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
| Participating Maritime Authorities & Associate Members |
Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba (KNL), Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cayman Islands (UK), Curaçao (KNL),* Cuba, France, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Netherlands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (associate member) |
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| Observers |
IMO, ILO, USCG, CARICOM, Paris MoU, Viña del Mar Agreement, Tokyo MoU, Anguilla (UK), Bermuda (UK), British Virgin Islands (UK), Dominica, Haiti, Montserrat (UK), and Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) |
| 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 | Mrs. Jodi BARROW (Jamaica) The Office Centre Building2nd Floor12 Ocean BoulevardKingston, Jamaica W.I. |
| Information Centre location | Mr. Majere AJAMBIADatabase ManagerCaribbean Maritime Information Centre (CMIC)Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Date of Signature | 9th February 1996 |
| Official Languages | English |
Local 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
