From 1st September 2014 to 30th November 2014, the BS MOU carried out a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW Hours of Rest throughout the region. This campaign involved all member States of the BS MOU and was conducted in conjunction with the Tokyo MOU and Paris MOU. The Paris MOU Guidelines and Questionnaire were utilized.
During the campaign, a total of 1,146 inspections were carried out with the CIC questionnaire involving 1,146 individual ships. Of this quantity 21 ships were detained with 6 (28.57%) detentions were being within the CIC scope. This means that in 6 cases the watch-keeping personnel hours of rest are not meeting STCW 78 (as amended ) requirements and had deficiencies, which were serious enough to detain the ship, resulting a CIC-topic related detention rate of 0.52 per cent.
A total of 168 deficiencies have been recorded as a direct result of this campaign. The overall number of CIC-topic related deficiencies per inspection was 0.15.
Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery carried out between 1 September 2013 and 30 November 2013 in the Black Sea MOU region shows the following preliminary results.
13 ships have been detained in the Black Sea MOU region during the course of the CIC through deficiencies relating to propulsion and auxiliary machinery. The most notable deficiencies concern documentary evidence of fitness of periodically unattended machinery spaces (7.24%), cleanliness of the engine room, including bilges (4.65%), protective arrangements for machinery to minimize danger to persons (3.19%) and operational conditions of the propulsion machinery and essential auxiliaries (2.19%).
33 SHIPS DETAINED BECAUSE OF DEFICIENCIES RELATED TO FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS
Preliminary results from the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Fire Safety Systems arrangements, carried out between 1 September 2012 and 30 November 2012 in the Black Sea MoU region reveals that 33 ships were detained as a direct result of the CIC for deficiencies related to fire safety systems in the Black Sea MoU region. The least favourable results related to maintenance plan (5.62%), maintenance of the fire fighting-systems and appliances (3.81%), followed by fire control plan (3.45%) and isolating valves (2.68%).
The six member Authorities of the (Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine) of the Black Sea Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control will start a concentrated inspection campaign on Fire Safety Systems. The three-month campaign will start on September 1, 2012 and end on November 30, 2012 under the co-ordination of the Romanian Naval Authority. The campaign shall be conducted simultaneously with the Paris MOU, Tokyo MOU and other MOUs.
From 1st September 2011 to 30th November 2011, the BS MOU carried out a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on on the structural safety and the Load Line Convention throughout the region. This campaign involved all member States of the BS MOU and was conducted in conjunction with the Paris MOU and Tokyo MOU. The Paris MOU Guidelines and Questionnaire were utilized. Each inspection asked 14 questions on the compliance of all types of ships with the structural safety requirements and the provisions of the International Convention on Load Lines.
Report of the 2014 CIC on STCW Hours of Rest