Tag: Tokyo MoU

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.

The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (Paris MoU) on Port State Control (PSC) carried out a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW jointly with the Tokyo MOU between September 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022.

Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) has released a Port State Control (PSC) report to inform interested stakeholders of inspections and detentions during 2020-2022.

Tokyo MoU published its Annual Report for 2022, indicating that it conducted 24,894 inspections, involving 15,853 individual ships. However, a cyber attack caused problems in its Port State Control (PSC) platform for several weeks, troubling operations.

Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has issued a statement in response to ITF's claims that were published last week and placed Palau's registry flag amongst the four worst in the world.

Up to a thousand ships flagged to the Cook Islands, Palau, Sierra Leone, and Togo will be targeted for safety, maintenance and seafarer welfare inspections across the Mediterranean Sea in the coming eight weeks by an army of inspectors from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), seafarers’ unions and port authorities.