INDIAN OCEAN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON PORT STATE CONTROL

preparatory meeting held in India in October 1997 and the second meeting in June 1998 in South Africa.The first Committee meeting of MOU took place at Goa. During this meeting in Goa from 20th to 22nd January 1999 the countries signed acceptance of the Memorandum of Understanding, they are Australia, Eritrea, India, Sudan, South Africa and Tanzania. Subsequently, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Iran, Kenya, Maldives, Oman, Yemen, France, Bangladesh, Comoros, Mozambique, Seychelles, Myanmar and Madagascar acceded to the MOU. As of now, twenty countries have become parties to the Memorandum.

verify and ensure that the ships entering their ports are in optimal conditions. To comply with the requirement of international regulations and that the ship is manned and operated in compliance with these international regulations...

information on inspection of ships in other regional ports to assist them in their selection of foreign flag ships to be inspected and their exercise of port State control on selected ships. It provide effective information exchange facilities regarding port State control in the region. It makes worldwide coverage database with other MOU's. Instant availability of PSC information enables maritime authorities to ensure quick compliance of IMO guidelines and timely identification and elimination of substandard ships from the Indian Ocean region towards 'safe, secure and efficient shipping on cleaner oceans'.

The inspection database under this section has been developed for providing the facilities to make search and view the results of inspections conducted by the member Authorities of the Indian Ocean MOU on Port State Control...