Indian Ocean MoU

[Infographic] 2020 Witnesses Increase in Ship Detention

Indian Ocean MoU Annual PSC Report notes a decrease in ship inspections for 2020 due to the pandemic, but an increase in the overall detention percentage of 4.58%, with a total of 218 ship detentions, reports Safety4sea.

Drop in number of inspections

Due to the sudden outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of inspections has dropped down to 4,762 from 5,943 last year, with a percentage of decline at about 20%. Also, the Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Stability, which was scheduled...

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Indian Ocean MoU: Decisions on COVID-19 per member state

Indian Ocean MoU published a table including decisions of each of its major member states regarding response to implications created by COVID-19 pandemic.

In accordance with an earlier-released IOMOU guidance, the port State Authority should request the operator/owner/manager concerned to confirm that the flag State and/or the RO, relevant seafarer’s organization (as appropriate) have been involved in the process.

For consideration of the request by the port State Authority, operators/owners/ship...

https://safety4sea.com/indian-ocean-mou-decisions-on-covid-19-per-member-state/

Crew Not Familiar With Emergency Equipment Operation! Shows MOUs CIC Results

  • The Indian Ocean MOU and Tokyo MOU release emergency system and procedures inspection results, while The Paris MOU is yet to release its CIC results.
  • 1,497 ships from 63 flag states were inspected by the Indian Ocean MOU. 
  • 7,174 vessels were inspected, of which 55 (0.77 percent) were detained as a direct result of the  Tokyo MOU campaign.

Emergency System and Procedures results were released by The Indian Ocean MOU and Tokyo MOU, reports The Maritime Executive.

When was the campaign carried out?

http://mfame.guru/crew-not-familiar-with-emergency-equipment-operation-shows-mous-cic-results/

Indian Ocean MoU: Guidance for dealing with COVID-19

The Indian Ocean MoU authorities have agreed to adopt pragmatic guidance, understanding necessity to deal with crucial circumstances (such as extending periods of service onboard of seafarers, delaying periods for surveys, inspections and audits, etc. as necessary) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance focuses on challenges related to MLC Convention (2006) and to relevant IMO Conventions.

This guidance is prepared based on the general principle that requests/issues from the...

https://safety4sea.com/indian-ocean-mou-guidance-for-dealing-with-covid-19/

Indian Ocean MoU: Guidance For Dealing With Outbreak Of COVID-19

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Recognizing that, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19, the entire Global Shipping industry is facing numerous challenges in meeting statutory requirements stipulated in the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) and other relevant IMO conventions.

Understanding that there is a necessity to deal with such crucial circumstances (such as extending periods of service onboard of seafarers, delaying periods for surveys, inspections and audits, etc. as necessary) by adopting some important and...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/indian-ocean-mou-guidance-for-dealing-with-outbreak-of-covid-19/

Indian Ocean MoU: Key results of CIC on emergency systems

The Indian Ocean MoU shared its preliminary results on the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Emergency Systems and Procedures that took place in the region from 1 September 2019 and 30 November 2019. During that period, IOMOU authorities detained a total of nine ships for issues related to the CIC.

This campaign was conducted in conjunction with the CIC of the Tokyo MoU, Paris MoU and other MoUs. The Campaign aimed to establish that ships are capable of responding appropriately to...

https://safety4sea.com/indian-ocean-mou-key-results-of-cic-on-emergency-systems/

Indian Ocean MoU alerts on non-compliant fuel carriage ban

As the implementation of the ban on the non-compliant fuel oil carriage is taking effect in March, the Indian Ocean MoU has been issuing a “letter of information” to vessels since September 2019, to make awareness in advance about the issue.

These new requirements prohibit the use of non-compliant fuel from 1st January 2020 and further the carriage of non-compliant fuel, for use on the ship, from 1st March 2020, unless the ship has a scrubber installed.

The importance is, therefore, placed on the...

https://safety4sea.com/indian-ocean-mou-alerts-on-non-compliant-fuel-carriage-ban/

Indian Ocean MoU: Ship detentions decrease in 2018

Indian Ocean MoU issued its annual PSC report for 2018, informing that a total of 252 ships were detained in the region, bringing the overall detention percentage for the year at 4.42 %. This number represents a decrease compared to the 4.95 % recorded in 2017.

Key figures

  • A total of 5,697 inspections were carried out in 2018.
  • Out of these, 2,856 inspections had deficiencies and the total numbers of deficiencies were 11,847.
  • Serious deficiencies noted by the PSCOs led to the detention of 252...

https://safety4sea.com/indian-ocean-mou-ship-detentions-decrease-in-2018/

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...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-joint-cic-on-marpol-annex-vi-key-outcomes/