WEST & CENTRAL AFRICAN MOU

Participating Maritime Authorities & Associate Members

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Benin, Cape Verde, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinee, Liberia, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo.

Observers

IMO, ILO, MOWCA.

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, the Authority of which is a signatory to the Memorandum, 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 whose statutory certificates on the ship's construction & equipment have not been issued in accordance with the relevant instruments.

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

Lagos, Nigeria

Information Centre location

MOWCA Headquarters, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Date of Signature

22th October 1999

Official Languages

English - French