Black Sea MoU

Black Sea MoU: Key results from CIC on Emergency Systems

The Black Sea MoU issued preliminary results from the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Emergency Systems and Procedures that took place from 1st September 2019 to 30th November 2019, revealing that 17 ships were detained for issues related to the CIC (a detention rate of 1.6%).

This campaign took place jointly by the the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Black Sea Region (BS MoU) in conjunction with the Tokyo and Paris MoUs, as well as other MoUs.

During the CIC...

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Black Sea MoU issues CIC on MARPOL Annex VI results

Black Sea MoU issued the results of the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on MARPOL Annex VI throughout the region, that was conducted from 1st September 2018 to 30th November 2018. A total of 139 questionnaires had at least a non-compliance to a requirement, resulting 17.8% of CIC inspections. The overall average per cent of non-conformities was 6.6.

This campaign involved member States of the BS MoU, parties to the MARPOL Annex VI, and was conducted in conjunction with the Tokyo MoU,...

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Black Sea MoU: Ship detentions decreased in 2018

The Black Sea MoU issued its annual PSC report, noting a a detention percentage of 5.33% in 2018. A total of 278 detentions were warranted to ships found with serious deficiencies, representing an 1.77% decrease as compared with 283 detentions in 2017.

Key figures

  • During 2018, the BS MoU member Authorities conducted a total of 5,214 inspections, representing slight 2% increase as compared with 5,112 initial inspections in 2017.
  • The regional inspection rate is 72.33% which is 1.26 % increase as...

https://safety4sea.com/black-sea-mou-ship-detentions-decreased-in-2018/

Black Sea MoU: Preliminary results of CIC on MARPOL Annex VI

The Black Sea MoU issued preliminary results on the joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on MARPOL Annex VI, conducted by PSC officers in the Black Sea MoU region from 1 September to 30 November 2018. The overall average per cent of non-conformities was 6.62 which means that “unsatisfactory” answer was given to a question on 6.62 % of occasions.

The campaign was conducted under the campaign coordination of the Republic of Turkey Maritime Administration. Paris and Tokyo MOUs guidelines...

https://safety4sea.com/black-sea-mou-preliminary-results-of-cic-on-marpol-annex-vi/

New CIC on Emergency System and Procedures

Meeting for their 20th session in Burgas, Bulgaria, on 16-18 April, representatives of the PSC Committee of the Port State Control in the Black Sea Region (BS MoU) reviewed and approved arrangements for the CIC on Emergency System and Procedures and agreed to carry out CIC during the period of 01 September – 30 November 2019 jointly with the Paris MOU and Tokyo MOU.

The Committee nominated Maritime Administration of Bulgaria to act as campaign co-ordinator.

Additionally, the Committee considered...

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Joint CIC on MARPOL Annex VI: Key outcomes

The latest Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) was jointly conducted from 1st September to 30th November 2018 by the Paris, Tokyo, India and Black Sea MoU, focusing on compliance with the MARPOL Annex VI. Namely, during these three months, the PSC Authorities checked eleven items as mentioned in the CIC questionnaire in order to ensure whether vessels follow all provisions of MARPOL Annex VI and the prevention of air pollution.

Key results

During the period from September 2018 to November...

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