoryCourseendorsement”whichisonlyapplicabletotheShip´sCookcourseasMLC.

IMPORTANT:

ThisMultipleapplicationwouldgenerateaCOURSEENDORSEMENTforbothsections,soisESSENTIALthatthisMUTLTIPLEapplicationsectionwillonlybeusedforCoursesthathavenotpreviouslybeenendorsed.

NOTE:Asyouhavethree(3)optionalSecurityCourses,pleasemakesureyouattachedtheonethatappliesfortheOFFICERREQUIERMENTS(IMO3.26or3.19).

CanattachedanyoftheOPTIONALCOURSES(IMO3.27,3.26.3.29)

Ship´scookasperMLCcertificate

Step4-Biometrics:

Therearetwo(2)waystocapturetheBiometrics:

1.Byusingtheoption“photoandsignature”inwhichallowsyoutocapturethephotoandthesignatureindividually

2.Byusingtheoption“BackOffice”inwhichallowsyoutocapturethephotoandsignatureinasamepage.

STEP5–PrintingtheAcknowledgmentreceipt:

Inthissectionwoulddisplaytheinformationoftheapplication,applicantpersonalinformation,andCostinformation.

SegregationofCost

-B./635.00MultipleCertificates(Captain,GMDSS,Ship´sCookMLC)

-B./30.00CourseEndorsement(IMO3.26)

-B./30.00Ship´sCookcourseendorsement.

-B./50.00ConsularFEE

-B./200.00FastServiceFEE