Port State Control
in the Paris MoU Region
Secretariat of the
Paris MoU on Port State Control
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The AMOCO CADIZ ran
aground off the coast of
Brittany, France on 16 March
1978, spilling 68.7 million
gallons of oil. It currently is
nr.8 on the list of the largest
oil spills of all time.
Amoco Cadiz - 1982
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Responsibility
Owner, operator
Flag state
Recognized Organization
Port State Control
Others:
– Charterers
– Cargo owners
– Insurance Companies
– Bankers
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What is Port State Control?
Port State Control:
Is a spot-check on visiting foreign merchant ships, not a full
survey
Is a harmonized system,
Is enforcing compliance where the owner and flag State have
failed in their responsibilities
Requires deficiencies to be rectified
Can detain the ship if unseaworthy
Can refuse access to the region
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The growing importance of PSC
AIM:
Elimination of “sub-standard” ships
in the region.
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Conventions and agreements
Port State Control is laid down in International Maritime
Conventions of the ILO and IMO.
Regional agreement is laid down in Paris MoU on Port
State Control
Legally binding for EU Members through EC Directive
on Port State Control 2009/16/EC.
– Any other EC Directive requirements exceeding the
requirements of the IMO/ILO Conventions can be
inspected/enforced by EU-member States PSCOs, but shall not
be recorded on the Paris MoU on PSC inspection forms, nor
entered into THETIS. Any EC Directive related deficiencies
found, should be recorded on a separate national inspection
form.
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‘Relevant instruments’
LOAD LINES 66 plus Protocol.
SOLAS 74 plus Protocols.
MARPOL 73/78 plus Protocol.
STCW 78
COLREG 72
TONNAGE 69
ILO Convention No. 147 and Protocol
Protocol to Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992
AFS Convention
Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001
Control and Management of Ships’Ballast Water and Sediment
MLC,2006 (effective from entry into force date in 2013)7
MoU’s worldwide
Paris MoU
Tokyo MoU
Aquerdo de Viña del
Mar
Caribbean MoU
Mediterranean MoU
Black SeaMoU
Indian Ocean MoU
Abuja MoU
Riyadh MoU US Coast Guard
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Regional scope: (from 01-01-2011 incl. anchorages)
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MONTENEGRO Co-operative member
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Organizational structure :
Maritime
Authorities
Co-operating
Maritime
Authorities
Observers:
ILO, IMO,
other MoU’s
Port State Control
Committee
MoU Advisory Board
Secretariat
(The Hague, NL.)
Technical Evaluation
Group
SIRENAC
Information
SystemShip
Inspection
Services of
Paris MoU
port States
Owners/operators
flag States and
Recognized
Organizations
European
Commission
THETIS
Taskforces
Poll 1:
How often do you visit the Paris MoU website to
obtain PSC inspection data?
» Daily
» Weekly
» Monthly
» Few times a year
» Never
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PSC Inspection system features:
Risk based targeting
Ship Risk Profile, PI and PII, Overriding Factors, Unexpected Factors Inspection intervals, Complaints
Fair Share commitment, Postponement and Missed inspections
Refusal of access provisions (Banning)All ship types, Grey and Black-list flags
Benchmarking of Flags, RO’s and CompaniesBGW-list, Company and RO Performance
Full coverage of ships visiting Paris MoU region incl. anchorages
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Inspection Priority
Priority II
Ship may be inspected
Inspection Window
Priority I
Ship must be inspected
Overriding Factors
Unexpected Factors
Priority I
Priority IIBut…
If not inspected within Window, ship becomes
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Ship Risk Profile
HRS – High Risk Ship
SRS – Standard Risk Ship
LRS – Low Risk Ships
• Generic Factors
– Type of Ship
– Age of Ship
– Flag
– RO
– Company
• Historical Factors
– Deficiencies
– Detentions
(SRP is recalculated on a daily basis)
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High Risk Ship (HRS) Low Risk Ship (LRS)
CriteriaWeighting
pointsCriteria
Type Oil, Chemical, Gas Bulk,
Passenger2 All types
Age > 12 yrs 1 All ages
FlagBGW-list
Black - VHR, HR, M to HR 2White
Black – MR 1
IMO-Audit - - Yes
Recognized
Organisation
Performance
H - - High
M - - -
L Low1
-
VL Very Low -
EU recognised - - Yes
Company Performance
H - - High
M - - -
L Low2
-
VL Very Low -
Nr of def. recorded in each insp.
within pr. 36 monthsDeficiencies Not eligible -
≤ 5 (and at least 1 insp.
carried out in pr. 36
months)
Nr of detentions within pr. 36 months Detentions ≥ 2 detentions 1No
Detention
HRS = 5 points * LRS = all criteria * SRS = not HRS or LRS
Types of inspection
Category
Ship Risk
Profile
Inspection Type
Initial More detailed Expanded
Periodic
HRS NO NO YES
SRS
YESIf clear grounds
are found
If the ship is of a risk ship
type and more than 12
years oldLRS
Additional:
overriding or
unexpected
factor
All NO YES
According to the
professional judgement
of the PSCO if HRS or
SRS/LRS of a risky ship
type and more than 12
years old
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Additional Inspections
Other factors can trigger an additional inspection
Overriding factors are Priority I – for example:
• reports by other MoU member (no UF)
• collision, grounding
• illegal discharge
• unsafe manoeuvring
• class suspended or withdrawn
• ship not in database >
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Additional Inspections
Unexpected factors are Priority II – for example:
• Ships reported by pilots, VTS, master, crew member or
others with a legitimate interest in the safe operation of the
ship, shipboard living and working conditions or the
prevention of pollution.
• not complying with reporting obligations
• outstanding deficiencies
• previously detained ships (after 3 months)
• cargo problems
• RO recognition withdrawn
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Information system:
Poll 2:
Did you get a better understanding of PSC
inspections in relation to the PSC data used in your
insurance work?
» Yes
» No
» Don’t know
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QUESTIONS?
Secretariat of Paris MoU on
Port State Control,
P.O.Box 16191
2500 BD The Hague
The Netherlands
www.parismou.org
Thank you for joining!
Survey
Recording available upon request
Next session: 22 November 2016 on “Project Cargo
on Container Vessels”
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