The Paris MOU, is an administrative agreement between the maritime authorities of seventeen European countries and Canada. In 1978 the ‘Hague Memorandum’ between a number of maritime authorities in Western Europe was developed. It dealt mainly with enforcement of shipboard living and working conditions, as required by ILO Convention no. 147. However, just as the Memorandum was about to come into effect, in March 1978, a massive oil spill occurred off the coast of Brittany (France), as a result of the grounding of the supertanker ‘Amoco Cadiz’.
This incident caused a strong political and public outcry in Europe for far more stringent regulations with regard to the safety of shipping. This pressure resulted in a more comprehensive memorandum which covered:
- Safety of life at sea - Prevention of pollution by ships, and- Living and working conditions on board ships.  Subsequently, a new, effective instrument known as the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control was adopted in January 1982 and was, initially, signed by fourteen European countries. It entered into operation on 1 July 1982. Since that date, the Paris Memorandum has been amended several times to accommodate new safety and marine environment requirements stemming from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as well as other important developments such as the various EU Directives which address marine safety.
The geographical scope of the Paris MOU region covers the European coastal States and the coastal States of the North Atlantic basin from North America to Europe.

PARIS MOU
Participating Maritime Authorities & Associate Members	27 Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK.
Observers	Japan, United States, IMO, ILO, Tokyo MoU, Caribbean MoU, Med MoU
Target Inspection Rate	25% annual inspection rate per country
Relevant Instruments	LL66 & LL PROT 88 SOLAS 74 SOLAS PROT 78 & 88 MARPOL 73/78 STCW 78 COLREG 72 TONNAGE 69 ILO Convention No. 147
Inspection Priorities	Overriding Priority -   Report by pilot services or authorities. -   Report from crew members. -   Carrying dangerous cargo or polluting goods & failed to report this. -   Class withdrawn Target factor Generic element: -    Flag State on Black list -    Targeted ship type -    Non EU recognized classification society -    Age of the ship -    Class deficiency ratio -    Above average -    Flag   Historic Element: -    Entering region for first time in the last 12 months. -    Not inspected in the last 6 months. -    Previous detention in last 12 months -    No. of deficiencies during last 12 months.
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 & the EC Commission.
Secretariat location	The Hague, Netherlands
Information Centre location	Centre Administratif des Affaires Maritimes (CAAM), Saint-Malo, France.
Date of Signature	1st July 1982
Official Languages	English - French

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Paris MOU Structure

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Addresses of Paris MOU Maritime Authorities

Belgium: FOD Mobiliteit en Vervoer City Atrium Vooruitgangsstraat 56 1210 Brussel Belgium Scheepvaartcontrole Loodsgebouw Tavemierkaai 3 B-2000	Mr. F. van Rompuy Directeur General e-mail: frans.vantompuy@mobilit.fgov.be telefax:       +32 2 277 40 51 telephone:  +32 2 277 35 00 Mr.J Heynderickx Directeur Scheepvaartcontrole e-mail: jozef.heynderickx@mobilit.fgov.be telefax       +32 3 2 277 4051 telephone: +32 2 277 3529
Scheepvaartcontrole Loodsgebouw, Tavernierkaai 3 B-2000 Antwerp Belgium e-mail: sc.antwerpen@mobilit.fgov.be telefax:       +32 3 229 0031 telephone:  +32 3 229 0030 telephone:  +32 478 82 58 09 (after office hours)	Mr. P. Janssen Advisor - Chief Maritime Inspector/ Head PSC Belguim e-mail: pierre.janssen@mobilit.fgov.be telefax:       +32 3 229 0031 telephone: +32 3 229 0035
Bulgaria Bulgarian Maritime Administration Ministry of T& C 9 ,Dyakon Ignaty Street 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria e-mail:     bma@marad.bg telephone +359 2 930 0910 telefax      +359 2 930 0920 Website: www.marad.bg	Capt. Nikolay Apostolov Executive Director e-mail: nikolay.apostolov@marad.bg telefax       +359 2 988 53 47 telephone +359 2 930 09 10 Mr. C.Krastev  Chief Inspector e-mail: krastev@marad.bg telefax       +359 2 930 09 20 telephone +359 2 930 09 43
Canada: Transport Canada Marine Safety Tower C, Place de Ville, 10th floor, 330 Sparks Street Ottawa Ontario K1A 0N8 Canada telefax:   +1 613 993 8196 website:   www.tc.gc.ca	Capt. R.H. Day Director, Ships and Operations Standards e-mail: richard.day@tc.gc.ca telephone +1 613 991 3131 Mr. W. D. Henderson Senior Marine Surveyor ,PSC e-mail: william.henderson@tc.gc.ca telefax: +1 613 993 8196 telephone: +1 613 990 7121
Croatia: Ministry of the Sea, Tourism, Transport and Development Directorate Inspection Division Prisavlje 14 10000 Zagreb Croatia telefax:      +385 16 16 90 69 telephone: +385 16 16 91 38	Capt. Josko Nikolic Director e-mailjosko.nikolic@pomorstvo.hr telefax:      +385 161 69 069 telephone: +385 161 69 250 Capt. Miaden Mandic Principle Marine Inspector e-mail:maiden.mandic@pomorstvo.hr telephone: +385 161 69 138
Cyprus: Ministry of Communications and Works Department of Merchant Shipping PO Box 56193 CY-3305 Lemesos Cyprus email: maritimeadmin @ dms.mcw.gov.cy telefax:       +357 25 848 200 telephone:  +357 25 848 100 website: www.shipping.gov.cy	Mr. S S Serghiou Director email: sserghiou @ dms.mcw.gov.cy telefax:       +357 25 848 200 telephone:  +357 25 848 100
Denmark: Danish Maritime Authority 38C Vermundsgade DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark email: psc @ dma.dk telefax:      +45 39 17 44 01 telephone: +45 39 17 44 00 website: www.dma.dk	Mr. A. Ulstrup Head of technical Division email: psc @ dma.dk telephone: +45 39 17 45 80 PSC Office email: psc @ dma.dk telephone: +45 39 17 45 79
Estonia: Estonian Maritime Administration Valge 4 11413 Tallinn Estonia e-mail : eva@vta.ee telefax:      +372 6205 506 telephone: +372 6205 500 website: www.vta.ee Mr. Andrus Maide General Director telefax:      +372 6205 506	Estonia: Estonian Ship Supervision Department ( PSC) Lume 9 10 416 Tallinn Estonia e-mail : ljo@vta.ee telefax:      +372 6205 706 telephone: +372 6205 724 Mr. M. Rauk Head of Ship Supervision Department e-mail :marek.rauk@vta.ee telephone:      +372 6205 700
Finland: Finnish Transport Safety Agency Maritime Sector Porkkalankatu 5 PO Box 320 00101 Helsinki Finland e-mail:kirjaamo@trafi.fi telefax:      +358 20 618 6593 telephone: +358 20 618 500 website: www.fma.fi	Mr T. Gardemeister Head of Maritime Inspection Division e-mail: tapio.gardemeister @ trafi.fi telephone: +358 20 618 6421                   : +358 40 722 6150 (GSM) M. Rahikainen Senior Maritime Inspector e-mail: marko.rahikainen @ trafi.fi
France: MEEDDAT- Ministere del'Ecologie del'Energie, du Developpement Durable et del'Amenagement du Territoire. Sous Direction de la Securite maritime Direction des affaires maritimes DGITM - DAM - SM3 La Grande Arche Arche Paroi Sud 92055 La Défense Cedex Room Arche Sud 31-68, 31-70 and 31-72 France telefax:      +33 (0)1 40 81 39 86 telephone: +33 1 44 49 86 16 e-mail: psc.france @ developpement-durable.gouv.fr website: www.mer.gou.fr	Benoit Faist (PSC coordinator) :  e-mail: benoit.faist@developpement-durable.gouv.fr  telephone: +33 (0)1 40 81 39 87  telefax: +33 140 81 39 86  Mr.Eric.berder Director of Maritime Safety Division e-mail: eric.berder@developpement-durable.gouv.fr Telefax: +33 1 4449 8626 Telephone: +33 1 40 81 39 87
Germany: Dienstelle Schiffssicherheit BG Verkehr Reimerswiete 2 20457 Hamburg Germany telephone:   +49 40 3613 7202 e-mail:        psc-germany @ bg-verkehr.de website:      www.dienstselle-schfficherheit.de	Capt. Rainer Mayer e-mail:        rainer.mayer @bg-verkehr.de telefax:      +49 40 361 372 95 telephone: +49 40 3613 7215
Germany: Bundesministerium fur Verkehr,Bau and  Stadtentwicklung Abteilung Wasserstrassen Schiffahart Robert – Schuman – Plaz 1 Postfach 200 100 53170 Bonn Germany	Mr. G – J Scholz e-mail: ref-ws22@bmvbs.bund.de telefax:      +49 228 300 807 4620 telephone: +49 228 300 4620 telephone: +49 228 300 4644
Greece: Hellenic Mercantile Marine Ministry The Aegean and Island Policy Safety of Navigation Directorate PSC Head Office Afti Basileiadi, PIREAEUS Port Piraeus 185 10 Greece e-mail: dan @ yen.gr telefax: +30 210 4132398 ( Duty off.) telefax: +30 210 419 151 telefax: +30 210 419 153 telephone: +30 210 419 1513 telephone: +30 210 419 1369( Duty off.)	Lt HCG Theofilos Mozas Head office PSC e-mail:      dan @ yen.gr telefax:     +30 210 419 1561 telephone: +30 210 419 1513 LT.CDR(HCG) Korizis telefax:      +30 210 419 1561 telephone: +30 210 419 1189
Iceland: Icelandic Maritime Administration Vesturvor 2 PO Box 120 IS-202 Kopavogur Iceland telefax:      +354 560 0060 telephone: +354 560 0000 e-mail:       psc@sigling.is website: www.sigling.is	Mr. Geir Thor Geirsson telephone: +354 560 0021 e-mail:      geir@sigling.is
Ireland: Department of Transport Leeson Lane Dublin 2 Ireland                                             telefax:       + 353 1 6783409 telephone:   + 35316783400   e-mail: mso@transport.ie website: www.transport.ie	Mr. Brian Hogan Chief Surveyor e-mail: brianhogan @ transport.ie telefax:     + 353 1 678 3409 telephone:+ 353 1 678 3400 telephone: + 35387 678 1594 (mobile)
Italy: ICG Safety of Navigation Department Via dell’Arte 16 00144 Roma EUR Ita	Capt. F. Carpinteri Head of International Affairs Office e-mail: uff1.rep6.cogecap @ infrastrutturetrasporti.it telefax:      + 390 6 5908 4918 telephone: + 390 65908 4919 Mr. P. Utile Coordination Officer e-mail:008@ sicnavge.it telefax:      + 390 6 96 519 919 telephone: + 390 645 489 235
MARICOGECAP – REP.6 – SICUREZZA DELL NAVIGAZIONE Stazione Maritima- Ponte dei Mille 16126 Genoa Italy	Capt. (ICG)L.Giardino Chief ICG Training Centre Ponte dei Mille e-mail: 016@ sicanavge.it telefax:      + 390 102 478 245 telephone: + 390 102 518 154 ext 118
Latvia: Maritime Administration of Latvia Trijadibas iela 5 LV-1048 Riga Latvia telefax:      +371 6786 0 083 telephone: +371 6706 2 101 e-mail:       lja@lja lv website: www.jurasadministracija.lv	Mr. Arturs Oss Head of Maritime Safety Inspectorate e-mail: arturs.ossa@lja lv telephone: +371 6706 2 166 Mr. G. Sarja PSC Coordinator e-mail: girts.sarja@lja lv telephone: +371 6706 2 168
Ministry of Transport of Latvia Gogola iela 3 LV- 1734 Riga Latvia website: www.sam.jov.lv Lithuania Lithuanian Maritime Safety Administration J.Janonio str. 24 LT- 92251 Klaipeda Lithuania e-mail: msa@msa.lt telefax:      +370 46 469 600 telefax:      +370 46 499 671 ( banning info) telephone: +370 46 469 602 website:     wwwmsa.lt	Capt.Aigars Krastins Director of Maritime Department e-mail:aigars.krastins@sam.gov.lv telefax:      +371 6733 1406 telephone: +371 6702 8280 Mr E Zacharevicius Director LMSA e-mail: evaldas.zacharevicius@msa.lt telephone: +370 46 469 601 Mr. Povilas Juozapavicius Deputy Head of Maritime Safety Division e-mail: povilas.juozapavicius@msa.lt telephone: +370 46 469 657 telephone: +370 698 78642 (GSM)
Malta: Malta Maritime Authority Merchant Shipping Directorate Maritime Trade Centre Marsa MRS 1912 Malta Telefax:      +356 21241460 website: www.mma.gov.mt	Mr. L.C. Vassallo Executive Director e-mail: lcvassallo@mma.gov.mt telephone: +356 21 250 350 telephone: +356 99 494 316(GSM) Mr. M.A. Chapelle Technical  Manager e-mail: mark.chapelle@mma.gov.mt telephone: +356 22 91 43 20 telephone: +356 99 49 4318(GSM)
Netherlands: Transport & Watermanagement Inspectorate ‘s Gravenweg 665 PO Box 8634 3009 AP Rotterdam The Netherlands telefax:      +31 10 202 3520 telephone: +31 70 456 4500 e-mail:       psc @ ivw.nl  website:      www.ivw.nl	Mr. Michael Beltman Director Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate e-mail:       michael.beltman @ ivw.nl  telefax:      +31 10 202 2400 telephone: +31 70 456 4628 Mr.Peter Harts Senior advisor EU and PSC e-mail: peter.harts @ ivw.nl  telephone: +31 70 456 4616 Mr.H.E.Bogaerts Unit Manager PSC e-mail: hans.bogaerts @ ivw.nl  telefax:      +31 10 202 3616 telephone: +31 70 456 4499
Ministry of Transport, Public works and Watermanagement DGTL Plesmanweg 1-6 PO Box 20904 2500 EX The Hague The Netherlands telephone: +31 70 351 1633	Mr. A.C.van Holk Senior Policy Advisor e-mail: xander.van.holk@ minvenw.nl telephone: +31 70 351 1633
Norway: Norwegian Maritime Directorate Smedasundet 50A, P.O.Box 2222, N5509 Haugesund Norway telephone: +47 52 74 50 00 website: www.sjofartsdir.no e-mail:       postmottak@sjofartsdir.no	Mr. T.Sagebakken a.i Head of Section e-mail: tes@ sdir.nl telephone: +47 52 745 298 Mr. T.Sagebakken a.i Head of Section e-mail: tes@ sdir.nl telephone: +47 52 745 298
Norway Ministry of Trade and Industry Division of Shipping Policy P.O.Box 8014 Dep. N-0032 Oslo Norway telefax:      +47 22 24 27 79 telephone: +47 222 404 78	Mr. R.Birkelund e-mail: randi.birkelund@ nhd.dep.no telephone: +47 222 42779 telefax:      +47 222 40478
Poland: Gdynia Harbour Master Office Polska Str. 2 81 - 330 Gdynia Poland e-mail: psc@ umgdy.gov.pl Telefax   : +48 58 620 0591 telephone: +48 58 621 6636 Ministry of Infrastrucure Maritime Safety Department Chalubinskiego 4/6 00 928 Warszawa Poland telefax:       +48 22 630 1497 telephone: +48 22 630 16 97 website: www.mi. gov.pl	Mr. Wlodzimierz Basandowski Poprt State Control Cordinator e-mail: psc@ umgdy.gov.pl telephone: +48 605 536 295 (mobile) Mr. A Batycki Director e-mail: abatycki@mi.gov.pl telephone: +48 22 630 1639
Portugal: Instituto Portuário e dos Transportes Maritimos Rua General Gomes Araújo 1399-005 Lisboa Portugal telefax:      +351 21 391 4766 telephone: +351 21 391 45 00 website:     www.imarpor.pt	Mrs. Natercia President of the Board telephone: +351 91 998 26 70 ( mob) Capt. Helder Almeida Port State Control Co- ordinator /Header Officer e-mail: imp.psc@ imarrpor.pt telefax:      +351 21 391 4766 telephone: +351 21 391 46 63 telephone: +351 91 998 26 70 ( mob)
Romania: Romanian Naval Authority RNA Building, 1 Incenta Port 900900 Constanta Romania	Capt. Serban Berescu Deputy director General RNA e-mail: sberescu@ rna.ro telefax: +40 341 730 352 telephone: +40 722 238 840
Russian Federation: Regional Information & Technical Centre (RITC) Technical Office 80, Babushkina Str., "Marine Computer Systems" 192174 Saint-Petersburg Russian Federation e-mail: ritc@mcs.ru telefax      : +7 812 368 3993 telephone:  +7 812 368 3938	Mr. G.A.Kostenko Head e-mail:      george @mcs.ru telefax:     +7 812 368 3993 telephone: +7 812 568 3955 Mr. S. Bargman Deputy Head e-mail: bargman@ mcs.ru telefax:     +7 812 368 3993 telephone: +7 812 368 3938
Department of State Policy for Maritime and River Transport 1, Rozhdestvenka St., Building 1 109012 Moscow Russian Federation telefax       +7 495 626 13 23 telefax       +7 495 626 13 28 telephone: +7 495 626 10 24	Mr. Alesksey Y. Klyavin Director e-mail: KlyavinAY@ mintrans.ru telephone: +7 495 626 14 23 Mr. Vitali Klyuev Deputy director e-mail: Klyuevv@ mintrans.ru telephone: +7 495 626 14 74
Slovenia: Ministry of Transport, Maritime inspection Division Kidriceva 46 SI-6000 Koper Slovenia telefax       +385 5 663 2145	Capt. Ivo Maraspin Head of PSC e-mail: ivo.maraspin@gov.si telephone: +386 41 687 488 (GSM) telephone: +386 5 663 2141
Ministry of Transport Maritime Directorate Lungusova 4 1535 Ljubljana Slovenia e-mail: mpz.pomorstvo@gov.si website: www.gov.si/mzp.	Mr. Jadran Luin Director e-mail: jadran.luin@ gov.si telefax       +386 1 478 8230 telephone: +386 1 478 8500
Spain: Direccion General de la Marina Mercante Inspeccion General de Buques y Construccion Naval Calle Ruiz de Alarcon 1 28071 Madrid Spain telefax:      +34 91 597 9235 website: www.mfom.es	Mr.A. de la Torre Prados Subdirector General de Calidad y Normalizacion de Bugues Equipos telephone: +34 91 597 9258 Mr. Manuel Palao e-mail: mpalao@fomento.es telefax:      +34 91 597 9003 telephone: +34 91 597 9261
Sweden: Swedish Transport Agency Maritime Department Maritime International Liaison Unit PO BOX 653 SE-601-15 Norrköping Sweden telefax:      +46 11 23 99 34 telephone: +46 77  15 03 503 e-mail:sjofart@transportstyreisen.se website: www.  sjofartsverket.se	Capt. D. Sarenius e-mail: dan.sarenius@transportslyreisen.se telefax:     +46 40 23 16 91 telephone: +46 4 024 98 18 Mr. Per Nordstrom Maritime Director e-mail: per.nordstrom@transportslyreisen.se
United Kingdom: Maritime and Coastguard Agency Spring Place 105 Commercial road Southampton SO15 1EG United Kingdom telephone:    +44 2380 329 343 e-mail:       PSC_Headquarters@mcga.gov.uk website:      www.mcga.gov.uk	Mr. Pat Dolby Head of Inspection Branch telefax: +44 2380 329 104 telephone: +44 2380 329 343 e-mail: pat.dolby@mcga.gov.uk   Mr. Nick Hodgson Deputy Head of Inspection Branch e-mail: nick.hodgson@mcga.gov.uk telephone: +44 2380 329 215

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Focal Point 
Capt. Richard W. Schiferli
Secretary 
Secretariat  Paris MoU on Port State Control
P.O.Box 90653, 2509 LR Den Haag,
The Netherlands.

Phone No.: +31 70 456 1508
Fax No.    : +31 70 456 1599
E-mail : richard.schiferli@parismou.org