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[Authorities which adhere to the Tokyo MOU which established in 1993 are 17 Authorities ]
TOKYO MOU
Participating Maritime Authorities & Associate Members Australia, Canada, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Hong Kong, Chile
Observers United States, technical, ILO, Paris MoU & Indian Ocean MoU, Solomon Islds, Chile, Macao, China, North Korea, Vina del Mar Agreement, Black Sea MOU
Target Inspection Rate 75% annual regional inspection rate by the year 2000
Relevant Instruments LL66 & LL PROT 88
SOLAS 74
SOLAS PROT 78 & 88
MARPOL 73/78
STCW 78
COLREG 72
TONNAGE 69
ILO Convention No. 147
Inspection Priorities Passenger ships, ro-ro ships & bulk carriers
Ships which may present a special hazard including oil tankers, gas carriers, chemical tankers & ships carrying harmful substances in packaged form.
Ships visiting a port of a State, the Authority of which is a signatory to the Memorandum, for the first time or after an absence of 12 months or more.
Ships flying the flag of a State appearing in the three-year rolling average table of above-average detentions published in the annual report of the Memorandum.
Ships which have been permitted to leave the port of State, the Authority of which is a signatory to the Memorandum, on the condition that the deficiencies noted must be rectified within a specified period upon expiry of such period.
Ships which have been reported by pilots or port authorities as having deficiencies which may prejudice their safe navigation.
Ships carrying dangerous or polluting goods, which have failed to report all relevant information concerning the ships particulars, the ships movements & concerning the dangerous or polluting goods being carried to the competent authority of the port & coastal State.
Ships which have been suspended from their class for safety reasons in the course of the preceding six months.
Ships proceeding to sea without complying with the conditions set by the port State.
Type of ships identified by the Committee from time to time as warranting priority inspections.
Amendments entry into force Will take effect 60 days after acceptance or at the end of any different period determined unantechnicalusly by the representatives of the authorities in the Committee.
Committee Composition A Representative of each of the authorities
Secretariat location Tokyo - Japan
Information Centre location Asia-Pacific computerized Information System (APCIS), Vladivostok, Russia
Date of Signature 1st December 1993
Official Languages English
Tokyo MOU Secretariat
Established on 15 March 1994
Main duties :
serve Port State Control Committee and other meetings
organize PSC officers training courses and seminars
conduct research and analysis of the PSC inspection data in the region
collect and disseminate information regarding PSC for the participating Authorities
assist in providing technical assistance
Focal Point
Mr. S. Sasamura
Secretary
Tokyo MoU Secretariat
Tomoecho Annex Building 6F-3-8-26
Toranomon Minato-Ku, Tokyo
Japan.
Phone No.: +81 33 433 0621
Fax No. : +81 33 433 0624
Authorities which adhere to the Tokyo MOU
Australia
Australian Maritime Safety Authority P.O. Box 2181, Canberra City ACT 2601
Tel: 61-2-62795048 Fax: 61-2-62795966
http://www.amsa.gov.au/
New Zealand
Maritime Safety Authority Level 8 AMP House, 109 Featherston Street - P.O.Box 27006 Wellington
Tel: 64-4-473-0111 Fax: 64-4-473-6699
Canada
Transport Canada, Marine Safety Canada Building, 344 Slater Street Ottawa, Ontario - K1A ON7
Tel: 1-613-991-4962 Fax: 1-613-993-8196
http://www.tc.gc.ca/
Papua New Guinea
Department of Transport P.O.Box 1489, Port Moresby
Tel: 675-321-1866 Fax: 675-321-4968
China
Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China 11 Jianguomennei Ave. Beijing 100736
Tel: 86-10-6529-2588 Fax: 86-10-6529-2245
Philippines
Philippine Coast Guard 139, 25th Street, Port Area - 1018 Manila
Tel: 63-2-40-0290 Fax: 63-2-527-3907
Fiji
Maritime and Port Authority of Fiji PO Box 132, Lautoka,
Tel: 679-662-944 Fax: 679-665-799
Russian Federation
Federal Maritime Administration of Russia 1/4, Rozhdestvenka Street, Moscow 103759
Tel: 7-095-926-1121 Fax: 7-095-926-9128
http://www.pma.ru
Hong Kong, China
Marine Department Harbour Building 38 Pier Road, GPO Box 4155
Tel: 852-2-852-4404 Fax: 852-2-544-9241
http://www.info.gov.hk/mardep/
Singapore
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore 1 Maritime Square, #09-66 ,Singapore 099253
Tel: 65-375-6206 Fax: 65-375-6231
Indonesia
Directorate of Guard and Rescue, Directorate General Sea Communication Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.8, Jakarta Pusat - 10110
Tel: 62-21-381-1308 Fax: 62-21-350-5705
Thailand
Harbour Department, Ministry of Transport and Communications 1278 Yotha Road, Talardnoi, Sampanthawong - Bangkok 10100
Tel: 662-236-6678 Fax: 662-236-6678
Japan
Maritime Technology and Safety Bureau, Ministry of Transport 2-1-3, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8989
Tel: 81-3-3580-4460 Fax: 81-3-3580-5047
http://www.motnet.go.jp/
Vanuatu
Ports and Marine Department PMB 046 - Port Vila
Tel: 678-22339 Fax: 678-22475
Republic of Korea
Marine Policy Office, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries 826-14, Yeoksam-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul
Tel: 82-2-567-2038 Fax: 82-2-3466-2111
Vietnam
Vietnam National Maritime Bureau 7A Lang Ha Street , Hanoi
Tel: 84-4-856-1371 Fax: 84-4-856-0729
Malaysia
Marine Department Headquarters, Peninsular Malaysia P.O. Box 12, 42007 Port Klang Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: 60-3-368-6616 Fax: 60-3-368-5289