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PSC Notices

Joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW by the Tokyo and Paris MO

This campaign will be held for three months, commencing from September 1, 2022 and ending November 30, 2022. Download the press release below.

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Paris and Tokyo MOU Joint CIC on Fire Safety

From September 1st through November 30th of this 2023, the Paris and Tokyo MOUs will focus on Fire Safety implementation.

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Paris and Tokyo MOU CIC on Safety of Navigation

The Maritime Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding on Port State Control announced that a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on safety of navigation will be held from September 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017.

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Riyadh MOU - CIC inspection on enclosed space entry

The Riyadh Memorandum of Understanding (representing Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE) has announced a concentrated inspection campaign on crew familiarization for enclosed space entry that will run from September 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017.

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Polar Code Inspection Campaign Launched by the Paris MOU

The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) launched an inspection campaign to verify compliance with the requirements of the Polar Code.

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