Tag: PSC

44th Committee meeting in Naples The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) announced at its 44th Committee meeting in Naples, Italy (2-6 May 2011) that the introduction of its new inspection regime (NIR) on 1 January 2011 was completed successfully. A significant contribution was made by the member authorities, the European Commission, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the Paris MoU Secretariat.The NIR is a risk-based targeting mechanism which rewards quality shipping with a reduced inspection burden, and concentrates efforts on high-risk ships. 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 recognised organisation (RO). The inspection history of the ship as well as the ship's age and ship type influences the targeting.The Committee also agreed on guidelines for port state control officers, accepted Montenegro as a co-operating member, and discussed on how to deal with the effects of acts of piracy in the framework of port state control. It was agreed that these items should only be considered within the existing conventions relevant to the Paris MoU.For details of these ...

For Panamanian Ships of 20 years of age or more Panama Maritime Authority has notified ClassNK of Merchant Marine Circular No.221related to the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter Paris MOU).It was requested to arrange the occasional survey for all vessels of twenty (20) years of age or more, which are calling at a port or operating within the ports of country members to the Paris MOU in the Technical Information No. TEC-0759 dated 19 December 2008. As per the circular, it is not necessary to arrange the occasional survey.However, ClassNK would like to simply remind that it is stated in the circular that the General Directive of Merchant Marine can consider to request an Occasional Inspection to every vessel of 20 years or more of construction, which repeatedly incur in multiple detentions among the Memorandum of Understanding.This ClassNK Technical Information supersedes the existing Technical Information No. TEC-0759 dated 19 December 2008.To view more, press here.Source: ClassNK

Fatigue is one of the key safety risks facing seafarers On April 3rdh, 2011, bulkcarrier "Shen Neng 1" hit a coral reef off the Australian west coast. In its final report on the grounding the Australian Transport Safety Bureau put forward that the chief mate was fatigued, affecting his performance as Officer of the Watch (OOW).Fatigue is one of the key safety risks facing seafarers, and watchkeepers in particular.The ATSB urged ship operators to comply with international requirements and properly manage the hours of work and rest of watchkeepers. And the report stated that a succession of quite simple and small errors on the part of a tired crew led to the ships grounding, a problem that rests with the flagstate of a ship, as they are the party that decides what is the minimal safe manning of a ship(based on IMO resolution A.890(21).Normally, this IMO resolution sets out high standards, but flagstates do not follow this IMO-resolution, leading to very lowsafe manning crew numbers on ships. An example: Panama-flagged VLCCs may sail with a captain and two mates, and thats perfectly legal.Serious shipping companies make their own assesment of necessary crew levels onboard; but other companies just go with ...

Inspectors issued a detention deficiency Code 30 Port State Control inspectors issued a detention deficiency (Code 30) against one of our vessels for a defective tachometer on an auxiliary engine.Fortunately, a spare tachometer was on order and was to be received at the next port of call.On the basis of this evidence, the PSC inspector downgraded the deficiency to Code 45 (rectify detainable deficiency by next port). The defective tachometer was duly renewed and the deficiency rectified at the next port. Corrective actions A fleet notice has been issued requiring all vessels to ensure that tachometers for all auxiliary engines on board are in working condition and that an adequate stock of spare tachometers is kept at all times; SMS (List of critical spares) has been revised accordingly.Source: Mars/Nautical Institute

English version With reference the article "Panamanian flag versus Paris PSC MoU" related to sanctions against ship detained by the Paris MoU, thePanama Maritime Authorityhave recently issued an English version of the below-linked Resolution No. 106-24-DGMM, suspending the Occasional Inspection on board Panamanian-flagged vesselsolder than20 years for which next port of arrival is a country which is a member of the Paris MOU.Source: BIMCO

Press release The following press release has been issued further to the twenty-first meeting held in Republic of Korea.It should be noted that "the Committee approved the arrangements for the CIC on Structural Safety and Load Lines that will be carried out from 1 September to 30 November 2011 simultaneously with the Paris MOU" and that "the Committee reconfirmed its decision to conduct a joint CIC on Fire Safety System (FSS) with the Paris MOU during period September-November 2012 and noted the progress made thereon".To view the press release please click hereSource: Bureau Veritas

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

Failing Port State Control inspection The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 4 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during March 2011 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.Latest monthly figures show that there were no new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during March 2011 but 4 vessels remained under detention from previous months. The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 2.68% this is slightly down from Februarys twelve month rate.Out of the detained vessels none were registered with flag states listed on the Paris MOU white list, 1 was registered with a flag state on the grey list none were registered with flag states on the black list and 3 were unregistered.DETENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHSDate & Place of detention: 04/03/2010 Lowestoft Vessel Name: CIEN PORCIENTO (General Cargo) GT: 106 IMO No: 8944446 Flag: Unregistered Company: Open Window Inc Classification Society: Unclassed Recognised Organisation: Not applicable Recognised Organisation for ISM: Not applicable Summary: 30 deficiencies 7 grounds for detention The vessel was detained in Lowestoft because the main fire pump was inoperative and there was no alternative fire pump outside the ...

How to avoid detention This new edition outlines the main deficiencies PSC found and tells you which parts of the inspected ships PSC was focussing on in the past few years.For more information please click hereSource: GL Group

IRELAND - Port State Control, Directive 2009/16 EC The Ireland Department of Transport has issued a Marine Notice, related to the Port State Control New Inspection Regime, with the simultaneous introduction of changes to the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MOU), of which Ireland is a member state, and the entering into force of new EU legislation in the form of Directive 2009/16/EC on Port State Control (Recast).Please refer to the Marine Notice.Source: Ireland Department of Transport