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01.Tokyo MOU on Port State Control In Asia-Pacific Region

TOKYO MOU


Participating Maritime Authorities & Associate Members	Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Fiji, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, Vanuatu and Viet Nam; Panama (cooperating member), Mexico (cooperating member)
Observers	Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Macao (China); Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; USCG;IMO, ILO, Black Sea MoU, Indian Ocean MoU, Paris MoU, Riyadh MoU, Caribbean MoU and Viña del Mar Agreement
Target Inspection Rate	80% annual regional inspection rate
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	Mr. Hideo KUBOTA (Japan) Ascend Shimbashi 8F 6-19-19 Shimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0004 Tokyo, Japan
Information Centre location	Mrs. Natalia KHARCHENKO Asia-Pacific Computerized Information System (APCIS) Moscow, 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

Authorities which adhere to the Tokyo MOU


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
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 Wellington1 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

02.Paris MOU on Port State Control

Outline
- Port State control (PSC) is a system of harmonized inspection procedures designed to target substandard ships with the main objective being their eventual elimination. Port States are entitled to control foreign ships visiting their own ports to ensure that any deficiencies found are rectified before they are allowed to sail.
- It is well known that the responsibility for ensuring that ships comply with the provisions of the relevant instruments rests upon the owners, masters, recognized organization and the flag State administrations.
- However, the primary responsibility to safeguard against substandard ships lies on with the flag States.
- Regrettably, some flag States fail to fulfill their commitments contained in agreed international legal instruments and subsequently some ships are sailing in an unsafe condition, threatening the lives as well as the marine environment. It is when flag states fail to meet their commitments that port State comes into play.
  For the effective understanding of PSC activities, maritime Authorities have joined the regional Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as a member. The Paris MOU is the model upon which other regions of the world base their agreements on PSC. Starting with the Paris MOU, PSC became more organized and widespread and now there are various Memorandum of Understanding on Port States control covering almost every part of the world. At present, there are eight regional agreements on PSC with the total of 123 members states.
- In recent years, the importance of PSC has been widely recognized by the shipping industry and there has been important movement in various regions toward establishing a harmonized method for the effective implementation of the control provisions. The followings are the Memorandum of Understanding on PSC in the world to this date.

Authorities which adhere to the Paris MOU


Tokyo MOU(Asia-Pacific region)	Acuerdo de Vina del Mar (Latin American region)
Caribbean MOU (Caribbean region)	Mediterranean MOU (Mediterrranean region)
Indian Ocean MOU (Indian Ocean region)	Abuja MOU (West and Central African region)
lack Sea MOU (Black Sea region)

03.United State Coast Guard(USCG)

- Founded in the 1790's as part of the Department of Treasury, the United States Coast Guard is now part of the Department of Transportation, protecting U.S. interests at home and around the world. In peacetime and during war, the Coast Guard is at work around the clock, 365 days a year, patrolling shores, saving lives, protecting property and enhancing the flow of commerce. From helping the victims of floods and storms, to keeping millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs from flooding American communities, to teaching boating safety and cleaning up oil spills, the Coast Guard is, like its motto, Semper Paratus, Always Ready
  
  Only in the most extreme or obvious cases did the U.S. Coast Guard intervene under the international conventions (e.g. SOLAS, MARPOL, Load line) to detain non-U.S. ships. The situation has changed radically.
  
  Today non-U.S. flag vessels carry more than 90% of the international commercial freight arriving or departing the United States. Over 8000 non-U.S. ships from more than 100 countries arrive in the U.S. every year. Ninety-five percent of all passenger ships and 75% of all cargo ships (including tankers) entering the country are flagged by other countries than the U.S.
  
  In 1994, the U.S. Congress recognized that within the greater influx of non-U.S. ships there undoubtedly existed a number of substandard vessels which posed an unacceptable threat to the safety of ports, waterways, and marine environment of the country. Accordingly, the Congress directed the Coast Guard to develop a program to eliminate substandard vessels from the nation's waters, and to submit annual reports on the status of this newly mandated program.
U.S. Coast Guard's Boarding Priority Matrix
- In developing its risk assessment methodology, the Coast Guard first recognized that three entities directly influence a vessel's operational condition and compliance with international safety and environmental protection standards. These entities are: 1) owner and operators list, 2) classification societies, and 3) flag states. If any of these entities fails to fully undertake its responsibilities for a ship's safe operation, then the ship is likely to be considered a substandard vessel by the U.S.Coast Guard.
  
  The Coast Guard's previous experience with a particular ship provides another indication of whether or not that vessel poses an unacceptable risk. In addition, certain types of ships pose a higher risk to themselves and the cargo they transport. These vessel types include: oil and chemical tankers, gas carriers, passenger ships, bulk freighters more than ten years old, and any vessel carrying low value commodities in bulk
  
  The boarding priority matrix enables the Coast Guard to rationally and systematically determine the probable risk posed by non-U.S. ships calling at U.S. ports. The Matrix is used to decide which ships Port State Control Officers should board on any given day, in any given port. Points are assessed in each of the five columns and then summed for a total point score. This numerical score, along with other performance based factors, determines a ship's boarding priority. The following summarizes the priority categories and associated operational restrictions which may be imposed on ships by U.S. Coast Guard Captains of the Port
PORT STATE CONTROL OWNER & OPERATOR LIST
- The following is the U.S. Coast Guard's compilation of vessel owners and operators which have been associated with more than one detention under the authority of an international convention by the Coast Guard within the past twelve months. Placement on this list does not imply that all ships associated with the owner or operator are substandard.
  
  The purpose of the enclosed information, compiled under the authority of Titles 14, 33, and 46, United States Code, is to aid the Coast Guard in carrying out its port State responsibilities. The goal of the Port State Control Initiative is to identify substandard foreign flag vessels through boardings and examinations, and then to take the appropriate action to eliminate the threat that such vessels may pose to U.S. waters, ports, and citizens.
  
  The Coast Guard's program is designed to effectively direct its vessel inspection resources to those vessels which may pose greater risks. As a result, a vessel making a U.S. port call that is owned or operated by a person or entity that has had that vessel, or a different vessel, subject to more than one intervention action within the last twelve months is a higher priority for a Coast Guard port State control boarding. However, the owner/operator is only one of several factors considered by the U.S. Coast Guard in deciding whether to actually board and inspect a vessel.
  
  The Owners List is updated monthly. The revised version of the Owner's List is sent to all Coast Guard Marine Safety Offices
Classification Society Targeting Methodology
- Classification Societies are evaluated on their performance over the previous three years. Classification Societies with less than ten distinct arrivals in the previous year are filtered out. If they have been associated with any detentions in the previous three years they receive priority 1 status. If they have not been associated with any detentions in the previous three years they receive zero points.
  
  Classification Societies with more than ten distinct arrivals in the previous year are evaluated on their performance over the previous three years. Their performance is based on their detention ratio (number of detentions divided by the number of distinct arrivals). This ratio is then compared to the average detention ratio (total number of detentions divided by the total number of distinct arrivals). These Classification Societies are then assigned points according to where their detention ratios fall in relation to the average detention ratio.
Boarding Priority Matrix
- Owners
  
  5Points : Listed owner or operator
- Flag
  
  7Points : Listed Flag State
- Class
  
  Priority 1 : A detention ratio equal to or greater than 2%
  
  5 Points : A detention ratio equal to 1% or less than 2%
  
  3 Points : A detention ratio equal to 0.5% or less than 1%
  
  0 Point : A detention ratio less than 0.5%
- History
  
  5points Ea. : Detention within the previous 12 months
  
  1points Ea. : Detention within the previous 12 months
  
  1points Ea. : Other operational control within the previous 12 months
  
  1points Ea. : Casualty within the previous 12 months
  
  1points Ea. : Violation within the previous 12 months
  
  1points Ea. : Not boarded within the previous 12 months
- Ship type
  
  1 point : Oil or Chemical Tanker
  
  1 Point : Gas carrier
  
  2 Points : Bulk freight over 10 years old
  
  1 Point ; Passenger Ship
  
  1 point : Carrying low value commodities in bulk
- Priority I vessels
  
  17 or more points on the Matrix, or
  
  ships involved in a marine casualty that may have affected seaworthiness, or
  
  USCG Captain of the Port determines a vessel to be a potential hazard to the port or the environment
  
  ships whose classification society has ten or more arrivals the previous year and a detention ratio more than four times the average, or
  
  ships whose classification society has less than ten arrivals the previous year and have been associated with at least one detention.
- Port entry may be restricted until vessel is examined by the Coast Guard.
- Priority II vessels
  
  7 to 16 points on the Matrix, or
  
  outstanding requirements from a previous boarding in this or another U.S. port, or the vessel is overdue for an annual tank or passenger exam
- Cargo operations may be restricted until vessel is examined by the Coast Guard
- Priority III vessels
  
  4 to 6 points on the Matrix, or
  
  alleged deficiencies reported, or
  
  the vessel is overdue for an annual freight examination, or quarterly passenger vessel re-exam
- No operational restrictions imposed; vessel will most likely be examined at dock
- Priority IV vessels
  
  3 or fewer points on the Matrix
- Vessel is a low risk, and will probably not be boarded
  
  Coast Guard efforts to eliminate substandard shipping have focused on improving methods to identify poor-quality vessels (targeting schemes). However, regardless of the score that a vessel receives in our targeting matrix, all foreign-flagged vessels are examined no less than once each year. This provides few incentives for the well run, quality ship. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of vessels are operated responsibly, and are typically found with few or no deficiencies. Under our current policies, these vessels are boarded at similar intervals as vessels that aren't operated responsibly. These quality vessels should be recognized and rewarded for their commitment to safety and quality. Therefore, on January 1, 2001, the Coast Guard will implement an initiative to identify high-quality ships, and provide incentives to encourage quality operations. This initiative is called Qualship 21, quality shipping for the 21st century.

04.Acuerdo Vina Del Mar

ACUERDO DE VINA DEL MAR


Participating Maritime Authorities & Associate Members	Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Observers	IMO, ILO, USCG, ROCRAM, Black Sea MoU, Caribbean MoU, Tokyo MoU and Paris MoU
Target Inspection Rate	20% six-month inspection rate per country
Relevant Instruments	LL66 SOLAS 74 SOLAS PROT 78 MARPOL 73/78 STCW 78 COLREG 72 TONNAGE 69
Inspection Priorities	- Passenger ships, ro-ro ships, Bulk Carriers - Ships which may present a special hazard - Ships which have had several recent deficiencies
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	Mr. Martin Pablo RUIZ (Argentina) Av. Eduardo Madero 235,8º piso, Of. 8:20 y 8:21(1106) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Information Centre location	Mr. Arnaldo Ariel VallejosAdministratorof the Information Centreof the Latin American Agreement,Prefectura Naval Argentina,Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of Signature	5th November 1992
Official Languages	Portuguese and Spanish

MARITIME AUTHORITIES OF THE AGREEMENT


PREFECTURA NAVAL ARGENTINA Av. E. MADERO 235 2?Piso Buenos Aires - ARGENTINA TELEFAX: 541 314-0317 E-mail: pna@sudnet.com.ar http://www.sudnet.com.ar/pna	DIRECTORIA DE PORTOS E COSTAS RUA 1ro. de MARZO 118 Piso 15 R? de Janeiro - BRAZIL TEL: 5521 216.5236 Fax: 222.2636 E-mail secom%prtcos@mhs.mar.br http://www.mar.br/~dpc/dpc
DIRECCION GENERAL MARITIMA Calle 41 N20-46, CAN Santa F?nbsp; de Bogot?- COLOMBIA TEL: 571-220247 Fax: 2222636 E-mail:dgmdimar@colomsat.net.co	DIRECCION DE INSPECCION Y SEGURIDAD MARITIMA Av. Boyeros y Tulip? La Habana - CUBA TEL: 537 816607 Fax: 335118
DIRECCION GENERAL DEL TERRITORIO MARITtechnical Y MARINA MERCANTE Errazuriz 537, Valparaiso - CHILE TEL: 5632 208141 Fax: 208164 E-mail: dgtm@entel.chile.net http://www.directemar.cl	DIRECCION DE MARINA MERCANTE Y DEL LITORAL Elizalde 101 y Malec? Guayaquil - ECUADOR TEL: 593 320400 Fax: 4324246 E-mail mmercan2@telconet.net
DIRECCION GENERAL DE LA MARINA MERCANTE Municipio Libre N,2 377, piso, Santa Cruz, Atoyac. M?ico DC TELEFAX: 525 604889 E-mail fpayno@sct.gob.mx	DIRECCION GENERAL CONSULAR Y NAVES Apartado 5245, Ciudad de Panam TEL: 507 2271166 Fax: 2270037/39
DIRECCION GENERAL DE CAPITANIAS Y GUARDACOSTAS Constituci? 150, Callao - Per?nbsp; TELEFAX: 5114 651068 E-mail grm@dcgdicap.mil.pe	PREFECTURA NACIONAL NAVAL Rambla 25 de Agosto de 1825 s/n Montevideo - URUGUAY TEL: 5982 956786Fax: 964914
DIRECCION GENERAL DE TRANSPORTE ACUATICO Torre Este, piso 37, parque Central, Caracas - VENEZUELA TEL: 582 5092709 Fax: 5092722

The Secretariat :is the executive body of the Agreement.
It has a permanent nature and is located at Prefectura Naval Argentina (Argentine Coast Guard) Headquarters.

Local Point
- Prefecto General Juan Jose Beltritti Secretario
- Acuerdo de Vina Del Mar SecretariaPrefectura Naval Argentina, Edifico "Guardacostas"
- Av. Eduardo Madero 235, P.O.Box 0.40 Buenos Airas Argentina.
- Phone No.: +54 114318 7433
- Fax No. : +54 114318 7547
- E-mail : pconstanzo@comdt.uscg.mil

05.Mediterranean MOU

ACUERDO DE VINA DEL MAR

The third final preparatory meeting on the establishment of a PSC agreement in the Mediterranean region took place in Valletta, Malta, from 8 to 11 July 1997, At the end of the meeting the Mediterranean MOU on PSC was signed by the representatives of ten countries (Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey). Late 1997 the MOU was also signed by Lebanon. The Mediterranean MOU Committee had two meetings, the 1st was in Alexandria, Egypt 24-26 Feb. 1998 and the 2nd was in Istanbul, Turkey 14-16 Oct. 1998. The 3rd Committee Meeting supposed to be held in Nicosia, Cyprus - Sept. 1999

Secretariat


Secretary	Admiral Hani Hosni	e-mail: hani@dataxprs.com.eg
Deputy Secratary	Captain Emad Islam Mediterranean MoU on PSC Secertrait	e-mail: eislam@aast.edu
Address	Adm. Mokhtar AMMAR (Egypt) P.O.Box: 3101746 Blue Horizon Building El Cornish St. 17th FloorMandara, Alexandria, Egypt	e-mail: medmou@dataxprs.com.eg
Phone	(203) 5437370- 5226685 - 5226674 (203) 5446539

Information Center


Name/Adress	Admiral Hani Hosni	e-mail: hani@dataxprs.com.eg
Deputy Secratary	Mr. Mehdi Loutfi CIMED, Acting DirectorInformation Centre Casablanca, Immeuble Direction de la Marine Marchande, Boulevard Félix Houphouet BOIGNY, 20000, Casablanca, Morocco	e-mail: marine@maroconline.com
Phone	(212) 222 21931 - 78092
Fax	(212) 222 73340
Telex	24613

06.Black Sea MOU

The 1st preparatory meeting for the development of Flag State Implementation and Port State Control in the Black Sea region was held in Varna, Bulgaria 14-17 Sept. 99. The 2nd preparatory and signatory meeting hosted by the Maritime Authority of Turkey in Istanbul 4-7 April 2000

BLACK SEA MOU


Participating Maritime Authorities & Associate Members	Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russian Federation, Turkey and Ukraine
Observers	IMO, ILO, Republic of Azerbaijan, USCG, Mediterranean MoU, Paris MoU, Riyadh MoU and Commission on the protection of the Black Sea against pollution
Target Inspection Rate	75% annual regional inspection rate
Relevant Instruments	LL66 SOLAS 74 SOLAS PROT 78 MARPOL 73/78 STCW 78 COLREG 72 TONNAGE 69 ILO Convention No. 147
Inspection Priorities	Ships visiting a port of a State, for the first time or after an absence of 12 months or more
	SShips 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 which have been the subject of a report or notification by another Authority
	Ships which have been
	Involved in a collision, grounding or stranding on their way to the portAccused of an alleged violation of the provisions on discharge of harmful substances or effluentsManeuvered in an erratic or unsafe manner whereby routing measures, adopted by the technical, or safe navigation practices & procedures have not been followed, or Otherwise operated in such a manner as to cause a danger to persons, property or the environment
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	Mr. Huseyin YUCE (Turkey) Beylerbeyi Mah. Abdullahaga Cad. No:16A Kat:3 Oda:32634676 Uskudar/Istanbul, Turkey
Information Centre location	Mrs. Natalia KHARCHENKO Black Sea Information System (BSIS), RF PSC/FSC DirectorateBurakova str., 29Moscow, 105118,Russia
Date of Signature	7th April 2000
Official Languages	English

Local Point
- Mr. H. Yuce
- Secretary
- Black Sea PSC Interim Secretariat
- Meclisi Mebusan Cad. No.18
- Salipazari 80040 Istanbul
- Turkey
- Phone No.: +90 212 249 1728
- Fax No. : +90 212 292 5277
- E-mail : yucep@bistek.net.tr

07.Caribbean MOU

The Caribbean MOU was signed during the final preparatory meeting on the establishment of a PSC agreement in the Caribbean region, held in Barbados from 5 to 9 February 1996

CARIBBEAN MOU


Participating Maritime Authorities & Associate Members	Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba (KNL), Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cayman Islands (UK), Curaçao (KNL),* Cuba, France, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Netherlands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (associate member)
Observers	IMO, ILO, USCG, CARICOM, Paris MoU, Viña del Mar Agreement, Tokyo MoU, Anguilla (UK), Bermuda (UK), British Virgin Islands (UK), Dominica, Haiti, Montserrat (UK), and Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
Target Inspection Rate	15% annual inspection rate per country within 3 years
Relevant Instruments	LL66 SOLAS 74 SOLAS PROT 78 MARPOL 73/78 STCW 78 COLREG 72 TONNAGE 69 ILO Convention No. 147
Inspection Priorities	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 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 whose statutory certificates on the ship's construction & equipment have not been issued in accordance with the relevant instruments
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	Mrs. Jodi BARROW (Jamaica) The Office Centre Building2nd Floor12 Ocean BoulevardKingston, Jamaica W.I.
Information Centre location	Mr. Majere AJAMBIADatabase ManagerCaribbean Maritime Information Centre (CMIC)Paramaribo, Suriname
Date of Signature	9th February 1996
Official Languages	English

Local Point
- Ms. Valerie Browne
- Secretary
- Caribbean MoU Secretariat
- International Transport Division
- Herbert House, Fontabelle, St. Michael
- Barbados (West Indies)
- Phone No.: +246 425 0034/0072
- Fax No. : +246 425 0101
- E-mail : caribbeanmou@sunbeach.net

08.Indian Ocean MOU

The Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for the Indian Ocean Region (Indian Ocean MOU) was signed in Pretoria, South Africa on Friday, 5 June 1998

Indian Ocean MOU


Participating Maritime Authorities & Associate Members	Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, Djibouti,* Eritrea, France, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Madagascar, Myanmar, Oman, Seychelles, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania and Yemen
Observers	IMO, ILO, Abuja MoU, Black Sea MoU, Caribbean MoU, Equasis, Ethiopia, USCG, Paris MoU, Tokyo MoU and Riyadh MoU
Target Inspection Rate	10% annual inspection rate per country within 3 years
Relevant Instruments	LL66 SOLAS 74 SOLAS PROT 78 MARPOL 73/78 STCW 78 COLREG 72 TONNAGE 69 ILO Convention No. 147
Inspection Priorities	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 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 which have been suspended from their class for safety reasons in the course of the preceding six months
	Ships whose statutory certificates on the ship's construction & equipment have not been issued in accordance with the relevant instruments
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	Mr. Dilip MEHROTRA (India) House No. 92, Plot No. A-8, Rangavi Estate, Dabolim, Goa, 403801, India
Information Centre location	Indian Ocean MoU Computerized Information System (IOCIS), Information Centre Pune, India
Date of Signature	5th June 1998
Official Languages	English

Local Point
- Mr. B. Ganguli
- Secretary
- Indian Ocean MoU Secretariat
- Head Land, Sada Near Antartic Study Centre
- Vasco-da-Gama, GOA-403 804
- India
- Phone No.: +91 832 520931
- Fax No. : +91 832 520045

09.Abuja MOU

Nineteen west and central African nations have agreed to work towards establishing a Port State Control (PSC) regime in the shortest possible time in order to eradicate sub-standard ships from the region.

The nations, at a meeting in Accra, Ghana held from 17 to 20 February 1998, agreed on a preliminary draft text of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and a draft Training Programme. They also agreed to make every effort to put in place competent maritime Administrations where they do not already exist, and to strengthen existing maritime Administrations, in order to implement an effective PSC regime. The Accra meeting agreed to consider in detail the draft Memorandum of Understanding, and to discuss the location of a Secretariat and Information Centre, at a Second Preparatory Meeting held during September 1998 in Guinea. A third and final meeting during 1999 was held to adopt the agreement.

Abuja MOU


Participating Maritime Authorities & Associate Members	Angola, Benin, Cameroon,* Cabo Verde, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),* Equatorial Guinea,* Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania,* Namibia,* Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Togo
Observers	IMO, ILO, Mali, Burkina Faso, MOWCA, APMIAS, FAO and eight other regional PSC regimes
Target Inspection Rate	15% annual inspection rate per country within 3 years
Relevant Instruments	LL66 SOLAS 74 SOLAS PROT 78 MARPOL 73/78 STCW 78 COLREG 72 TONNAGE 69 ILO Convention No. 147
Inspection Priorities	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 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 whose statutory certificates on the ship's construction & equipment have not been issued in accordance with the relevant instruments
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	Mrs. Mfon Ekong USORO (Nigeria) 1, Joseph Street, Marina Lagos, Nigeria
Information Centre location	Mrs. Natalia KHARCHENKO Abuja MoU Information Centre (AMIS), Moscow, Russian Federation
Date of Signature	22th October 1999
Official Languages	English, French and Portuguese

Local Point
- Mr. B. Ganguli
- Secretary
- Indian Ocean MoU Secretariat
- Head Land, Sada Near Antartic Study Centre
- Vasco-da-Gama, GOA-403 804
- India
- Phone No.: +91 832 520931
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