The Liberian Registry developed the Advance Notice of Arrival (ANOA) program a few years ago to assist vessel owners and operators ensure regulatory compliance and prevent detentions by Port State Control (PSC) authorities. The next evolution is the Registry’s Compliance Assistance Program (CAP).
CAP is a fully automated information system to assist the owners, operators and Masters of Liberian flagged vessels 24/7. CAP gathers and analyzes information on flag and port State inspections, deficiencies and detentions and assists in risk assessment.
After conducting an analysis of the vessel and company history, CAP will:
- Send information to the Designated Persons Ashore (DPA) on the probability of a Port
State Control Officer boarding their vessel; - Request the DPA to have the Master complete a pre arrival check list and forward copy to
the [email protected], and - Request a Safety Inspection when required.
The aim of the CAP is to assist owners and operators to reduce deficiencies and avoid undue
delay of vessels due to a detention. Most detentions can be avoided, if deficiencies are corrected
or reported before a vessels arrival in port. By increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the
ANOA program vessel operators and their DPA(s) will have additional information to confirm
compliance and/or reporting before arrival.
LISCR informs that this service is provided at no cost.
Source: LISCR