PSC
Caribbean MOU
The Caribbean MOU was signed during the final preparatory meeting on the establishment of a PSC agreement in the Caribbean region, held in Barbados from 5 to 9 February 1996
CARIBBEAN MOU
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Participating Maritime Authorities & Associate Members |
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Curacao, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands(24members) |
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| Observers | ILO, CARICOM, IACS, Canada, USCG, PARIS MOU, Vina del Mar, Tokyo MoU. |
| Target Inspection Rate | 15% annual inspection rate per country within 3 years |
| Relevant Instruments |
LL66 SOLAS 74 SOLAS PROT 78 MARPOL 73/78 STCW 78 COLREG 72 TONNAGE 69 ILO Convention No. 147 |
| Inspection Priorities | Ships visiting a port of a State, the Authority of which is a signatory to the Memorandum, for the first time or after an absence of 12 months or more |
| Ships which have been permitted to leave the port of State, the Authority of which is a signatory to the Memorandum, on the condition that the deficiencies noted must be rectified within a specified period, upon expiry of such period | |
| Ships which have been reported by pilots or port authorities as having deficiencies which may prejudice their safe navigation | |
| Ships carrying dangerous or polluting goods, which have failed to report all relevant information concerning the ships particulars, the ships movements & concerning the dangerous or polluting goods being carried to the competent authority of the port & coastal State | |
| Ships which have been suspended from their class for safety reasons in the course of the preceding six months | |
| Ships whose statutory certificates on the ship's construction & equipment have not been issued in accordance with the relevant instruments | |
| Amendments entry into force | Will take effect 60 days after acceptance or at the end of any different period determined unantechnicalusly by the representatives of the authorities in the Committee |
| Committee Composition | A Representative of each of the authorities |
| Secretariat location | Christchurch, Barbados |
| Information Centre location | Information Centre Curacao, Netherlands, Antilles |
| Date of Signature | 9th February 1996 |
| Official Languages | English |
Focal Point
Ms. Valerie Browne
Secretary
Caribbean MoU Secretariat
International Transport Division
Herbert House, Fontabelle, St. Michael
Barbados (West Indies)
Phone No.: 246 425 0034/0072
Fax No. : 246 425 0101
E-mail : caribbeanmou@sunbeach.net
