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1978

Sea ndum". g port

8 nations bordering the North Signed "the Hague Memora lt was the first step in bringin State control inspections into harmonized environment. Th co-operation centered aroun

a e d the

ILO convention 147

1982

mof Under-signed by 2nd Ministerial

26 January 1982 - The Memorandu standing on PSC was adopted and 14 maritime Authorities during the Conference on PSC. The MoU incl udes 7 relevant instruments

port provided tThe Netherlands Ministry of Trans the Secretariat Paris MoU on PSC

n developed The French Martime Administratio the 'information system on inspect ions' -SIReNaC

1982

Mr. Gerrit Dubbeld appo inted as Secretary

1985

Mrs Sylvie Maier joined 1982 and succeeded M in 1985

1987

Mr. Henk Huibers succe Maier and becomes the the Paris MoU

1989

the Secretariat in r. Gerrit Dubbeld

eded Mrs Sylvie 3rd Secretary of

ex V entered 31 December 1988 - MARPOL Ann into force and became a relevant in strument for the Paris MoU on PSC

1978

16 March 1978 - the Amoco Cadiz ran agrou nd of the coast of

on gallons of illed. This created nd by the public or action

Brittany. 68 milli crude oil was sp an urgent dema and politicians f

1980

2 December 19 80 - a Regional European Conference fety was held to establish a Memoran­anding on Port State Control. This was rial Conference on Port State Con­an nations took part as well as the EC,

on Maritime Sa dum of underst the 1 st Ministe trol. 14 Europe ILO and IMO. The Memorandum naw extended to the

ns IMO conventio

The MoU enter members: Belg many, Greece,

1982

ed into effect of 1 July 1982. Signing ium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ger­lreland, ltaly, Netherlands, Norway,

Portugal, Spai n, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Committee meeting was held in The The 1st PSC

Hague

1986

23 April 1986 held in The H Seas'. Other r

- the 3rd Ministerial Conference was ague. Theme: 'Safe Ships on Clean egions in the world were encouraged to eps in the protection of the environment g the safety at sea

take similar st and enhancin

1987

The first PSCir cular was issued as a means to e communcation between all the encourage mor

PSC inspectors

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1991

erial Conferen-14 March 1991 - The 4th Minist ce was held in Paris. Theme: 'S of Ships and Pollution Preventio of operational control requireme spections, addressing the huma The first steps towards harmo training PSCO's were made. F nization of inspection procedure

afe Operation n. lntroduction nts to PSC in-n element. nization of urther harmo-s were agreed

l These efforts resulted in a me eting of the Working Group on Harmoni to harmonize the detention er

zation (WGH) iteria within the

member States

1994

The Maritime Authority of Canad a joined the Paris MoU

1996

as established ers, non-EU

The MoU Advisory Board (MAB) w to forma bridge between EU memb members and the European Commi The MAB advises the PSC Committ of strategical and politica! importanc guidance to the Secretariat and Dat

ssion. ee on matters e and provides abase manager

during the year

1998

up (TEG) was eeting for the

The Technica! Evaluation Gro established as a preparatory m PSC Committee, to consider te and proposals from task farces policy discussions during the P meeting

1999

The first Concentrated lnspectio (CIC) was launched. Theme was:' Ladders'

2000

chnical issues , before the SC Committee

n Campaign Safety of Pilot

First publication of the 'White-Grey -Black-List'

on Port State Control

1992 The Maritime Au thority of Poland joined the Paris MoU

MARPOLAnne relevant instrum

14 September

x 111 entered into force and became a ent for the Paris MoU

1994

was held in Co 1994 - The 5th Ministerial Conference penhagen. Theme: 'A Common

Endeavor Agai nst Sub-standard Shipping'. The member S tates agreed to implement common procedures fo r detention, on publication of informa­

d ships and on the geographical scope tion on detaine of the MoU

1996

The Maritime A uthority of the Russian Federation MoU joined the Paris

1997

The Maritime A uthority of Croatia joined the Paris MoU

Mr. Richard Sch Secretary Gene

iferli was appointed as ral of the Paris MoU

1998

24 - 25 March 1998 - The 1 st Joint Ministerial Tightening the Net' between the Paris o MoU was held in Vancouver. The

Conference ' MoU and Toky most importan t outcome of the conference was: the

o 'harmonization of various areas of port dministration and inspection procedures d on an inter-regional basis. To this end,

commitment t State contra/ a can be achieve bath Port State Contra/ Committees wil/ keep each other fully infor, ves undertaken review whether

med of all new port State contra/ initiati­in their respective regions, in order to reciproca/ measures can be introduced'

2000

The Maritime A uthority of lceland joined the Paris MoU

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2001

as established The detention review panel w and it had to consider its first ca year. To date the review panel

se later that handled over

100 cases

2003

The Maritime Authority of Sloveni Paris MoU

a joined the

Tankers was The first Specialized Training on organized, in co-operation with the industry

introduced, The Target Factor for ships was combining the Generic and Histor ship to establish a priority for inspe

ic factors of a ction

2004

t Ministerial of 2 -3 November 2004 - The 2nd Join Conference of Paris and Tokyo Mem held in Vancouver. Theme: 'Strength of responsibility'. The most importan the enhancement of inspection and grams; the development of incentive p panies with good safety records; grea to publicly name substandards ship ow rers; the ongoing implementation of m tiatives; and enhanced regional trainin

oranda was ening the circle t results were targeting pro-rograms tor com-

ter transparency ners and charte-

arine security ini-g programs tor

PSCO's

2005

ree and became MARPOL Annex VI entered into fo a relevant instrument for the Paris M oU

The Maritime Authority of Estonia j MoU

2006

The Maritime Authority of Cyprus, Malta joined the Paris MoU

oined the Paris

Lithuania and

on Port State Control

2002

The Paris Mo U started with the Expert Training programs. The first program was aimed at 'The

nt' (ILO & STCW were the care of The second training focused on vironment' (SOLAS & MARPOL)

Human Eleme the program). 'Safety and En

2003

MARPOLAnne a relevant instru

x IV entered into force and became ment for the Paris MoU

The Secretariat started with the development of ning Modules (DLP). The first mo­nsideration were on the Paris MoU edures, STCW, ILO 147 and

Distance Lear dules under co inspection proc The Human Ele ment. The first modules became available in 200 6

2004

A new code on S ecurity was adopted by the IMO. The ISPS code

2005

The Maritime Au thority of Latvia joined the Paris MoU

A task force on started working

a New lnspection Regime (NIR) on a risk based approach and to ard shipping more effectively and on burden on ships that are in

target substand reduce inspecti compliance wit h the regulations. Over a period of

principles of the NIR have been dis­ed, revised and finally adopted

several years, cussed, amend

The Target Fac tor was replaced by the Ship RP). The SRP classifies ships

Ships (LRS), Standard Risk Ship Risk Profile (S into Low Risk (SRS) and Hig h Risk Ships (HRS). Later this ap­

o adopted by the Tokyo MoU and MoU

proach was als the Black Sea

2006 In June the Pari s MoU attended the IMO Sub-Committee on Flage State lmplementation (FSl14) for the first time, in the capacity of an lnter­governmental Organization (IGO)

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\.Of a er ~"'e . ..r-:!. 0 1tMrlÎ1~ ~on Pon State Cont robS'

·<s eatc, •

2007 _____ ...,,

The Paris MoU celebrated its 25th anniversary during the 40th PSC Committee meeting in Bonn, Germany

The Maritime Authority of Bulgaria and Romania joined the Paris MoU

2012------1

Although established in 2006 the new ILO harmonized convention, MLC 2006, entered into force in August. The existing procedures and guidelines dealing with human element needed to be updated

2008

The Secretariat started with the deve­lopment of a Quality Management System according to: IS09001 :2008. The process resulted in the certification of the Secretariat in March 2011 L..-_;,,,,;==

2011

1 January 2011 - The NIR entered into force for the Paris MoU member States

The database, with the PSC inspections from the member States, was transferred from SIReNaC to THETIS. The parameters that define the NIR are the basis of the new database. TH ETIS was deve­loped by EMSA in co-operation with the member States and the Secretariat

....,_ _____ 2013

2013 ------t Following the maritime casualty of the Costa Concordia the PSC Committee decided to con­duct a Harmonized Verification Program on all passenger ships coming into the Paris MoU region in the Summer of 2013

2016 --------1 From 1 September to 30 November a CIC was conducted on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

The first PSCC lnstruction for Ballast Water Management Convention was adopted by the PSC Committee, with the convention becoming a relevant instrument for Port State Control, during PSCC46

2015

In the aftermath of several serious and fatal ac­cidents the PSC Committee dediced to conduct a CIC on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry from1 September to 30 November

....,_ _____ 2017

2017--------1 2 - 4 May 2017 - The 3rd Joint Ministerial Confe­rence of the Paris and Tokyo Memoranda was held in Vancouver, Canada. Theme: ' Safeguar­ding Responsible & Sustainable Shipping'

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Over the past 35 years the chairman of the PSC Committee has played an important role in directing the meeting. In the first 15 years the chairman was designated by the host country of the PSC Committee meeting.

In 1997 Mr. Odd Vollene (Norway) was the first elected chairman of the PSC Committee. In 1999 he was succeeded by Mr. Alan Cubbin (United Kingdom) and since 2006 Mr. Brian Hogan (lreland) has been chairman of the Committee.

1982

Mr. Heeringa

1984

Mr. L. G onzales Alonso

1986

r. G.A. Dubbeld M

Cap t. H.J. Valkonen

1988

Mr . J. Panopoulos

1990

Mr. L.C. van der Vel

Mr. T.R. Funder

1992

M r. H. Valkonen

Mr. G. Cadet

1994

. Macloughlin Mr. S.A

D r. G. Pattofatto

1996

Mr. J. Vonau

Adm.J .L. Leira Pinto

1997-1998

M r. O.V. Vollene

2006-2017

Mr. B. Hogan

1983

Mr. T.R. Funder

Mr. T.R. Cowley

1985 Mr. M. O'Ruairc

Mr. E. Jansen

1987

Mr. Mr. C. Bross ier /Mr. H. Pinon

Mr. P. Keidel

1989

Dr. T. Santapola

Mr. J. Bairao Rei s

Mr. B.E. Stenma rk

Capt. M. Hubbar

Mr. R. Lobeto Lo

Mr. P. Keidel

1991

d

bo

1993

Mr. J. Panopoulo s

1995

Mr. G.A. Dubbel d

Mr. L.A. Nygaard

1997

Dr. G.G. lvanov

1999-2005

Mr. A. Cubbin

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