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Top deficiencies in the Paris MOU during 2014

Safety of navigation and fire safety at the major categories of deficiencies in the region Paris MOU has issued its Annual Report on Port State Control for 2014. According to the report, for the first time since the introduction of the New Inspection Regime the number of individual ships inspected has increased (9%). The number of inspections has only increased slightly (4%). With a further decrease in the number of detentions (8%), this also resulted in a lower detention percentage.With a total number of 18,430 inspections performed in 2014 the inspection figures showed an increase of 4% compared with the figures of 2013. Each individual ship was inspected an average of 1.2 times per year, a rate which has been slightly lower to that of 2012. After a drop in the number of inspections that started with the introduction of the New Inspection Regime in January 2011, and continued in 2012 and 2013, the 2014 figures show an increase of 4%.New features of this inspection regime are that the annual inspection target for each Member State is based on ship movement data rather than individual ship calls. Also dedicated quality shipping is awarded with longer intervals between inspections. This year's ...

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Paris MoU issues 2014 Annual Report on PSC

Facts and figures of Port State Control for 2014 in the Paris MoU Region Paris MOU issued its Annual Report on Port State Control for 2014 which contains details of the main developments in the Paris MoU for the year and the outcomes of their inspections. It was the first year where the New Inspection Regime (NIR) was based on statistical criteria developed from the NIR itself, thus transitioning to its full implementation.During last year, refusal of access (banning) has been used 63 times since 2012. Most cases involved ships which have been banned for multiple detentions (46), while a significant number (13) were banned for failing to call at an indicated repair yard. The remaining 4 cases involved ships which "jumped the detention", by sailing without authorization. Over a 3 year period the flags of the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Moldova, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Togo have recorded the highest number of bannings. Four ships have been banned for a second time already.''The entry into force of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) was a key event in our industry and the Convention will play an important part of port State ...

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Paris MoU adopts new performance lists

New lists to take effect from 1 July 2015 At its 48th meeting last month, the Paris MoU Committee approved the 2014 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognized Organizations. These lists will take effect from 1 July 2015.The "White, Grey and Black (WGB) List" presents the full spectrum, from quality flags to flags with a poor performance that are considered high or very high risk. It is based on the total number of inspections and detentions over a 3-year rolling period for flags with at least 30 inspections in the period.On the "White, Grey and Black list" for 2014, a total number of 72 flags are listed: 43 on the "White List", 19 on the "Grey List" and 10 on the "Black list". In 2013 the number of flags listed totalled 75 flags, namely 46 on the "White List", 19 on the "Grey List" and 10 on the "Black List".The "White List" represents quality flags with a consistently low detention record. Compared with 2013, the number of flags on the "White List" has decreased by 3 flags to a total number of 43 flags. New on the "White List" is India, which was on the ...

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New CIC on enclosed spaces to be launched this year

Paris MOU announced new CICs for both 2015 & 2016 Paris MOU held its 48th Committee meeting in the Netherlands last week in which confirming the subject of its new Concentrated Inspection Campaigns (CICs) for 2015 and 2016. Paris MoU jointly with Tokyo MOU will initiate a Concentrated Inspection Campaign this year (September- November) on crew familiarization for enclosed space entry while next year CIC will focus on the Maritime Labour Convention to verify compliance.The meeting was officially opened by the Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, Melanie Schultz van Haegen. The meeting was attended by members of the Paris MoU, the European Commission, EMSA, Montenegro, observers from the International Labour Organization, US Coast Guard, Viña del Mar Agreement, Tokyo MoU, Caribbean MoU, Mediterranean MoU, Indian Ocean MoU, Abuja MoU and Black Sea MoU.High importance was given to the Concentrated Inspection Campaigns (CICs). Jointly with the Tokyo MoU a CIC on Crew Familiarisation for Enclosed Space Entry is scheduled from September to November, this year.After the entry into force of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC2006) in 2013 the Committee decided on carrying out a CIC in 2016 to verify compliance with the Convention. The questionnaire and guidelines for this ...

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Unsatisfactory compliance with hours of rest

Paris MoU issues preliminary results from CIC carried from September to November 2014 Paris MoU has issued the preliminary results from the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW Hours of Rest, carried out between 1 September 2014 and 30 November 2014 in the Paris MoU region showing that:16 ships (14% of detentions during CIC) were detained over the 3 month period as a direct result of the CIC for deficiencies related to hours of rest.Main areas of concern are hours of rest not being recorded properly and watchkeeping personnel without sufficient rest.In recent years there has been a growing concern regarding hours of rest for watchkeeping personnel. Supported by PSC inspection results and a number of incidents, the Paris and Tokyo MoU, as well as other MoUs, decided to organize a joint campaign to verify a list of 10 selected items against the STCW requirements.The CIC questionnaire was completed during 4,041 inspections. A total of 912CIC-related deficiencies were recorded and 16 ships (14% of the detentions) weredetained as a direct result of the CIC during the 3 month period.Secretary General Richard Schiferli expressed serious concerns: "Insufficient restof watchkeeping personnel has already caused several incidents over the pastyears. It may be ...

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