Tag: Indian Ocean MoU

The Indian Ocean MoU issued a list of foreign ships which are currently banned by its Member Authorities. The bans involve two ships in Australia, three in Iran, and one in Myanmar. 

Indian Ocean MoU issued its annual PSC report, noting an increase in total number of inspections in 2019, compared with 2018. The number of detentions, detention rate and the number of underperforming ships have started to decrease in 2019.

Effective from 16 April, the Indian Ocean MoU has revised its earlier COVID-19 guidelines with respect to relaxation period mentioned in various scenarios, noting that exemptions / dispensations granted by the flag state administration or R.Os should be accepted by the port State authorities. 

Indian Ocean MoU published a table including decisions of each of its major member states regarding response to implications created by COVID-19 pandemic. In line with an earlier-released IOMOU guidance, the port State Authority should request the operator/owner/manager concerned to confirm that the flag State and/or the RO,

The Indian Ocean MoU authorities have agreed to adopt pragmatic guidance, understanding necessity to deal with crucial circumstances amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The guidance focuses on challenges related to MLC Convention (2006) and to relevant IMO Conventions. 

The Indian Ocean MoU shared its preliminary results on the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Emergency System and Procedures that took place in the region from 1 September 2019 and 30 November 2019. During that period, IOMOU authorities detained a total of nine ships for issues related to the CIC.

As the implementation of the ban on the non-compliant fuel oil carriage is taking effect in March, the Indian Ocean MoU has been issuing a “letter of information” to vessels since September 2019, to make awareness in advance about the issue. 

Indian Ocean MoU issued its annual PSC report for 2018, informing that a total of 252 ships were detained in the region, bringing the overall detention percentage for the year at 4.42 %. This number represents a decrease compared to the 4.95 % recorded in 2017.

The latest Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) was jointly conducted from 1st September to 30th November 2018 by the Paris, Tokyo, India and Black Sea MoU, focusing on compliance with the MARPOL Annex VI. Namely, during these three months, the PSC Authorities checked eleven items as mentioned in the CIC questionnaire.

SQE MARINE recommends best practices to check compliance with the applicable requirements of the MARPOL Annex VI for the forthcoming CIC which will be held for a period of three months by Paris, Tokyo, Black Sea and Indian MoUs.