Paris MOU released preliminary results
The Paris MoU on Port State Control has released preliminary results of the Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Tanker Damage Stability which it carried out between 01 September 2010 and 30 November 2010.
A total of 1,065 tankers (419 oil, 538 chemical and 108 gas tankers) were subjected to the campaign.
Of the vessels inspected, a total of 94 (8.8%) inspections resulted in deficiencies directly related to the CIC and a total of 4 tankers were detained as a direct result of the CIC for not complying with damage stability requirements. (2 oil tankers and 2 chemical tankers).
The General Secretary of Paris MoU said of the results:
“It may seem that only four detentions is a very small number, considering the number of ships that could not show that they were loaded in compliance with their Stability Information Booklet. It was agreed, however, that during the CIC, detention was a last resort. Only for cases where the ship was loaded for the forthcoming voyage and could not show damage stability compliance prior to departure, a detention order was issued. Therefore tanker damage stability should remain an area of attention in the future”.
Detailed results will be submitted for review to the 44th meeting of the Port State Control Committee in May 2011, before being submitted to the International Maritime Organization.
The complete Paris MoU press release can be accessed here
Source: Paris MOU
