Tag: Tokyo MoU

According to Bureau Veritas, IACS is starting a new campaign during 2025, to track the results of emergency power supply tests on ships.

RISK4SEA, a specialized platform focused on providing advanced analytics, data, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to Port State Control (PSC) in the maritime industry, has announced the results and CiC intensity Index on Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreements. 

Representatives of the Port State Control Committee, the governing body under Tokyo MOU, met in the Republic of Korea, from 11 to 14 November 2024 for its 35th annual meeting.

Paris & Tokyo MoU on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CiC) from 1st September 2024 to 30th November 2024 on Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreement (SEA).

A  Safety Bulletin by the Tokyo MoU focuses on the risks associated with the carriage of solid bulk cargoes and provides a summary of the steps operators must follow before accepting a cargo for shipment, explaining the responsibilities of the master and the shipper. 

The Tokyo MoU issued a Safety Bulletin informing that there have been numerous observations by PSCOs where the “simulated blackout” testing of the Emergency Generator is demonstrated as fully functional, but during an actual power blackout, the system does not meet the requirements of SOLAS Ch. II-1, Reg. 42 / 43.

The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (Paris MoU) on Port State Control (PSC) carried out a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Fire Safety in collaboration with the Tokyo MOU from 1 September to 30 November 2023.

Tokyo MOU published its Annual Report for 2023, indicating that it conducted 30,887 inspections, involving 18,298 individual ships. Out of 30,887 inspections, there were 18,806 inspections where ships were found with deficiencies.

Recognizing that there are some concerns and observations on the use of body camera during PSC (particularly privacy considerations) from the industry, Tokyo MOU has developed related guidelines.

Kubota Hideo, Tokyo MOU Secretariat, observes that the pandemic has led to an increase in the detention rate and the regional detention rate, while the number of ship inspections has returned to pre-pandemic levels.