Paris MoU | Results of CIC on MARPOL Annex VI in 2018

The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (Paris MoU) on Port State Control (PSC) carried out a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on MARPOL Annex VI jointly with the Tokyo MOU between September 1, 2018 and November 30, 2018. During the CIC, member States focussed on compliance with areas specified by the CIC during PSC inspections. A total of 4,021 inspections were carried out, with detention rate of 02%.

The CIC aimed at checking the conformity of the regulations related to MARPOL Annex VI, especially regarding the sulphur content. The CIC targeted 10 aspects of compliance provisions that are considered critical to compliance to MARPOL Annex VI. Areas included, among others:

• Compliance to bunker delivery notes, 
• Compliance to sulphur content of fuel, 
• Alternative measures, and 
• Correct data in log book on change over procedure, where applicable.

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Source: www.parismou.org