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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international agreement
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
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
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
harmonized inspection procedures
risk-based ship targeting system

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Port States cooperatesThrough Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control
subject surface form: Port State