PCSOPEP Coverage

Panama Canal Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (PCSOPEP). All toll-paying vessels with 400 MT or more carrying capacity of oil as cargo and/or fuel are required to submit a valid plan 96 hrs prior to arrival to canal waters, otherwise, the vessel will be subject to a fine, with possible delays in her canal transit.

 

The carrying capacity of a vessel is equal to the sum of the capacities of all oil cargo tanks and fuel tanks.

A vessel that meets this criterion shall submit its PCSOPEP to the ACP for verification, and shall be classified according to the following categories:
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• Tier S: vessels with an oil carrying capacity of 400 MT up to 1,000 MT.

• Tier 1: vessels with an oil carrying capacity of more than 1,000 MT up to 7,000 MT.

• Tier 1 and Tier 2: vessels with an oil carrying capacity of more than 7,000 MT up to 15,000 MT.

• Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3: vessels with an oil carrying capacity of more than 15,000 MT.

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The submission must be done via email to pcsopep@pancanal.com.

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Download the full Requirements here