The member Authorities of the Memorandum of Understanding on PSC in the Black Sea Region
(BS MoU) will conduct a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Crew Wages and Seafarer
Employment Agreement under MLC, 2006.
The three-month campaign will start on September 1st, 2024 and end on November 30th, 2024 under
the coordination of the Maritime Administration of Bulgaria. The campaign shall be conducted
simultaneously with the Paris and Tokyo Memorandums and other regional PSC regimes.
06 Aug 2024
Press Release CIC MLC 2006
Press Release CIC on MLC 200613 Jun 2024
Annual Report for 2023
We are pleased to present the twenty-third issue of the Annual Report on Port State Control in the Black Sea region which is published under the auspices of the Port State Control Committee of the Black Sea MoU.
Port State Control is of particular importance to the BS MoU member Authorities due to the role of shipping in the region’s trade, the sensitivity of the Black Sea basin and its coastline to environmental damage. PSC inspections are conducted to ensure that foreign ships visiting the Black Sea ports are seaworthy, do not pose a pollution risk, provide a healthy and safe environment and comply with relevant international regulations and within the scope of the member Authorities’ national governing laws and regulations.
This PSC Annual Report covers the period between 1st January and 31st December 2023. During the year the armed conflict persisted between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, presenting a serious and immediate threat to the safety and security of crews and vessels operating in the region, and not boding well with the BS MoU’s objectives
14 May 2024
Report of the 2023 CIC on Fire Safety
From 1 September 2023 to 30 November 2023, the Black Sea MoU carried out a Concentrated
Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Fire Safety throughout the region. This campaign involved all member
States of the BS MoU and was conducted in conjunction with the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda,
and other Regional PSC Regimes. The campaign was conducted under the campaign coordination
of the Maritime Administration of Türkiye. Guidelines and Questionnaires of the Paris and Tokyo
Memoranda were used.
This CIC applied to all ships and a ship was subjected to a singular CIC inspection during the
campaign period. Over the course of the campaign, a total of 1,237 inspections were carried out,
covering 1,174 individual ships. Of these, 922 inspections were carried out with the CIC
questionnaire. During the CIC, 41 ships were detained in total. 34 of these detentions are the result
of inspections with CIC Questionnaires and 15 of them were detained under the CIC scope.
A total of 91 questionnaires had at least one non-compliance to any of the requirements, resulting
in 9.87 per cent of CIC inspections. The overall average per cent of nonconformities was 1.41 which
means that the “unsatisfactory” answer was given to any question under this CIC.
03 Apr 2024
PSCC24 Press Release
Batumi, Georgia – Representatives of the Port State Control Committee, the governing body under the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Black Sea Region (BS MoU), met in-person presence in Batumi, Georgia, for the twenty-fourth session from 26 to 28 March 2024. Those who were unable to attend were given the opportunity to participate online.
The meeting was chaired by Captain Cosmin Laurențiu Dumitrache, General Director of the Romanian Naval Authority.
Director of the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia, Mr. Aleksi Akhvlediani delivered a welcome speech and officially declared the opening of the meeting. In his opening speech, Mr. Akhvlediani first welcomed all delegates to Batumi and emphasized the importance of collaboration among member states to ensure navigation safety in the Black Sea region. Mr. Akhvlediani highlighted the crucial role of port state control in maritime safety and environmental protection globally, with particular significance in the Black Sea and underscored Georgia's commitment to fulfilling its international obligations and improving transport connectivity, focusing on port infrastructure development and digitalization initiatives. The opening speech was concluded by expressing gratitude to the organizing committee and wishing for a productive meeting.
The twenty-fourth meeting of the Port State Control Committee was attended by all the 6 member Authorities of Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, the Russian Federation, Türkiye and Ukraine and observers of Moldova, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Abuja MoU, the Indian Ocean MoU, the Tokyo MoU and the Viňa del Mar Agreement attended to the meeting. Observers of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Caribbean MoU, the Paris MoU, the Riyadh MoU, USCG and the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution were unable to attend.