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    Προεπιλογή PSC issues and information

    Paris MOU – ISM compliance findings

    20.02.08

    The Paris MOU issued a press release in respect of its findings from a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) that was conducted last year - 5 years after the mandatory implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code for all vessels in 2002.
    Although there have been previous CICs conducted on the ISM Code, they were mainly focused on whether a Safety Management System (SMs) was on board. This particular campaign conducted from 1 September to 30 November, however, focused on compliance with the ISM Code.
    A total of 5,427 inspections were carried out on 5,120 ships. What was positive from these inspections was that the SMS on board was not taken as a “paper exercise”; the Master was fully acquainted and well- informed about the SMS and the ship’s personnel were able to carry out their duties in relation to SMS through effective communication. What was disconcerting was that the major non-conformities (MNCs) that were issued against vessels and listed below relate to the safety of the ship and its crew. A summary of the findings are as follow:
    ·1 out of 5 inspections showed ISM deficiencies (non-conformities);
    ·A total of 1,868 ISM non-conformities were recorded;
    ·176 inspections led to detention where one or more MNCs were found; and
    ·Common MNCs were issued against “Effective maintenance of the ship and equipment, “emergency preparedness” and “reports of non-conformities and accident occurrences”.
    The general conclusion from the CIC is that the ISM system is beginning to work on-board.


    ΠΗΓΗ: BIMCO weekely

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    Προεπιλογή AMSA - Port State inspections Australia

    Ship alert ! Australia Port State inspection

    20.02.08
    Following some serious and potentially fatal incidents involving accommodation ladders on ships in Australian ports and subsequent investigations revealing a lack of maintenance of fall wires and turntable arrangements as the primary cause, during Port State Control inspections the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) may ask to see the procedures and records relating to accommodation ladder inspection and maintenance while reviewing the ship’s Safety Management System.
    Accommodation ladders are generally light-weight structure and as such, they require constant maintenance to ensure that they provide safe and reliable access to and from ships. Unfortunately, they do not seem to be included in many vessels’ SMS framework of requirements. Under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code, ship operators have an obligation to identify equipment where sudden operational failure could cause hazardous situations and take steps to minimize this likelihood. Accommodation ladders clearly fall into this category.
    As part of the vessel’s SMS, the accommodation ladder, its fittings and associated equipment should be properly inspected and repaired as required; and the crew inspect accommodation ladder falls at regular intervals, (and replace as necessary to ensure the wires remain in a satisfactory condition, and are suitable for the task). Appropriate procedures should be incorporated into the Ship’s SMS in order to reduce the risks of accidents arising from the use of accommodation ladders.
    ΠΗΓΗ: Bimco Weekly

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    Προεπιλογή Press Release MOU Annual Report 2007

    31.07.08


    Paris MoU issued the following press release on 29 July 2008 in respect of their 2007 Annual Report on Port State Control:

    Press release
    The year under review has been a milestone for the Paris MoU on Port State Control. During the 40th Committee meeting in Bonn, Germany, the 25th year of the agreement was commemorated. Although some have expected that port State control would not be necessary anymore the contrary is true. After several years where detention rates have showed a declining trend, in the past 2 years this trend has been reversed and detentions are on the rise again. Several factors may play a role, such as the increased demand for tonnage world wide and also the reported difficulties of ship owners in finding well qualified and experienced seafarers.

    In the coming years the Paris MoU can not afford itself any complacency and will need to focus its efforts more on those ships, ship owners, flag States and recognized organizations which operate in the margins of what is legally acceptable.

    The introduction of the new inspection regime in 2011 will play an important role. While low-risk ships will be rewarded with a 24 to 36 month inspection interval, the high-risk ships will be subject to a more rigorous inspection regime with an inspection every 6 months. Hopefully in 2008 the decision making process at the European Community level on the proposed recast Directive on port State control will be completed, thereby creating a legal framework for the EU member States.

    To manage the new inspection regime, a new sophisticated database will be needed. The European Maritime Safety Agency has offered to develop and host this database for the Paris MoU and during 2007 concrete steps have been taken to include all requirements of the new inspection regime in the specifications for the information centre.

    With Bulgaria and Romania joining the Memorandum in 2007, the 27 members of the agreement have carried out 22,877 inspections in 2007. For the second year in a row, the number of detentions has gone up from 944 in 2005 to 1,174 in 2006 and 1,250 in 2007. Over the period 2005-2007 ships flying a “black listed flag” have the highest detention rate. With 14,765 inspections and 1,715 detentions they score a detention rate of 11.62%. For ships flying a “grey listed flag” the detention rate is 6.49% (5,194 inspections, 337 detentions) and ships flying a “white listed flag” 2.88% (45,350 inspections and 1308 detentions).

    In 2007 a total of 14 ships were banned. From these ships 12 were flying a “black listed flag” at the time of the banning.

    Detention percentages for bulk carriers have been rising for the past 3 years, which is not surprising taking the ageing record of this ship type. Hopefully this will not result in major casualties in the coming years.

    From 1 September to 30 November 2007 a Concentrated Inspection Campaign was carried out in the context of the International Safety Management Code, jointly with the Tokyo MoU. The previous ISM campaigns in 1998 and 2002 were mainly carried out to verify that a Safety Management System was established on board. The purpose of the 2007 campaign was to verify the effective implementation of the SMS on board. In practice the campaign meant that during almost every port State control inspection within the Paris MoU region, the SMS was verified in more detail for compliance with the international standards. Port State Control Officers verified that the SMS on board was not a “paper exercise”. 176 inspections resulted in a detention where one or more major non-conformities were found. The most commonly found of these were in the areas of “effective maintenance of the ship and equipment”, “emergency preparedness” and “reports of non-conformities and accident occurrences”. All three are key areas with regard to the safety of the ship and its crew.

    Although much has been accomplished in the past 25 years, there are still some ship owners which manage to operate unsafe ships, thereby endangering the crew and the environment. Unfortunately they are assisted by poorly performing flag States and fly-by-night recognized organizations. Some banks are still willing to provide mortgage and insurance companies to provide coverage. In this light it is evident that the determined efforts of the Paris MoU members to fight sub-standard shipping will continue and amplify in the future.

    The full report will soon be available on the Paris MoU website.

    Source : Paris MoU

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    Προεπιλογή A wealth of PSC data received

    Πηγή: BIMCO


    The survey amongst captains serving on BIMCO owner members’ vessels regarding Port State Control has now been completed.

    Numerous companies and seafarers have contributed with valuable data. At the time of writing, we are reviewing data based on experiences with over 3,800 Port State Control inspections within the last 24 months.

    We will now be analysing the data and a summary of the result will be published in due course. Members may request a full copy of the final report from the Secretariat.

    To the extent that mail restrictions on the participating ships so allow, we will respond directly to all contributors towards the data collection once we have more tangible information

    The survey will be a valuable contribution in the continued debate regarding Port State Control.

    It has documented that many seafarers are very satisfied with the quality of Port State Control and it has, in particular, indicated and documented the location of these areas where best practices on PSC are in force.

    Conversely, the survey has also documented the location of those places where the Port State Control regime is severely abused. Although there may have been many suspicions regarding this, BIMCO is now in a position to base its view on factual information.

    Furthermore, the survey has documented that Port State Control often contributes to seafarer fatigue.

    BIMCO fully supports the concept of Port State Control, which is an important instrument in removing the competitive advantage of sub-standard operation and in contributing to a level playing field, which rewards quality, safety and environmental protection. The survey will be a strong basis for the future work in improving the quality of PSC.

    BIMCO will argue that PSC inspections must constitute an overall positive contribution.

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    Προεπιλογή IMO discusses Port State Control and corruption

    Από την εβδομαδιαία ενημέρωση της ΒΙΜCO


    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation is meeting this week in London.

    BIMCO made a submission regarding port state control implementation in practice. Here, BIMCO presented the results of a recent study conducted among BIMCO owner members on experiences on board vessels of port state control inspections globally. This survey encompassed almost 4,000 port state controls.

    The main finding was that the absolute majority of all port state controls were considered to be implemented professionally, but the survey also stressed that there are problems with sub-standard port state control in some coastal states, especially in connection with corruption and competence. These problems are concentrated in certain parts of the world. BIMCO did not highlight the individual coastal states, but illuminated the problem in general and is having, and will seek, constructive dialogue with the relevant IMO members.

    After a long debate where all the speakers acknowledged the problems related to corruption, it was decided to continue the discussion at a later stage after BIMCO has submitted more information.

    This is an issue related to fair treatment of seafarers, seen in light of the fact that corruption leads to criminalisation of seafarers. BIMCO therefore also raised the issue in the IMO Legal Committee a few weeks ago.

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    Προεπιλογή Κάτι καινούργιο ετοιμάζεται

    The Paris MOU adopts New Port State Control inspection System

    Full article attached.

    LR NF_2009 06 18_Paris MOU-New PSC Inspection System.pdf

    Source: Lloyd's Register News Feeds

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    Προεπιλογή USCG– Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL)

    The attached sheet provides useful information for the subject.

    CFL_USCG.pdf

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    Προεπιλογή

    Αν είναι δυνατόν! Μία λάμπα οικονομίας να επιδρά στις ηλεκτρονικές συσκευές! Αυτοί οι Αμερικάνοι τι σκαρφίζονται για να δημιουργούν προβλήματα... Δηλαδή οι μετασχηματιστές, καλωδιώσεις, πηνία, magnetron, και τόοοσα άλλα ηλεκτρονικά εξαρτήματα δέν παράγουν RF?

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    Προεπιλογή

    Παράθεση Αρχική Δημοσίευση από Leo Εμφάνιση μηνυμάτων
    The attached sheet provides useful information for the subject.

    CFL_USCG.pdf
    Πολυ ενδιαφερον Captain!!!!
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    Προεπιλογή

    The following issue, of great importance, was circulated today through Lloyd's Register Classification News.

    CN3009.pdf

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