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Detainable PSC deficiencies related to Fire Safety, 1-20 September 2012

3 Οκτωβρίου, 2012 | Posted by admin in Χωρίς κατηγορία - (Δεν επιτρέπεται σχολιασμός στο Detainable PSC deficiencies related to Fire Safety, 1-20 September 2012)

The joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Fire Safety arranged by the Paris, Tokyo and Indian Ocean Mou’s has now been in progress for a month.Class DNV has prepared a list, which includes the preliminary results seen on DNV class ships.

During this relatively short period, there have been four detentions of DNV-classed ships due to fire-safety-related deficiencies as listed in tables A (detainable items) and B (non-detainable items).                    

As a risk-reduction measure, we recommend that the items covered by the DNV CIC checklist are carefully checked as soon as possible and kept up to standard at all times.  

Moreover,according to the information from ClassNK until 20 Sep., some vessels were detained with the major deficiency “Officers not familiar with Fire Drill”.

Fire Drill required at PSC inspection was assumed the scenario of fire at Engine Room and the thorough process of fire fighting for the initial to the final phases including a simulated operation of fixed fire extinguishing system like CO2 system, etc.

Therefore, we would suggest to review the following:

– Whether the Scenario of fire drill applied onboard includes the above mentioned one.
– Frequency of fire drill which covers thorough process for the initial to the final phases.

Source:DNV , ClassNK

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Indian Ocean, Black Sea and Viña del Mar MOUs – CIC on Fire Safety System

27 Αυγούστου, 2012 | Posted by admin in Χωρίς κατηγορία - (Δεν επιτρέπεται σχολιασμός στο Indian Ocean, Black Sea and Viña del Mar MOUs – CIC on Fire Safety System)

In 27 June 2012 through post http://www.ombros-consulting.com/?p=1045 we have advised that the Paris and Tokyo MOUs on Port State Control (PSC) would be running a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) from 1 September 2012 until 30 November 2012 covering compliance with SOLAS Chapter II-2/Construction – fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction. The Indian Ocean, Black Sea and Viña del Mar MOUs on PSC have since announced they will also be running a CIC covering compliance with the same regulatory requirements during the same period.

Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) conducting routine PSC inspections during the currency of the CIC may refer to an additional checklist of 12 items which is the same as the CIC checklist being used by the Paris and Tokyo MOUs, covering the following areas:

  1. Fire Control Plan

  2. Fire detection and alarm systems

  3. Fire fighting appliances

  4. Fire suppression systems

  5. Emergency fire pump and fire main isolation valves

  6. Escape route lighting

  7. The planned maintenance system in place in respect of these areas

In addition to the physical inspection and testing of the foregoing areas, the crew may be required to demonstrate their familiarity with the fire fighting systems and appliances and may also be called upon to conduct a fire drill for the benefit of the PSCO.

If deficiencies are found, the action taken will depend on the severity of the findings. Serious deficiencies may result in the vessel being detained, particularly if the PSCO answers “No” to one or more of the six questions on the additional checklist marked with an asterisk.

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Paris and Tokyo MoUs on PSC will hold joint CIC on Fire Safety Systems-2012

27 Ιουνίου, 2012 | Posted by admin in MOU | PARIS MOU | PSC | Χωρίς κατηγορία - (Δεν επιτρέπεται σχολιασμός στο Paris and Tokyo MoUs on PSC will hold joint CIC on Fire Safety Systems-2012)

Launch of concentrated inspection campaign on Fire Safety Systems beginning 1 September 2012 by Paris Mou and Tokyo MoU on Port State Control.

The 43 Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) with the purpose to ensure compliance with SOLAS Chapter II-2/ Construction – fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction arrangements on board ships. This inspection campaign will be held for three months, commencing from 1 September 2012 and ending on 30 November 2012.

In practice, the CIC will mean that during a regular port State control inspection conducted under the regional ship selection criteria within the Paris and Tokyo MoU regions, the fire safety arrangements, maintenance records and other applicable documentation will be verified in more detail for compliance with SOLAS Chapter II-2.

Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) will use a list of 12 selected items to verify critical areas for the shipboard fire safety systems, some of which are related to documentation, equipment and crew familiarisation.

 

For this purpose, PSCOs will apply a CIC FSS – Questionnaire to be covered during the concentrated inspection.

When deficiencies are found, actions by the port State may vary from recording a deficiency and instructing the master to rectify it within a certain period to detaining the ship until serious deficiencies have been rectified.

In the case of detention, publication in the monthly detention lists of the Paris and Tokyo MoU web sites will take place.

It is expected that the Paris and Tokyo MoUs will carry out approximately 10,000 inspections during the CIC.

The results of the campaign will be analysed and findings will be presented to the governing bodies of the MoUs for submission to the IMO.

Other MOUs may also carry out a CIC on the same topic during this period.

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Paris Mou — Focus on passenger ship safety in 2013

23 Μαΐου, 2012 | Posted by admin in PARIS MOU | Χωρίς κατηγορία - (Δεν επιτρέπεται σχολιασμός στο Paris Mou — Focus on passenger ship safety in 2013)

The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) held its 45th Committee meeting in Riga, Latvia, from 7 – 11 May 2012.

High importance was given to Concentrated Inspection Campaigns (CICs). A CIC on fire safety systems has been scheduled from September to November this year, a CIC on Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery in 2013 and a CIC focussing on hours of work and rest in 2014. The campaigns will be carried out jointly with the Tokyo MoU.

The Committee recognised the need to focus on passenger ship safety and agreed to do so in the form of a Harmonized Verification Programme (HAVEP) on operational controls on passenger ships in 2013. The HAVEP will run for a period of twelve months, during which period PSCOs focus their attention on compliance with regulations concerning operational ermergency drills. The Committee noted that the detention rate of passenger ships increased in 2011 to 4,4% compared with 1,6% in 2010 and 2009.

Mr. Schiferli, the Secretary General, stated: “The HAVEP should provide valuable information on operational safety of passenger ships and results could be compared with a similar programme carried out earlier by the Paris MoU.”

Since the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) is expected to enter into force in 2013, the Committee agreed in principle on amendments to the Paris MoU text, introducing the MLC 2006 as a relevant instrument.

For more information read here.

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Harmonised Deficiency Codes — Tokyo Mou

20 Μαΐου, 2012 | Posted by admin in MOU | PARIS MOU | TOKYO MOU - (Δεν επιτρέπεται σχολιασμός στο Harmonised Deficiency Codes — Tokyo Mou)

New codes that have been effective within the Paris MOU region since July 2011 have now also entered the implementation phase within the Tokyo MOU region. The new codes are structured into 17 main groups, compared to 31 groups in the previous deficiency coding system. There are three large groups, which are divided into sub-divisions: certificates and documents (three sub-divisions), working and living conditions (two sub-divisions), and pollution prevention (seven sub-divisions). After implementation, the new coding system willl be used in roughly 50,000 PSC inspections per year.

There is, however, a difference when it comes to ISM and ISPS deficiencies. While the Tokyo MOU links the deficiencies to the the relevant section of the ISM and ISPS codes, the Paris MOU has decided to keep one common deficiency for each of these two groups. The new reference codes can be found on corresponding MOU web site links:

Paris: https://www.parismou.org/Publications/Paris_MoU_deficiency_code_list/

Tokyo: http://www.tokyo-mou.org/Tokyo%20MOU%20deficiency%20codes.pdf

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