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CIC campaign highlights need for continued commitment to fire safety on board

Paris MoU held its 46th Committee meeting in Valletta, Malta, from 20 - 24 May 2013 The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) heldits 46th Committee meeting in Valletta, Malta, from 20 - 24 May 2013. The meetingwas attended by members, the European Commission, EMSA, Montenegro,observers from the ILO, US Coast Guard, Black Sea MoU, Caribbean MoU,Mediterranean MoU, Tokyo MoU and Vina del Mar Agreement.The Committee adopted amendments to the Memorandum to include the MaritimeLabour Convention 2006 as a relevant instrument. Guidelines for Port StateControl under this Convention were also agreed, providing practical guidance forPort State Control Officers to inspect ships starting 20 August 2013.Brian Hogan, the Chairman, stated: "The Paris MoU has always been supportive ofverification of working and living conditions under the ILO Convention 147. With theintroduction of the MLC2006 we are entering a new era to improve theseconditions on board".High importance was given to Concentrated Inspection Campaigns (CICs). A CICon Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery has been scheduled from September toNovember this year, a CIC on hours of rest under the STCW Convention in 2014and a CIC focussing on Crew Familiarisation in 2015. The 2014 campaign will becarried out jointly with the Tokyo MoU. ...

Level of compliance not satisfactory Fire safety has been one of the top three categories of deficiencies recorded duringPSC inspections for many years. For the purpose of verifying compliance of fire safetysystem requirements and raising awareness of fire safety related issues, memberAuthorities of the Tokyo MOU undertook a Concentrated Inspection Campaign on FireSafety System (FSS) from 1 September to 30 November 2012.During the three-month period, a total of 8,274 PSC inspections were conducted bythe eighteen member Authorities, of which 6,606 were related to a CIC inspection.There were a total of 217 detentions recorded during the CIC inspections, amongwhich 150 or 69% of them were detained as the direct results of the CIC. TheCIC-topic related detention rate is 2.3% while the overall CIC detention rate 3.3%. Atotal of 4,279 CIC related deficiencies were recorded. The most significant deficienciesfound during the campaign were related to fire-fighting equipment and appliances 659(15.40%), followed by ready availability of fire-fighting equipment 470 (11%) and firedetection and alarm system 410 (9.58%).The most CIC inspections relating to ship type were conducted on bulk carriers with2,124 (32%) inspections, followed by general cargo/multi-purpose ships with 1,639(25%) inspection and container ships with 1,136 (17%) inspections. 81 (54%) of theCIC-topic related detentions ...

Prelimenary results of Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Fire Safety Systems Recent events have demonstrated that a fire on board a ship can be potentially devastating and can seriously affect the safety of those on board. Preliminary results from the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Fire Safety Systems, carried out between 1 September 2012 and 30 November 2012 in the Paris MoU region show that:103 ships were detained over the 3 month period as a direct result of the CIC for deficiencies related to Fire Safety Systems. 64% of all ships detained in the three month period were detained for fire safety related issues. Problem areas included fire pumps and its pipes, fire fighting equipment and appliances, and the fire control plan.Fire safety has been in the top 5 of most frequently encountered categories of deficiencies during inspections for years. Reason enough for the Paris MoU to concentrate attention to this area during a CIC. "The outcome of the CIC shows that fire safety is clearly not top priority on every ship and that is a serious concern", says Richard Schiferli, Secretary General of the Paris MoU on PSC.The CIC questionnaire was completed during 4,014 inspections on 3,985 individual ships. A ...

Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Fire Safety Systems has started

PSC Concentrated Inspection Campaign: Fire Safety Systems

From 1 September 2012 Launch of concentrated inspection campaign on Fire Safety Systems beginning 1 September 2012 by Paris Mou and Tokyo MoU on Port State ControlThe 43 Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) with the purpose to ensure compliance with SOLAS Chapter II-2/ Construction - fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction arrangements on board ships. This inspection campaign will be held for three months, commencing from 1 September 2012 and ending on 30 November 2012.In practice, the CIC will mean that during a regular port State control inspection conducted under the regional ship selection criteria within the Paris and Tokyo MoU regions, the fire safety arrangements, maintenance records and other applicable documentation will be verified in more detail for compliance with SOLAS Chapter II-2.Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) will use a list of 12 selected items to verify critical areas for the shipboard fire safety systems, some of which are related to documentation, equipment and crew familiarisation.For this purpose, PSCOs will apply a questionnaire listing a number of items to be covered during the concentrated inspection.When deficiencies are found, actions ...

From 1 September 2012 Launch of concentrated inspection campaign on Fire Safety Systems beginning 1 September 2012 by Paris Mou and Tokyo MoU on Port State ControlThe 43 Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) with the purpose to ensure compliance with SOLAS Chapter II-2/ Construction - fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction arrangements on board ships. This inspection campaign will be held for three months, commencing from 1 September 2012 and ending on 30 November 2012.In practice, the CIC will mean that during a regular port State control inspection conducted under the regional ship selection criteria within the Paris and Tokyo MoU regions, the fire safety arrangements, maintenance records and other applicable documentation will be verified in more detail for compliance with SOLAS Chapter II-2.Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) will use a list of 12 selected items to verify critical areas for the shipboard fire safety systems, some of which are related to documentation, equipment and crew familiarisation.For this purpose, PSCOs will apply a questionnaire listing a number of items to be covered during the concentrated inspection.When deficiencies are found, actions ...

42 ships detained because of deficiencies related to structural safety and load lines Preliminary results from the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Structural Safety and the International Convention on Load Lines, carried out between 1 September 2011 and 30 November 2011 in the Paris MoU region show that:42 ships were detained as a direct result of the CIC for deficiencies related to structural safety and load lines in the Paris MoU region.Problem areas included stability, strength and loading information, ballast and fuel tanks and water and weather tight conditions. The CIC questionnaire was completed during 4,386 inspections on 4,250 individual ships. A total of 1,589 CIC-related deficiencies were recorded and 42 ships (1%) were detained for CIC-related deficiencies.During the campaign most inspections concerned general cargo/multi-purpose ships with 1,563 (36%) inspections, followed by bulk carriers with 795 (18%) inspections, container ships with 495 (11%) inspections, chemical tankers with 433 (10%) inspections and oil tankers with 296 (7%) inspections. 24 (60%) of the ships detained for CIC-related deficiencies were general cargo/multipurpose ships and 5 (12%) were bulk carriers. Among the other detained ships were 2 container vessels, 2 offshore supply ships, 2 passenger ships and 2 refrigerated cargo ships. 31% of the ...

The on-time redelivery of MV Teamworth No.1 won the appreciation of the ship owner Last week, CIC Changxing Shipyard completed the emergency repair of MV Teamworth No.1 and delivered a sound end to this 6-day project.The subject vessel, owned by a German company, is 158-meter long and 24.6-meter broad. The main jobs were to replace 30m2 of stern plate, 9m2 of steel plate iwo poop deck and 6m2 of steel plate between pump room and refrigerating room.A small quantity of steel work did not make an easy job since the refrigerating room and the pump room were involved. The time requirement of emergency repair was placed as priority to be satisfied as well as the gas-free requirements. Upon her arrival, the supervisors and foremen got onboard for close inspection and accordingly worked out a detailed schedule and safety measures. The insulation of refrigerating room was immediately removed at the night, and next morning, the following hidden jobs were inspected and undertaken by shipyard. The owner's superintendent accepted our advice and the oil tank with risks against hot work in neighboring pump room was removed. It only took 4 days to complete the steel jobs including cutting, welding, UT test and ...