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PARIS MOU To Focus Attention On Passenger Ship Safety in 2013
11 Δεκεμβρίου, 2012 | Posted by admin in Χωρίς κατηγορία
The port State control authorities in the 27 member Paris MoU will focus their attention on passenger ship safety in 2013. Following the loss of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, in May the Paris MoU Port State Control Committee agreed to organize a Harmonized Verification Program (HAVEP) on operational controls on passenger ships. The HAVEP will last for twelve months, commencing on 1 January 1 2013 and ending on 31 December 2013.
PSCOs will use a questionnaire listing a number of items to be covered during the HAVEP. All items will be verified in more detail for compliance with related items in SOLAS Chapters II, III and V.
The main purpose of the HAVEP is to verify that:
• In the event of a shipboard emergency the crew can organise themselves
into an effective team to tackle the emergency;
• The officers and crew can communicate effectively with each other and with shore based support and rescue services;
• The Master is in control and information is flowing to/from the command centre; and
• In the event of the situation getting out of hand the crew and passengers
can safely abandon the ship.
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