CIC
Current and Upcoming PSC CIC of 2015
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Last quarter of year will again be similar as far as CIC by various PSC MOU is concerned. While most of the MOUs have announced the CIC and with the recent announcement by Riyadh MOU, 3 different CIC will be conducted across different port state control regime.
Here we provide a brief on all the 3 CICs for benefit of industry.
Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry
The Maritime Authorities of the Tokyo, Paris, Indian Ocean and Black Sea Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control is running the CIC on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry. The aim of the CIC is to ensure effective procedures and measures are in place to safeguard seafarers on board ships when entering and working in enclosed spaces and to check compliance with the applicable requirements of the SOLAS Convention.
This inspection campaign commnced from 1 September 2015 will end 30 November 2015.
The ship’s procedures and measures that are in place with respect to enclosed spaces will be checked in detail for compliance with the requirements of SOLAS during a regular Port State Control inspection.
Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) will use a list of 10 selected questions to establish that crew members with enclosed space duties are familiar with relevant equipment and have received training to carry out their duties and identify and understand the hazards associated with entry into enclosed spaces. Additionally there are questions aimed at gathering information about the existence of measures in place to test the atmosphere of an enclosed space to confirm it is safe to enter and remains safe whilst persons are within the space.
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Safety of Navigation & Hours of Work/Rest
The Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding (CMOU) on Port State Control is running its second Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) with the purpose of ensuring compliance with Chapter V: Safety of Navigation, of the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) as well as the requirements regarding hours of rest as per STCW 78 as amended. This inspection campaign will be held for three months, commencing from September 1st, 2015 and ending on November 30th, 2015.
The CIC is designed to ensure that::
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There is compliance with the carriage requirement for all size and where required there is a valid statutory certification together with relevant record of equipment;
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The equipment has type approval as appropriate and is functioning effectively;
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The master and watch-keeping officers are familiar with the bridge equipment; and
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The deck and engine room watch-keepers’ hours of rest are recorded as under STCW 78 as amended by the Manila Conference.
Though the press release refers to a check list but no check list has been released by them. Later it was learnt that they will not be issuing any formal check list. The check list by Riyadh MOU on Safety of Navigation and by Paris/Tokyo MOU on Work/Rest hour may be useful.
Safety of Navigation, SOLAS Chapter V
Riyadh MoU is launching a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) based on Safety of Navigation, SOLAS Chapter V. The campaign period will commence from 1st October 2015 and it will be held for 3 months, ending on 31st December 2015.
CIC check list has been developed by the Riyadh MOU and can be downloaded from below link.
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Indian Ocean MOU Announces CIC for Cargo Securing in 2016
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The Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding on port State control (IOMOU) held its eighteenth Committee meeting in Mauritius from the 25th – 28th of August, 2015. This meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries, Shipping and Outer Islands.
IMOU announced that they will carry out CIC for Cargo securing in 2016. Though no further details are available at the moment, which shall be known in due course of time.
Similar CIC was conducted by different MOUs between March-May 2001. Lashing equipment was verified for compliance with SOLAS VI/5.6 and/or VII/6.6. Result from Paris MOU highlighted very important facts during that CIC.
The results highlighted the poor quality of the lashing material in use; lashings not carried out in accordance with the lashing plan, or the lashing plan not conforming to the Cargo Securing Manual. In addition to the usual PSC inspection, checks were carried out on specific items such as the Cargo Securing Manual (CSM), the lashing plan, the cargo deck area (deck fittings), cargo stowage and security, and the quality of the lashing materials in use. A total of 1072 inspections were made, with 16 detentions re cargo securing.
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31% of vessels had moderate to poor quality lashing materials, particularly twistlocks.
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10% of vessels had lashing plans either not in accordance with the CSM and/or the cargo was not lashed as per lashing plan/CSM.
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2% of vessels were not carrying an approved CSM. Authorities (Classification Societies) approving the CSM not always control if all cargoes that can be carried are included in the CSM.
The upcoming CIC will also be important as the container mandatory weighing will come in force from 01st July 2016.
Source: IMOU
Check-list for PSC CIC on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry
The Maritime Authorities of the Tokyo, Paris, Indian Ocean and Black Sea Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry. The aim of the CIC is to ensure effective procedures and measures are in place to safeguard seafarers on board ships when entering and working in enclosed spaces and to check compliance with the applicable requirements of the SOLAS Convention.
This inspection campaign will be held for three months, commencing from 1 September 2015 and ending 30 November 2015.
The ship’s procedures and measures that are in place with respect to enclosed spaces will be checked in detail for compliance with the requirements of SOLAS during a regular Port State Control inspection.
Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) will use a list of 10 selected questions to establish that crew members with enclosed space duties are familiar with relevant equipment and have received training to carry out their duties and identify and understand the hazards associated with entry into enclosed spaces. Additionally there are questions aimed at gathering information about the existence of measures in place to test the atmosphere of an enclosed space to confirm it is safe to enter and remains safe whilst persons are within the space.
If 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 of time to detaining the ship until serious deficiencies have been rectified. In the case of detention, publication in the monthly detention lists of the Tokyo and Paris MoU web sites will take place.
As per joint press release by Tokyo and Paris MoUs, they expect approximately 10,000 inspections during the CIC.
The results of the campaign will be analyzed and findings will be presented to the governing bodies of the MoUs for submission to the IMO. Marshall island has clarified in its advisory that while the press release states that the CIC applies to all ships, that to mean all ships to which SOLAS applies.
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Source: Paris MOU
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Paris MOU Releases Final Report on STCW Hours of Rest CIC
Paris MOU has released the final report of Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW Hours of Rest, carried out between 1 September 2014 and 30 November 2014, The decision to carry out a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on compliance with STCW Hours of Rest was taken at the Paris MoU Port State Control Committee 45 in Riga, Latvia, May 2012.
The purpose of the CIC was to gain an overall impression of compliance with STCW Hours of Rest following concern over several incidents where fatigue was considered to be a factor. Also of concern was that a bridge lookout was being maintained.
A CIC Questionnaire and guidance was developed by the Paris MoU in conjunction with the Tokyo MoU. The Questionnaire comprised 14 questions to be answered by the Port State Control Officer (PSCO) during every Port State Control (PSC) inspection during the period of the CIC. Out of the 14 questions, 9 were directly related to the CIC and 4 were for information gathering purposes. A train the trainer session regarding guidance on completing the CIC questionnaire was held by the Paris MoU for PSCOs in June 2014 in Greece.
The CIC was carried out on all ships targeted for inspection within the Paris MoU Region from 1st September 2014 until 30th November 2014.
The Questionnaire was completed on a total of 4041 ships.
A total of 16 ships were detained as a direct result of the CIC Questionnaire. Whilst the detention rate appears low (0.4%) it has to be borne in mind that detention was not always the most appropriate action, as the breach of hours of rest may have happened in the past.
In 11.2% of cases (449) the hours of rest were not being recorded correctly and in 5.1% of cases (203) the watchkeeping personnel did not have sufficient rest.
In 2.5% of cases (101) a bridge lookout was not being maintained.
A total of 27 ships were not manned in accordance with the Minimum Safe Manning Document of which 5 were detained for non-compliance.
A total of 912 CIC-topic related deficiencies were recorded.
It is concerning that during the CIC, which was publicised in advance, 912 deficiencies were recorded (22.57% of inspections) related specifically to STCW hours of rest and that 16 ships were detained as a result of the CIC.
It is recommended that PSCOs continue to monitor STCW hours of rest during PSC inspections.
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Black Sea MOU Press Release on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry CIC
BS MOU has formally announced through a presss release on Joining the CIC on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space. Earlier it was mentioned in the annual Report.
The six member Authorities of the (Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine) of the Black Sea Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control will start a concentrated inspection campaign on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry. The three-month campaign will start on September 1, 2015 and end on November 30, 2015 under the co-ordination of the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia. The campaign shall be conducted simultaneously with the Paris MOU, Tokyo MOU and other MOUs
During the campaign period, member Authorities of the BS MOU will inspect, within the resources available, as many ships as possible in conjunction with routine port State control inspections.
The CIC is aimed to verify that there is compliance with the procedures and measures are in place to safeguard the seafarers who are serving on board ships meeting applicable requirements of the SOLAS and STCW Conventions.
For the purpose of interregional harmonization of the action, the Black Sea MOU will use the model of relevant Questionnaire developed by the Paris & Tokyo MOUs with a check-list of 7 selected areas for crew familiarization for enclosed space entry, some of which are related to the master, officer and crew familiarization with relevant equipment and have received training to carry out their duties and identify and understand the hazards associated with entry into enclosed space. Furthermore there are additional questions aimed to gather information about the existence measures in place to test the atmosphere of an enclosed space to confirm it is safe to enter, and personnel training to use of the test equipment.
If deficiencies are found, actions by the Port State Control Officer 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. All inspections will be inserted in the Black Sea Information System and will be published on-line at the MOU web-site.
The results of the campaign shall be analysed and finding will be presented to the Black Sea MOU Committee for submission to the IMO.
Source: BS MOU
AMSA 2014 Annual Report on PSC
2014 marked the introduction of a significant step-change in Australia’s response to ships and operators who perform poorly on a consistent basis. In November and December 2014 AMSA used the directions power provided in section 246 of the Navigation Act 2012 to ban 2 ships from entering or using Australian ports for a period of 3 months.
During the calendar year 2014, 26,936 ship arrivals by 5674 foreign-flagged ships of which 3742 vessel inspected and resulted in 269 ship detentions. Bulk carriers accounted for 49 per cent of ship arrivals and 57 per cent of PSC inspections. PSC inspections were carried out in 54 Australian ports.
There was a total of 269 vessels detained in 2014.The average detention rate for all vessels was 7.2%. During 2014, AMSA surveyors recorded a total of 10,892 deficiencies giving a deficiency rate of 2.9 per inspection compared to 2.4 per inspection in 2013.
By drawing comparisons based on 10 years of Australian PSC data the outcome may be considered, at first view, to be disappointing with the apparent stabilisation of annual PSC deficiency and detention rates over the last 5 years. While there have been modest improvements experienced across a number of areas, the overall picture indicates that the international community’s PSC/ FSC efforts are not delivering lasting results. The principal causes of detention remain consistently related to International Safety Management (ISM), fire safety, lifesaving appliances and pollution prevention. It seems difficult to reconcile how well established requirements for fire safety, lifesaving appliances and pollution prevention continue to be such significant issues.
Source: AMSA
IOMOU to Join Paris & Tokyo MOU for CIC on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry
The member Authorities of the Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding (IOMOU) will embark on a concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry. The three month campaign will start on September 1, 2015 and end on November 30, 2015. The campaign shall be conducted simultaneously with the Paris MoU, Tokyo MoU and other MoUs.
The purpose of this CIC is to get a detailed insight of the compliance with the relevant Conventions/ Regulations as applicable. During the campaign period, member Authorities of the IOMOU will inspect within the resources available, as many ships as possible in conjunction with routine port State control inspections.
Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) will apply a questionnaire listing nine selected areas to be covered during the concentrated inspection. The areas includes training of crew members responsible for testing the atmosphere in enclosed spaces and familiarization with the relevant equipments and identify and understand the hazards associated with the entry into enclosed space.
Deficiencies found during the inspection will be recorded by the PSCOs and actions 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. The results of the campaign will be analyzed and findings will be presented to the IOMOU Committee for submission to the International Maritime Organization.
Source: IMOU
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