Authorities which adhere to the Tokyo MOU which established in 1993 are 17 Authorities:
Australia, Canada, China, Fiji, Hong Kong – China, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam. Solomon Islands Maritime Authority signed but not yet accepted the Tokyo MOU.


TOKYO MOU

Participating Maritime Authorities & Associate Members

18

Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Fiji, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam.

Observers

IMO, ILO, , Paris MoU, Indian Ocean MoU, Vina del Mar, BS MOU, Macao, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Solomon Islands, United States of America 

Target Inspection Rate

75% annual regional inspection rate by the year 2000

 

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

-         Passenger ships, ro-ro ships & bulk carriers. 

-         Ships which may present a special hazard including oil tankers, gas carriers, chemical tankers & ships carrying harmful substances in packaged form.

-         Ships visiting a port of a State, the Authority of which is a signatory to the Memorandum, for the first time or after an absence of 12 months or more.

-         Ships flying the flag of a State appearing in the three-year rolling average table of above-average detentions published in the annual report of the Memorandum.

-         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 proceeding to sea without complying with the conditions set by the port State.

-         Type of ships identified by the Committee from time to time as warranting priority inspections. 

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

Tokyo - Japan

Information Centre location

Asia-Pacific computerized Information System (APCIS), Vladivostok, Russia

Date of Signature

1st December 1993

Official Languages

English

 




Tokyo MOU Structure


 Authorities which adhere to the Tokyo MOU

 

Australia

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

GPO Box 2181 
Canberra 
ACT 2601 
Tel: 61-2-6279 5048 
Fax: 61-2-6279 5058

Canada
Transport Canada, Marine Safety

Tower C, Place de Ville
330 Sparks Street, 11th Floor 
Ottawa, Ontario 
K1A ON8 
Tel: 1-613-991-3131 
Fax: 1-613-993-8196
 

Chile

Directorate General of the Maritime Territory and Merchant Marin

AVDA, Errazuriz #573
Valparaiso
Tel:56 32 208200
Fax:56 32 208085

China
Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China  11 Jianguomennei Ave. Beijing 100736 
Tel: 86-10-6529-2588

Fax: 86-10-6529-2875

Fiji 
Fiji Island Maritime Safety Adminstration(FISMA)

PO Box 326, Suva 
Tel:  679-315-266
Fax: 679-303-251

Hong Kong, China 
Marine Department

Harbour Building  38 Pier Road, GPO Box 4155 
Tel:  852-2-852-4404 
Fax: 852-2-544-9241

Indonesia
Ministry of Transport

Directorate General of Sea Transportation

Directorate General Sea and Goast Guard

Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.8, Jakarta Pusat - 10110 
Tel: 62-21-381-5705
Fax: 62-21-350-7574

Japan
Maritime Bureau, 
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

 2-1-3, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8918
Tel:  81-3-5253-8639 
Fax: 81-3-5253-1644

Republic of Korea 
Maritime Technology Division,

Maritime Safety Management Bureau 
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries,

1joongang-dong kwacheon-si,kyeonggi-do,

Seoul 427-712 

Tel: 82-2-2110-6376 
Fax: 82-2-504-3055

Malaysia
Maritime Industry Control Division
Marine Headquarters
Marine Department of Peninsular Malaysia

P.O. Box 12 
42007 Port Klang 
Selangor Darul Ehsan 
Tel: 60-3-3169-5100
Fax: 60-3-3168-5289
 

New Zealand 
Maritime New Zealand

Level 1Optimation 
1Grey Street Wellington 6911
Tel: 64-4-473-0111 
Fax: 64-4-494-1263
 

Papua New Guinea
National Maritime Safety Authority

P.O.Box 668 
Port Moresby

N.C.D 
Tel: 675-321-1244 
Fax: 675-321-0873 

Philippines
Philippine Coast Guard

139, 25th Street,  Port Area - 1018 Manila 
Tel: 63-2-40-0290 

Fax: 63-2-527-3907 

Russian Federation

Department of State Policies in Maritime and River Transport,

Ministry of Transport

1/1, Rozhdestvenka Street 
Moscow 109012 
Tel: 7-495-926-1474 
Fax: 7-495-926-9038 

 Singapore

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore 
460 Alexandra Road, 21st Storey,
PSA Building 
Singapore 119963 
Tel: 65-6375-6206 
Fax: 65-6375-6231
 

Thailand
Marine Department, 
Ministry of Transport and Communications
 

1278 Yotha Road, Talardnoi 
Sampanthawong 
Bangkok 10100 
Tel: 662-236-6678 
Fax: 662-236-6678
  

Vanuatu

Vanuatu Maritime Authority

P.O. Box 320 
Port
Vila 
Tel: 678-23128 
Fax: 678-22949
 

Vietnam
Vietnam National Maritime Bureau
No.8 Pham Hung Str., 
Cau Giay Dist.,
Hanoi 
Tel: 84-4-7-683-066 
Fax: 84-4-7-683-058 

 

Tokyo MOU Secretariat

Established on 15 March 1994 
Main duties  :
serve Port State Control Committee and other meetings
organize PSC officers training courses and seminars
conduct research and analysis of the PSC inspection data in the region
collect and disseminate information regarding PSC for the participating Authorities 
assist in providing technical assistance 

Focal Point 
Mr. Mitsutoyo Okada
Secretary 
Tokyo MoU Secretariat
Ascend Shimbashi 8F , 6-19-19 Shimbashi , Minato-kuTokyo 105-0004

Japan.
Phone No.: +81 33 433 0621
Fax No.    : +81 33 433 0624 

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