Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control
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The Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control is a regional agreement among maritime nations around the Indian Ocean aimed at coordinating inspections of foreign ships to ensure compliance with international safety, security, and environmental standards.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intergovernmental organization
ⓘ
memorandum of understanding ⓘ regional port State control agreement ⓘ |
| activity |
exchange of inspection information
ⓘ
harmonization of inspection procedures ⓘ port State control inspections ⓘ training of port State control officers ⓘ |
| aim |
to ensure effective implementation of international maritime regulations
ⓘ
to reduce the number of substandard ships in the Indian Ocean region ⓘ |
| appliesTo | foreign ships calling at ports of member States ⓘ |
| basedOn |
ILO maritime labour instruments
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MARPOL Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ SOLAS Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ STCW Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ international maritime conventions ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
coastal States in the Indian Ocean region
ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ maritime trade safety ⓘ seafarers ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
International Maritime Organization
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other regional port State control MOUs ⓘ |
| field |
marine environmental protection
ⓘ
maritime safety ⓘ maritime security ⓘ port State control ⓘ |
| goal |
to avoid duplication of inspections among member States
ⓘ
to target high-risk ships for inspection ⓘ |
| hasBody |
Committee of the Indian Ocean MOU
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secretariat of the Indian Ocean MOU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspectionFocus |
compliance with international environmental standards
ⓘ
compliance with international safety standards ⓘ compliance with international security standards ⓘ living and working conditions of seafarers ⓘ |
| legalNature | non-binding cooperative agreement ⓘ |
| memberType | maritime States bordering the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| purpose |
coordination of port State control inspections
ⓘ
enhancement of maritime safety ⓘ improvement of maritime security ⓘ prevention of substandard ships from operating ⓘ protection of the marine environment ⓘ |
| region | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | international shipping ⓘ |
| shortName |
IOMOU
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean MOU on Port State Control NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTool | regional port State control information system ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Port State