Tag: CIC

On Structural Safety and the International Convention on Load Lines The Hong Kong Marine Department (HKMD) has issued a circular letter, which concerns theConcentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Structural Safety and the International Convention on Load Lines (1st September to 30th November 2011).This circular letter reminds, among others, the main information displayed in the Paris and Tokyo MoUs Press release.This guideline details each one of the 17 below listed areas, on which the campaign will focus with respect to Structural Safety and Load Lines and which are considered critical that any non-compliance detected by a PSCO may result in ship detention.Q1Is there a valid Load Line Certificate (incl. exemption) on board ?Q2Is there a relevant valid Ship Safety Certificate (incl. exemption) on board ?Q3 Is the specific documentation regarding structural requirements for various vessel types in accordance with the relevant conventions ?Q3a For bulk carriers and Tankers - Enhanced Survey Program (ESP) data and Condition Evaluation ReportQ3b For Oil Tankers (Category 2 and 3 of 15 years of age and over) - CAS Statement of ComplianceQ3c For ships built on or after 1st January 2007 a set of as-built construction drawings and plans showing any subsequent structural alterationsQ3d Other relevant ...

Information by the UK P&I Club Over the last 8 years deficiencies related to structural safety and load lines account for 15% of the total number of deficiencies found in the Paris MOU region. With this in mind the Paris & Tokyo MOU have conjoined to take part in a joint concentrated inspection campaign (CIC)Structural safety for ship types other than bulk carriers and compliance with the Load Line Convention in general have never been addressed with the special attention typical for a CIC.The Paris MOU and Tokyo MOU will be joined by the members of the Viña del Mar Agreement, the Indian Ocean MOU, the Mediterranean MOU and the Black Sea MOU who will follow the same routine during the campaign. This means this concentrated inspection campaign will be in force in some form or another almost world wide. The only regions not covered will be the West African states, The United States and some Caribbean Islands (excepting of course those countries which are not party to any MOU regarding Port state control)This inspection campaign will begin 1 SEPTEMBER 2011 and will run for 3 months, ending on 30 November 2011. The focus of Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) ...

Summary of recent meeting The Tokyo MOU issued a press release stating that representatives of the Port State Control Committee met in Busan, South Korea on 18-21 April.Among other things, it was agreed to conduct a concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on Structural Safety and Load Lines during the period 1 September through 30 November 2011, simultaneously with the Paris MOU.Source: Tokyo MOU

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 ...