Panama Maritime Authority warns of consequences for deactivating AIS or LRIT

The Panama Maritime Authority has issued a Merchant Marine Notice warning all vessels of Panamanian registry that there will be consequences for deliberately deactivating the Long Range Identification and Tracking Equipment (LRIT) or the Automatic Identification System (AIS). Users can expect a fine up to $10,000 USD and/or the de-registration/de-flagging of the vessel from Panama’s Merchant Marine Fleet.