The 1st preparatory meeting for the development of Flag State Implementation and Port State Control in the Black Sea region was held in Varna, Bulgaria 14-17 Sept. 99. The 2nd preparatory and signatory meeting hosted by the Maritime Authority of Turkey in Istanbul 4-7 April 2000. 

BLACK SEA MOU

Participating Maritime Authorities & Associate Members

6

Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Turkey

Observers

IMO, ILO, USCG, WCAMOU, Med MoU and the Black Sea Commission

Target Inspection Rate

15% annual inspection rate per country within 3 years

 

Relevant Instruments

LL66

SOLAS 74

SOLAS PROT 78

MARPOL 73/78

STCW 78

COLREG 72

TONNAGE 69

ILO Convention No. 147

 

Inspection Priorities

-         Ships visiting a port of a State, for the first time or after an absence of 12 months or more.

-         Ships which have been permitted to leave the port of State, the Authority of which is a signatory to the Memorandum, on the condition that the deficiencies noted must be rectified within a specified period, upon expiry of such period.

-         Ships which have been reported by pilots or port authorities as having deficiencies which may prejudice their safe navigation.

-         Ships carrying dangerous or polluting goods, which have failed to report all relevant information concerning the ships particulars, the ships movements & concerning the dangerous or polluting goods being carried to the competent authority of the port & coastal State.

-         Ships which have been suspended from their class for safety reasons in the course of the preceding six months.

-         Ships which have been the subject of a report or notification by another Authority.

-         Ships which have been:

        ˇ          Involved in a collision, grounding or stranding on their way to the port.

        ˇ          Accused of an alleged violation of the provisions on discharge of harmful substances or effluents.

        ˇ          Manoeuvred in an erratic or unsafe manner whereby routing measures, adopted by the IMO, or safe navigation practices & procedures have not been followed, or

        ˇ          Otherwise operated in such a manner as to cause a danger to persons, property or the environment.

 

Amendments entry into force

Will take effect 60 days after acceptance or at the end of any different period determined unanimously by the representatives of the authorities in the Committee.

Committee Composition

A Representative of each of the authorities

Secretariat location

Istanbul, Turkey

Information Centre location

Black Sea Information System (BSIS), Novorossiysk, Russian Federation

Date of Signature

7th April 2000

Official Languages

English

 

 

Focal Point 
Mr. H. Yuce
Secretary 
Black Sea PSC Interim Secretariat
Meclisi Mebusan Caddesi. No.18,
Salipazari 34443
Istanbul - Turkey


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