• Panama Flag State Inspectors
• Preparring and supporting Vessel  for Rightship Inspections
• PMDS Panama Non Exclusive surveyors
• Navigation assessment & Audit ( remote Navigation assesment  ). Remote Navigation Assessor - VDR Data Analyser
• Magnetic compass adjusters.
• ISM/ISPS/MLC 2006 internal audit
• P & I entry condition surveys, full range of surveys and Investigations.
• Pre-shipment inspection of cargoes including reefer cargoes.
• Offhire and onhire bunker and condition surveys
• Pre-Purchase Condition and Valuation Surveys of Vessels.
• Marine Hull surveys including investigations into Marine casualty/losses,  
• Marine Warranty Surveys for Offshore Industry
• Machinery and damages to cargo gear etc
• Towage Approvals
• Suitability surveys of vessels to be used in Offshore projects.
• Planning and loading of Heavy Lift cargoes
• All Marine Surveys including Draft Surveys, Bunker Surveys, Off-Hire  
• Condition & On-Hire Condition surveys etc.
• Marine Consultancy
• Superintendence for loss minimization and standardization during  Loading/discharge operations, cargo surveys and damage surveys of full cross-section of cargoes such as:
  Dry bulk (Coal, Iron Ore, MOP, DAP, Wheat, Sugar, Rock Phosphate etc)
  Bagged cargoes (Sugar, Rice, Pulses, Gift food, Raw cashew etc.)
  Edible oils, Crude and petroleum products Chemicals, Gases such as Ammonia, Propane, Butane etc. General cargoes Lightening operations of Bulk cargoes, Steel and steel products ,Cars, Trucks, Railway engines, wagons etc Heavy lifts Project cargoes like Windmills, Machinery, Timber Newsprint, Wood pulp etc.
•  Container Surveys, Inspections & Onboard Operations of Container
• Vessels
  -  On and Off Hire Bunker and condition surveys
  -  Pre/Post repair inspections
  -  Condition surveys
  -  Stuffing and De-stuffing supervision and tally
  -  Stowage surveys for cargoes like Granite, Tea, Coffee, Reefer cargoes e
  -  Loading & discharge supervision and tally
  -  Seal integrity & External Condition Inspection
  -  Preparation of Time Delay sheet and Bay plans.
•  Inspection of Marine crafts during construction and valuation
• Port Captaincy of Vessels.
•  Representation on behalf of Owners/Managers for New Building Sea Trials and tests.
• Marine Consultants for management of Vessels and marine craft.
• Flag change consultancy
• Inspection and analysis of commodities
• Port Captaincy
• ISM / ISPS Internal Audits

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Steel Plates Loading operations

PMDS 

 Provides vessel registration / re-flagging services under

 a wide variety of maritime registries such as Belize, Bolivia, Honduras,

 Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Cook Islands, Ecuador, Venezuela and Nigeria.

 In addition, we provide the services for registration as follows:

• ·Dual Registration
• ·Provisional registration
• ·Special registration
• ·One Voyage Registration
• ·Scrap purpose Registration
• ·Pleasure Yacht registration
• ·Personal Air Craft registration etc.
• ·Registration extensions & Renewals
• ·Non-encumbrance certifications
• ·Crew seaman books, licenses & endorsements
• ·STCW course & license verification
• ·Ship station licenses
• ·Minimum safe manning certifications
• ·Amendments to existing registrations
• ·Change of ownership
• ·Change in Particulars INMARSAT commissioning (A,B,C,M, Mini-M), MMSI, EPI

 Statutory Certification

 ISO 9000:2000 Certified Statutory Certification Services to Verify    Compliance with: SOLAS / MARPOL / Load Line / ITC / ISM / ISPS / IBC / BCH / Caribbean / TORREMOLINOS conventions and codes for the issuance of :

 Cargo ship safety equipment certificate

 Cargo ship safety construction certificate

 Cargo ship safety radio certificate

 Cargo ship safety certificate

 Cargo ship safety radiotelephony certificate

 Fishing vessel safety certificate

 Passenger ship safety certificate

 International oil pollution prevention certificate (tanker & non-tanker)

 International load line certificate

 International tonnage certificate

 Document of compliance

 International safety management certificate

 MLC 2006

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 We offer following Surveys and inspections with documentation;

1.	Hold and Tank Cleanliness/Condition Surveys - Vessel's cargo worthiness, including hold or tank condition and cleanliness and the general suitability to load a particular cargo.
2.	Vessel’s of On/Off Surveys - Vessel's hold condition and/or bunker on board at time of "on/off hire".
3.	Compliance Surveys – verifying the Vessel' suitability to carry cargoes governed by rules or codes, such as grain, bulk cargoes, timber deck cargoes and hazardous goods; and the practical application of local laws and customs of the trade.

4.	Cargo Pre-Loading Surveys – To measure and calculate the cargo's cubic feet/meter for freight payment/stowage purposes, and/or verify its condition by recording all visible damage before shipment and/or at the warehouse/dock for insurance purposes, carriers and/or freight forwarders

5.

Loading, Handling & Stowage Advice - including stability and stress calculations; advice on draft and trim; safe carriage and discharge; to assure the effectiveness of securing; and for recommending and supervising loading, stowage, lashing, blocking & bracing to ensure the safe carriage of the cargoes.

6.	Grain Stability Separations, and Stress Calculation - Assisting master in the loading planning and/or calculation to best meet the Grain code.

7.	Heavy-Lift & Project Cargo Surveys - Cargo condition /handling/stowage and lashing before and during loading. Supervision of entire project cargo from site till loading onboard and securely lashed for sea passage.

8.

Pre-Shipment Surveys - Surveys of break-bulk cargo, especially newsprint, wood-pulp and project cargoes to ensure that bills of lading and/or mate's receipts accurately note the apparent condition of cargo when it is loaded, and to comment on the water tightness, condition and ventilation of the vessel's holds.

9.	Out-turn Surveys - Surveys of break-bulk cargo, especially steel, on arrival at the discharge port, to establish condition, any damages and/or shift of cargo that may have occurred during the voyage. This survey often requires the Silver Nitrate testing for chloride residues.

10	Draft Surveys - Surveys to determine the quantity of a bulk cargo Loaded/discharged by reading the vessel's drafts, measuring the ballast water, fuel & diesel oil and other liquids on board, and calculating The final quantity by using the vessel's approved dead-weight scales and tank tables, etc.

11.	Dead - freight Surveys - To determine by measurement the amount of cargo a vessel could have loaded if all the available space was utilised. This is to determine the loss of freight due to short shipment of cargo.

12.	Hatch Sealing - To ensure that no contamination and/or loss of cargo occur during passage or stopover in other Ports prior to final destination.

13.	Damage Surveys -investigation of cargo damage or loss claims on behalf of P&I Clubs, carriers, shippers, consignee, etc. to determine possible cause and/or extent of any damage that may have occurred during shipment and to assist in mitigating further losses.

14.	Stevedore and Terminal Damage - the investigation and survey of d damage to vessels, terminals equipment, containers, cargo, cargo hoses, etc. that is alleged to have occurred as the result of handling of equipment, cargo, etc.