Port State Control A/W - UK P&I Members Area
Port State Control A/W - UK P&I Members Area
Port State Control A/W - UK P&I Members Area
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ASIA PACIFIC MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING(TOKYO MOU)R U S S I A N F E D E R A T I O NC A N A D AJAPANC H I N AREPUBLIC OF KOREAHONG KONGTHAILANDPHILIPPINESVIETNAMMALAYSIASINGAPOREINDONESIAPAPUANEWGUINEASOLOMANISLANDSVANUATUFIJIA U S T R A L I ANEWZEALANDThe success of the Paris MOU has led to a similar arrangementbeing established for the Asia-Pacific region. In December1993 sixteen maritime authorities met in Tokyo to sign theMEMBER STATESThe current member states of the Tokyo MOU are:Asia-Pacific Memorandum of Understanding on <strong>Port</strong> <strong>State</strong><strong>Control</strong>, (the “Tokyo MOU”). The Tokyo MOU came into effectfrom 1 April 1994. This MOU is not as developed as the ParisMOU, but it is making rapid progress.At its most recent Annual Meeting in Auckland the <strong>Port</strong><strong>State</strong> <strong>Control</strong> Committee agreed a revised Agreement, briningthe Tokyo MOU up-to-date with the latest Paris MOU,incorporating a broader and more exacting regime ofAustraliaCanadaChina, including Hong KongSpecial Administrative RegionFijiIndonesiaJapanRepublic of KoreaMalaysiaNew ZealandPapua New GuineaPhilippinesRussian FederationSingaporeThailandVanuatuinspections, follow up procedures and publications etc. It isanticipated that this will be published shortly and at that timewe shall incorporate the amendments into this manual.For the time being the information in this section providesThe following states are already signatories to the agreementand it is anticipated that in time they will become fullparticipating members:an outline of <strong>Port</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Control</strong> procedures currently in forceunder the Tokyo MOU.Solomon IslandsVietnam16