Port State Control - Concentrated Inspection Campaign

Bulletin No. 80Revision No. 08Issue Date 20 February 2013INFORMATION BULLETIN No. 80Port State Control – Concentrated Inspection CampaignsGuidance for Bahamas Approved Nautical Inspectors, Ship Owners,Managers and Masters1. Purpose1.1. This Bulletin provides information on the latest concentrated inspectioncampaigns and similar programmes by Port State Control regimes.2. Application2.1. Paragraph 3 of this Bulletin applies to all Bahamian ships subject to PortState Control inspections in the Paris & Tokyo MoU regions between 01September 2013 and 30 November 2013.2.2. Paragraph 4 of this Bulletin applies to all Bahamian passenger ships,except passenger ferries and high-speed craft, visiting ports in the ParisMoU region between 01 January 2013 and 31 December 2013.2.3. Paragraph 5 of this Bulletin applies to all Bahamian ships subject to PortState Control inspections in Panama from 01 January 2013.2.4. Paragraph 6 of this Bulletin applies to all Bahamian ships subject to PortState Control in the Tokyo MoU region from 01 January 2014.3. Paris & Tokyo MoU Concentrated Inspection Campaign 20133.1. Paris and Tokyo MoUs have announced their joint Concentrated InspectionCampaign (CIC) for 2013.3.2. The 2013 CIC will focus on propulsion and auxiliary machinery. Furtherinformation will be provided once the scope of the CIC has beenannounced.B80 Rev.08 PORT STATE CONTROL –Page 1 of 3CONCENTRATED INSPECTION CAMPAIGNSContact: tech@bahamasmaritime.com +44 20 7562 1300

Bahamas Maritime Authority4. Paris MoU Harmonised Verification Programme on Passenger Ships(HAVEP)4.1. Paris MoU have announced that their member States will be conducting aHarmonised Verification Programme on Passenger Sips (HAVEP) onoperational controls on passenger ships during 2013.4.2. During the HAVEP the PSCOs will witness an operational controlcomprising of a standard emergency scenario which will include asimulated machinery space fire, a passenger evacuation and muster drilland an abandon ship drill which will include lowering of the lifeboats tothe water and taken away under power.4.3. Further information on the HAVEP, including the inspection checklist, canbe found at the following link: HAVEP.5. Panama PSC inspection and verification of medicine chests,medical equipment and guides5.1. The Panama Maritime Authority has issued a Merchant Marine Noticeadvising that its Port State Control Officers are conducting inspectionsand verification of medical chests, medical equipment and guides as partof their routine PSC inspections.5.2. Further information on these inspections can be found at the followinglink: Panama PSC6. Tokyo MoU New Inspection Regime (NIR)6.1. Tokyo MoU has announced that it will introduce a new inspection regime(NIR) from 01 January 2014.6.2. The NIR will harmonise the Paris and Tokyo MoU inspection regimes. TheNIR will focus on a ship’s “risk profile” using historical inspection datafrom the previous 3 years. The risk profile will identify ships as high,standard or low risk ships and the PSC inspection interval will bedetermined accordingly. The NIR recognises low risk ships by allowing alonger period between inspections (9-18 months), whilst high risk shipswill be subject to more frequent inspections (2-4 months).6.3. Further information on the NIR can be found at the following link: TokyoMoU NIR.B80 Rev.08 PORT STATE CONTROL –Page 2 of 3CONCENTRATED INSPECTION CAMPAIGNSContact: tech@bahamasmaritime.com +44 20 7562 1300

Bahamas Maritime Authority7. Revision HistoryRev.8 (February 2013) – Complete revisionRev.7 (November 2012) – Complete revisionRev.6 (June 2012) – Complete revisionRev.5 (September 2011) – Complete revisionB80 Rev.08 PORT STATE CONTROL –Page 3 of 3CONCENTRATED INSPECTION CAMPAIGNSContact: tech@bahamasmaritime.com +44 20 7562 1300