PMA has issued revised MMC 133 which was initially issued in Feb 2004. Changes are identified in the circular which highlights the revised requirement for the SSAS fitted onboard Panama Flag vessels.

The revision is modification of paragraph 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.3.1 & 4.6.2 and inclusion of paragraph 4.1.3 & 4.1.4..

Summary of changes are

• Until June 25th, 2025, the annual SSAS TEST will be submitted through the SSAS Community electronic platform: https://polestarglobal.force.com/SSAS/login. No SSAS TEST schedule will be available from June 26-29, 2025.
• Starting June 30th 2025, the SSAS platform will be migrated to a new website https://ssas-tests-pan.polestar-production.com/sign-in. The new interface will feature some visual changes; however, all current functionality will remain unchanged.
• All historical vessel, CSO, and test data will be fully migrated and available on the new platform without any loss of information. Users will retain their current username and will receive an email with a new password to log in to the new platform.
• Only one annual SSAS TEST is mandatory and must be schedule through the following link: https://ssas-tests-pan.polestar-production.com/sign-in, in a period no longer than twelve (12) calendar months and can be scheduled 24 hours in advance. Test that is scheduled after the SSAS message has been received will not be valid.
• High risk area transit drill must to schedule through the SSAS platform in following link: https://ssastests-pan.polestar-production.com/sign-in, indicating that it is a “Piracy Drill” or “SSAS Test”, at the same time the Panama Flag vessels are requested to verify that the SSAS equipment have been correctly set-up and is working properly.

Above are the important point which has been revised wrt test of SSAS and for more details please refer to MMC 113.