Port state regime & MOU

 

bullet A system of harmonized inspection procedure.
bullet Established under a formal agreement between neighboring port states - is called MOU, memorandum of understanding.
bullet Designed to target sub standard ships with the objective their eventual elimination from the region covered by MOU.

 

There are following MOUs in operational:
 

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Paris MOU (Europe and North Atlantic region)

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Acuerdo de Viņa del Mar (Latin American region)

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Tokyo MOU (Asia-Pacific region)

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Caribbean MOU (Caribbean region)

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Mediterranean MOU (Mediterranean region)

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Indian Ocean MOU (Indian Ocean region)

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Abuja MOU (West and Central African region)

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Black Sea MOU (Black Sea region)

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Riyadh MOU (The Gulf region)

 

 

 

Updated: 12-Oct-2007