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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 Port StateControl, (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 PortState Control 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 Port State Control procedures currently in forceunder the Tokyo MOU.Solomon IslandsVietnam16
OUTLINE STRUCTURETARGET RATE FOR INSPECTIONThe executive body of the Tokyo MOU is the Port StateControl Committee, which became operational in April 1994.This is composed of the representatives of the participatingmaritime authorities and meets once a year, or at morefrequent intervals if necessary.Representatives of the International Maritime Organisation(IMO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO)participate as observers at the meetings of the Port StateControl Committee, as do representatives of the Paris MOU.The fourteenth Coast Guard District (Hawaii) of the UnitedStates Coast Guard acts as Observer Authority.Each participating member of the Tokyo MOU must determinean appropriate annual average percentage of individual foreignmerchant ships to be inspected. As a preliminary target theCommittee has requested that they “endeavour to attain” aregional annual inspection rate of 50% of the total number ofships operating in the region by the year 2000 (Clause 1.4).The percentage is based on the number of ships which enteredregional ports during a base period observed by theCommittee. According to the latest Annual Report andAccounts published by the Port State Control Committee in1994 the overall regional inspection rate was 32% and theinspection rate of individual authorities was as follows:BASIC PRINCIPLESAs with the Paris MOU, the Tokyo MOU states in its recitalsthat the ultimate responsibility for implementing internationalconventions rests with owners and the flag states, but it isrecognised that effective action by port states is required toprevent the operation of sub-standard ships.Australia 23.7%Canada 3.18%China 10.04%Hong Kong 2.04%Japan 25.41%Indonesia 15.21%Republic of Korea 6.12%Malaysia 0.38%New Zealand 9.42%Papua New Guinea 0.02%Russian Federation 2.85%Singapore 1.62%Thailand 0.02%THE CONVENTIONSFigures taken from the Annual Report, Tokyo MOU 1996For the purpose of the Tokyo MOU, the following are the“Relevant Instruments” on which regional Port State Controlis based:● The International Convention on Load Lines, 1996, asamendedSUMMARY OF PORT STATE CONTROL RESULTSINSPECTIONS AS A % OF SHIPS VISITED32%39%524 (5.93%)282 (3.8%)53%689 (5.63%)●The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea1974 and its Protocol of 1978 (SOLAS 74/78)8000INSPECTIONS8834INSPECTIONS12,243INSPECTIONS●The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution199419951996from Ships 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978, asamended (MARPOL 73/78)Detentions 3 Year Rolling Average 5.25%Source: Annual Report of the Tokyo MOU 1996●●●The International Convention on Standards of Training,Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978; asamended (STCW 78)The Convention on the International Regulations forPreventing Collisions at Sea, as amended (COLREG 72)The Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention,1976 (ILO Convention No. 147)“NO MORE FAVOURABLE TREATMENT” PRINCIPLEIn implementing a convention standard the authorities haveto ensure that no more favourable treatment is given to shipsentitled to fly the flag of a state which is not party to thatconvention. Such ships are subject to the same inspectionsand the port inspectors follow the same guidelines.Note that, unlike the other regional agreements, the TonnageConvention is not listed, but it is understood that this isincorporated into the revised Agreement.17
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