Category: port state control
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Tokyo and Paris MOUs plan BWM crack down
Tokyo and Paris MOUs plan BWM crack down The member port state control authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control are to launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Ballast Water Management (BWM). The BWM inspection campaign will be held for three months, commencing September 1,…
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USCG inspectors discover counterfeit pilot ladders
USCG inspectors discover counterfeit pilot ladders The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Maritime Safety Alert after marine inspectors from Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (NCR) discovered counterfeit pilot ladders during a Port State Control Examination at the Port of Baltimore. The identification plate on the ladder (Figure 1) contained several errors, including referencing ISO 779-1…