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Global Cruise Industry Announces Support of Paris MOU’s

Focus on Passenger Ship Safety in 2013 On behalf of the global cruise industry, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) today announced its support of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control's (MOU) Harmonised Verification Programme (HAVEP), through which its 27 member States will provide focused attention on passenger ship safety throughout the 2013 calendar year. During the HAVEP, Port State Control Officers will inspect passenger ships and witness a number of emergency drills and scenarios on operational controls that govern the safe operation of passenger vessels. The Paris MOU is a system of harmonized inspection procedures implemented by 27 participating maritime Administrations and covers inspection activities in the waters of the European coastal States and the North Atlantic basin from North America to Europe."The global cruise industry welcomes the Paris MOU's focus on passenger ship safety in 2013 through HAVEP, as the safety of passengers and crewmembers is the cruise industry's number one priority," said Bud Darr, vice president, technical and regulatory affairs, CLIA. "Through HAVEP, crewmembers will have additional opportunities to showcase their preparation for emergency situations in addition to demonstrating the extensive knowledge and training through the conduct of comprehensive drills which are already required by ...

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Paris MoU launches Harmonised Verification Programme (HAVEP) on passenger ships

Focus on passenger ship safety The 27 member States of the Paris MoU will focus their attention onpassenger ship safety in 2013. In May 2012 the Paris MoU Port State ControlCommittee agreed to organise a Harmonized Verification Programme(HAVEP) on operational controls on passenger ships. The HAVEP will last fortwelve months, commencing on 1 January 2013 and ending on 31 December2013.During the HAVEP, Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) will witness an operational control comprising a standard emergency scenario which will include a simulated machinery space fire, a passenger evacuation and muster drill and an abandon ship drill which will include lowering of lifeboats to the water and taken away under power. During the inspection attention will also be given to the on-board decision support system, ship/shore communications, SAR plans, records of crew training, supply of emergency power and operation of watertight doors.The main purpose of the HAVEP is to verify that:In the event of a shipboard emergency the crew can organise themselves into an effective team to tackle the emergency; The officers and crew can communicate effectively with each other and with shore based support and rescue services; The Master is in control and information is flowing to/from the command centre; ...

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Paris MoU issues Annual Report on Port State Control

On course for safer shipping Considered to be the worldwide index for flag performance, the Paris MoU "White, Grey and Black Lists" indicate further improvements towards quality shipping.Last year Panama was congratulated for its efforts to move up to the White List. This year Faroe Islands, Vanuatu, Latvia and Iran moved from the "Grey List" to the "White List". A very successful achievement and an example for other flags that, through determined actions and political courage, changes can be made. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines moved from the "Black List" to the Grey List. Kazakhstan and India moved from the "White List" to the "Grey List". Dominica and Honduras moved from the "Grey List" to the "Black List".Brian Hogan, chairman of the Committee stated: "This year was one of the most significant and busy years for the Paris MoU in recent times. The start of the year saw the introduction of the New Inspection Regime, NIR, which has transformed and modernised the port state control regime in our region. I wish to thank the port State control officers and administrators in each of our member Authorities as they are the people who ensure the success of our endeavours and they ...

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Paris MOU CIC Report on Structural Safety and Load Lines published

CIC Structural Safety and Load Lines results 2011 The final report of the Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Structural Safety and International Convention on Load Lines has been published on the Paris MoU web site.The CIC was held between September and November 2011 and the report was approved by the 45th meeting of the Port State Control Committee in May 2012.The results of the CIC will also be submitted to the next meeting of the IMO Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation.The deficiencies related to structural safety and load lines accounted, as average in the last 8 years, for 15% of the total number of deficiencies within the Paris MoU. Although two CIC's on structural safety for large bulk-carriers and for oil tankers had been carried out by the Paris MoU in 1999 and 2000 respectively, the structural safety of other types of ships and the compliance of ships with the provisions of the International Convention on Load Lines had never been assessed by any CIC.The Paris MoU Port State Control Committee agreed at its 42nd session to organize in 2011 a CIC on the compliance of all types of ships with the structural safety requirements and the provisions of the International ...

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Focus on passenger ship safety in 2013

Paris MoU has agreed that the first year of the new inspection regime has been largely successful The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) held its 45th Committee meeting in Riga, Latvia, from 7 - 11 May 2012.The Committee agreed that the first year of the new inspection regime (NIR) has been largely successful. An important goal of the NIR is to concentrate inspection efforts on high risk ships and reward quality shipping with a reduced inspection burden. The NIR makes use of company performance and the Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme (VIMSAS) for identifying the risk profile of ships together with the performance of the flag State and the recognized organization. The inspection history of the ship as well as the ship's age and ship type influences the targeting. The information system THETIS is hosted and managed by EMSA.Mr. Hogan, the Chairman, stated: "The detention rate increased for the first time in years, although less inspections were carried out in the Paris MoU-region, this shows that the NIR is achieving its objective".High importance was given to Concentrated Inspection Campaigns (CICs). A CIC on fire safety systems has been scheduled from September to November this ...

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