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.
19 Jun 2012
Press Release CIC on Fire Safety Systems
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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.
18 Jan 2012
Press Release CIC on Structural Safety and Load Lines
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.
18 Aug 2011
Press Release CIC on Harmful Substances
The members of the BS MOU undertook a Concentrated Inspection Campaign on the harmful substances (marine pollutants) carried in packaged form (MARPOL Annex III, SOLAS VII and the IMDG Code) from April to June 2011 which was conducted by the Tokyo MOU in 2010. Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia acted as campaign co-ordinator.
27 Jul 2011
CIC on Structural Safety on Load Lines
The 45 Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda on Port State Control will begin a joint concentrated inspection campaign with the purpose to ensure compliance with structural safety and the Load Line Convention. This inspection campaign will be held for 3 months, beginning 1 September ending on 30 November 2011.
In the light of the Black Sea Memoranda on Port State Control (BS MoU) follow-up action plan on the implementation of the Tokyo and Paris MOU Ministerial Declaration, the BS MOU has been conducting concentrated inspection campaigns jointly with the Paris and Tokyo MOUs.
In this respect, the six member Authorities of the (Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine) will conduct a CIC on the compliance of all types of ships with the structural safety requirements and the provisions of the International Convention on Load Lines jointly with the Paris and Tokyo Memorandas. The States party of the Viсa del Mar Agreement, the Indian Ocean MOU, the Mediterranean MOU will also participate into the campaign.
The background for this CIC is that, as an average for the last 8 years, deficiencies related to structural safety and load lines account, for 15% of the total number of deficiencies.
Furthermore, structural safety for ship types other than bulk carrier and compliance with the Load Line Convention in general have never been addressed with the special attention typical for a CIC.