Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control
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The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control is an international agreement among maritime nations to coordinate inspections of foreign ships in their ports to enforce safety, environmental, and labor standards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10508404 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control Context triple: [Port State, cooperatesThrough, Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control]
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A.
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation
The Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation is an international treaty that criminalizes acts of violence and terrorism against ships and maritime navigation to enhance security at sea.
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B.
Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf
The Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf is an international treaty that criminalizes and seeks to prevent terrorist and other unlawful attacks against offshore fixed platforms used for activities such as oil and gas exploration.
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C.
Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
The Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic is an international treaty that streamlines and standardizes administrative procedures in shipping to reduce delays and enhance the efficiency of maritime transport.
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D.
Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
The Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods is a United Nations treaty that streamlines and coordinates customs and border procedures to facilitate international trade and transport.
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E.
Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement
The Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement is a U.S. government program that secures access to commercial shipping and intermodal transportation resources from private carriers to support national defense and emergency sealift requirements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control Target entity description: The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control is an international agreement among maritime nations to coordinate inspections of foreign ships in their ports to enforce safety, environmental, and labor standards.
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A.
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation
The Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation is an international treaty that criminalizes acts of violence and terrorism against ships and maritime navigation to enhance security at sea.
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B.
Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf
The Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf is an international treaty that criminalizes and seeks to prevent terrorist and other unlawful attacks against offshore fixed platforms used for activities such as oil and gas exploration.
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C.
Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
The Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic is an international treaty that streamlines and standardizes administrative procedures in shipping to reduce delays and enhance the efficiency of maritime transport.
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D.
Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
The Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods is a United Nations treaty that streamlines and coordinates customs and border procedures to facilitate international trade and transport.
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E.
Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement
The Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement is a U.S. government program that secures access to commercial shipping and intermodal transportation resources from private carriers to support national defense and emergency sealift requirements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international agreement
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port State control regime ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reduce the number of substandard ships operating in its region ⓘ |
| appliesTo | foreign ships calling at ports of member States ⓘ |
| basedOn | port State control inspections ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
International Labour Organization
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Maritime Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ other regional port State control regimes ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| coversRegion |
European coastal waters
ⓘ
North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
marine environmental protection
ⓘ
maritime labour standards ⓘ maritime safety ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European coastal States NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
Port State Control Committee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secretariat of the Paris MoU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPolicy | non-discriminatory inspection of foreign-flagged ships ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implements | inspection regime with periodic and additional inspections ⓘ |
| includesMeasure |
banning of persistently substandard ships
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detention of substandard ships ⓘ publication of inspection and detention information ⓘ |
| inspectionTarget |
bulk carriers
ⓘ
container ships ⓘ merchant ships ⓘ passenger ships ⓘ tankers ⓘ |
| maintains | central inspection database THETIS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to eliminate substandard ships through a harmonized system of port State control
ⓘ
to ensure compliance with international maritime labour standards ⓘ to improve maritime safety ⓘ to prevent pollution from ships ⓘ |
| regulates |
compliance with ILO maritime labour instruments
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compliance with Load Line Convention ⓘ compliance with MARPOL Convention ⓘ compliance with SOLAS Convention ⓘ compliance with STCW Convention ⓘ |
| scope |
living and working conditions of seafarers
ⓘ
prevention of marine pollution ⓘ safety of life at sea ⓘ |
| shortName | Paris MoU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | regional ⓘ |
| uses |
common inspection database
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harmonized inspection procedures ⓘ risk-based ship targeting system ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control Description of subject: The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control is an international agreement among maritime nations to coordinate inspections of foreign ships in their ports to enforce safety, environmental, and labor standards.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Port State