Press releases

Press Release CIC on Propulsion Auxiliary Machinery

The six member Authorities of the Black Sea Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (the Republic of Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russian Federation, the Republic of Turkey and Ukraine) will start a concentrated inspection campaign on Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery. The three-month campaign will start on September 1, 2013 and end on November 30, 2013 under co-ordination of the State Inspectorate of Ukraine for Maritime and Inland Water Transport Safety. The campaign will be conducted simultaneously with the Paris MOU, Tokyo MOU and other MOUs.

The 14th session of the Port State Control Committee in the Black Sea region

Varna, Bulgaria – 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 Varna, Bulgaria, for the Fourteenth session from 9 to 11 April 2013.

BS MoU Press Release CIC on Fire Safety Systems

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%).

Press Release CIC on Fire Safety Systems

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.

BS MoU Held Thirteenth PSC Commitee Meeting in Ukraine

Odessa, Ukraine – 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 Odessa, Ukraine, for the Thirteenth session from 5 to 7 June 2012.