Port State Control Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC)
Further to the article PSC – Paris MoU CIC published 29 July 2010 please find below additional information and guidance related to the CIC.
The Secretariats of the Paris and Black Sea MoUs have announced they will embark on a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) to verify correct damage stability on oil tankers, chemical tankers and gas carriers. The CIC will last for three months, starting on 1 September 2010, and ending on 30 November 2010.
The CIC is taking place because it has been concluded that tankers frequently sail:
- When not complying with damage stability requirements
- Without a means of assessing damage stability
- In a loaded condition not covered by the approved stability book.
In practice, the CIC means that during every port state control inspection of a tanker within the Paris and Black Sea MoU regions, the stability information book (SIB) and other applicable documentation will be verified in more detail for compliance with relevant regulations.
Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) will use a list of nine selected items to verify critical areas for tanker stability. A copy of the questionnaire they will use is attached and can also be obtained from the Paris MoU web site www.parismou.organd the Black Sea MoU web site www.bsmou.org.
When deficiencies are found, the actions of PSCOs may range from recording a deficiency and instructing the Master to rectify it within a certain period, to detaining the ship until deficiencies have been rectified. Detentions will be published in the monthly list of detentions available on the Paris and Black Sea MOU web sites.
Owners and operators should ensure that tankers carrying cargo are operated in accordance with loading conditions specifically approved for the applicable damage stability requirements, or have been assessed for compliance using approved damage stability KG/GM limit curves or an onboard damage stability programme acceptable to the Administration.
Please find attached a set of Lloyds Register Guidance Notes and a flow diagram.
Source: BIMCO