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 Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry. The three-month campaign will start on September 1, 2015 and end on November 30, 2015 under the co-ordination of the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia. The campaign shall be conducted simultaneously with the Paris MOU, Tokyo MOU and other MOUs.
Press releases
29 Jun 2015
Press Release CIC on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry
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Press Release CIC on STCW Hours of Rest (preliminary results)
Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW Hours of Rest 2014 carried out between 1 September 2014 and 30 November 2014 in the Black Sea MOU region shows the following preliminary results of the questions related to the verification both deck and engine room watch-keepers’ hours of rest.
6 ships have been detained in the Black Sea MOU region during the course of the CIC through deficiencies relating to STCW Hours of Rest. The most notable non-conformities observed were lack of correctly recorded records related hours of rest (7.33 %), followed by lack of watch schedule posted in an accessible area (1.75 %) and endorsement of the daily hours of rest records for each watch keeper (1.48 %).
14 Jul 2014
Press Release CIC on STCW Hours of Rest
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 STCW Hours of Rest. The three-month campaign will start on September 1, 2014 and end on November 30, 2014 under the co-ordination of the General Directorate of Maritime and Inland Water Transport of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Transport and Communication. The campaign shall be conducted simultaneously with the Paris MOU, Tokyo MOU and other MOUs.
15 Apr 2014
The 15th Session of The Port State Control Committee in The Black Sea Region
Constanta, Romania – 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 Constanta, Romania, for the Fifteenth session from 8 to 10 April 2014.
22 Jan 2014
Press Release CIC on Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery
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%).