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- ↑ "Autoridad Marítima de Panamá". www.amp.gob.pa. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
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- ↑ "RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS AUTHORIZED BY ISROC — FLAGADMIN.COM". www.flagadmin.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ↑ "IMMARBE - International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize". www.immarbe.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ↑ "REGISTRO INTERNACIONAL BOLIVIANO DE BUQUES". www.ribb.gob.bo. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ↑ "Recognized Organizations". www.imo.org. Retrieved 2015-12-30.