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Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) 2013 on propulsion and auxiliary machinery

31 Ιουλίου, 2013 | Posted by admin in Χωρίς κατηγορία - (Δεν επιτρέπεται σχολιασμός στο Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) 2013 on propulsion and auxiliary machinery)

The 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-1 commencing from 1 September 2013 and ending on 30 November 2013.

The scope of the CIC is the safety of propulsion and auxiliary machinery, especially the working order and maintenance of the main engines, auxiliary engines, auxiliary equipment and their related alarm systems. Special attention will be given to familiarity of the crew with safety and emergency procedures with regard to these systems.The propulsion and machinery installations will be verified in more detail for compliance with the mentioned scope of the CIC during a regular Port State  Control inspection conducted under the regional ship selection criteria within the  Paris and Tokyo MoU regions.

Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) will use a list of 12 selected items to verify  critical areas for the propulsion and auxiliary machinery installations, some of which are related to documentation, main and auxiliary equipment, crew  familiarization and operational controls. For this purpose, PSCOs will apply a questionnaire listing a number of items to be covered during the concentrated  inspection campaign. You can click here to download the questionnaire .

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.

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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

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.

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