{"product_id":"passage-planning-guide-panama-canal","title":"Passage Planning Guide - Panama Canal (2026\/27)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePassage Planning Guide: Panama Canal (2026-27 Edition) is the most comprehensive operational and navigational Guide to the Panama Canal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe goal for Ship Operators, Masters and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), is that vessels arrive fully prepared to transit and with no unnecessary delays. This Guide will help operators achieve that goal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an example, in 2024, sophisticated tankers are still arriving for canal transit with mooring wires presented on arrival for transit, rather than the synthetic mooring lines that are required under ACP's 'Vessel Requirements', Section 9 Mooring Lines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Guide provides emphasis on:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe documentary submissions required by the Master\u003cbr\u003ethe operational aspects of a transit of the Panama Canal\u003cbr\u003ethe navigational elements and necessary contingencies.\u003cbr\u003eShipmasters will know that a canal transit means a very long day and that are any number of potentials for stress, surprise and unexpected or unannounced occurrences. This Guide is the best available tool to prepare the Master and their officers for a successful transit, by instilling in them the knowledge and confidence necessary for proper preparation and the high level of situational awareness and readiness required for each stage of the transit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boat books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52958170677612,"sku":null,"price":1015.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/1920\/5996\/files\/PANAMCANAL2026.png?v=1779407178","url":"https:\/\/www.boatbooks-aust.com.au\/products\/passage-planning-guide-panama-canal","provider":"Boat books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}