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Paris MoU confirms Liberia as best-performing major ship registry

2.03 % detention rate based on 82 detentions arising from 4,046 inspections Liberia has been confirmed as the best-performing major ship registry worldwide over the last three years in the latest statistics from the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control.The Paris MoU statistics confirm that Liberia had the best detention rate during the last three years of those registries with more than 100,000 gt of shipping under their flag. Liberia's detention rate was 2.03 per cent, based on 82 detentions arising from 4,046 inspections. This positions it well ahead of the Marshall Islands, which had a detention rate of 2.50 per cent based on 63 detentions of 2,521 vessels inspected. Panama was in third place, with a detention rate of 4.89 per cent, resulting from 305 detentions out of 6,238 inspections.Liberia also recently received its QUALSHIP (Quality Shipping for the 21st Century) certification for 2014 from the United States Coast Guard. Only a small percentage of foreign-flag ships calling at US ports are admitted to the QUALSHIP programme, based on the excellence of their port state control record. Designated ships are recognised and rewarded by the USCG for their commitment to safety and quality. The USCG has ...

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HAVEP shows the importance of regular realistic fire and abandon ship drills

Preliminary results from HAVEP on passenger ships carried out during 2013 in the Paris MoU region Preliminary results from the Harmonized Verification Programme (HAVEP) on passenger ships, carried out between 1 January 2013 and 31December 2013 in the Paris MoU region shows that:Two passenger ships were detained over the 12 month period as a direct result of the HAVEP for deficiencies related to operation control and emergency preparedness. Whilst the results of the HAVEP indicate reasonable overall compliance with SOLAS requirements for passenger ships, both from an operational point of view and hardware, it should be noted that in19 out of 232 inspections (8.19%) a deficiency was recorded against a fire drill andin 20 inspections (8.62%) a deficiency was recorded against an abandon ship drill.The objective of the HAVEP was to obtain a view of emergency preparedness on passenger ships following the Costa Concordia incident in January 2012."The two main areas of concern on a passenger ship are fire and flooding and if the situation escalates out of control the ship must be able to be safely abandoned. The results of the HAVEP indicate that masters and operators must pay attention to carrying out regular realistic fire and abandon ship ...

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Paris MoU reveals Preliminary Results CIC on Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery

Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery a matter of concern on older ships Weel maintained engine room / Image Credit: Paris MoUPreliminary results from the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery, carried out between 1 September 2013 and 30 November 2013 in the Paris MoU region show that:68 ships (41% of all detentions) were detained over the 3 month period as a direct result of the CIC for deficiencies related to propulsion and auxiliary machinery. Problem areas included the propulsion of the main engine, cleanliness of the engine room and emergency source of power/emergency generator.In previous years deficiencies related to propulsion and machinery installations accounted on average for 7% of the total number of deficiencies within the Tokyo and Paris MoU´s, ranking number six in comparison with all the deficiencies by categories statistics.Reason enough for the Paris MoU to concentrate attention to this area during a CIC.More than half (54%) of all CIC-topic related detentions involved ships of 20 years or more. This category had a CIC-topic related detention rate of 3.6%, which compares unfavourable to the overall 1.8% CIC-topic related detention rate."This outcome illustrates that wear and tear of propulsion and auxiliary machinery remains an issue, which should ...

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EMSA reveals company list with poor PSC performance

PSC company performance index calculator As of 1 January 2014, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is publishing the following company performance data on theThetis database:the list of companies whose performance has been very low for a continuous period of 36 monthsthe list of companies whose performance has been low or very low for a continuous period of 36 monthsthe list of companies whose performance has been low for a continuous period of 36 months.This information will be updated daily and is a requirement of the EU Directive on Port State Control. EMSA publishes this information on behalf of the EC.Thetis Database (please click image to enlarge)Company performance is calculated by the Paris and Tokyo MOUs as part of their New Inspection Regimes (NIRs), established in January 2011 and January 2014 respectively.These are risk-based targeting mechanisms which reward quality shipping with a smaller inspection burden and concentrate on high-risk ships, which are subject to more in-depth and frequent inspections.The NIRs use company performance data to identify the risk profile of ships, as well as the Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme and the performance of the flag state and recognised organisation. The past inspection record of the ship as well ...

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Paris MoU results of first month under the MLC

Seven ships detained for MLC-related deficiencies On 20 August 2013 the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) entered into force and became a relevant instrument for the Paris MoU, thus making the MLC requirements officially subject to Port State Control. Paris MoU announced the results of the first month since MLC entered into force.During the first month 7 ships were detained for MLC-related deficiencies. This means that 10% of the total number of detentions (68) in the Paris MoU area in this period was MLC, 2006 related.The detentions were imposed by 4 different port States: Canada (2 ships), Denmark, the Russian Federation and Spain (3 ships).The detained ships were flying the flag of Cyprus (2 ships), Liberia, the Netherlands, Panama (2 ships) and Tanzania.Note: The article has been edited according to the latestParis MoU press release on 14 October. In the initial press release eight detentions were reported, but the correct number is 7, which leads to a 10% of total detentions in the same period.Other interesting Paris MoU figures during the month of MLC:A total of 4,260 deficiencies have been recorded;494 deficiencies out of the 4,260 recorded (11.5%) were related toany of the ILO Conventions listed as relevant instrument;Of these ...

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