1) ADMEASUREMENT AND CLEARANCES
Yachts and small vessels less than 125 feet in length arriving at the Pacific
entrance or Cristobal entrance of the Panama Canal require certain clearances.
If the vessel doesn’t plan to transit the Canal, the crew will check in with the
immigration authorities upon arrival ashore and receive proper clearances. If
the vessel plans to transit the Canal, and has a local agent, they will be
boarded shortly after arrival by the Panama Canal Authority Boarding Officers
and cleared by quarantine so they can go ashore. The agent will make an
appointment with the appropriate Admeasurement Office to have the vessel
measured and required inspections completed prior to transit. The agent will
guarantee the proper payments required for transit. If the vessel doesn’t have
an agent, the master should make an appointment with the proper Admeasurement
Office through VHF channel 12 Flamenco Signal Station in Balboa or Cristobal
Signal Station on the Atlantic side. Alternatively, once they have cleared
ashore, they can called the Balboa Admeasurement Office at (507) 2724571, or the
Cristobal Admeasurement Office at (507) 4432293 to make an appointment.
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