CIC on STWC Hours of Rest carried out between Sept- November 2014 in the Tokyo MoU region
Tokyo MoU issued preliminary results from the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW Hours of Rest, carried out between 1 September 2014 and 30 November 2014 which showed unsatisfactory compliance.
During the 3 month period,16 ships (7.77% of detentions during CIC) were detained as a direct result of the CIC for deficiencies related to hours of rest. Main areas of concern are hours of rest not being recorded properly and watch-keeping personnel without sufficient rest.
In recent years there has been a growing concern regarding hours of rest for watch-keeping personnel. Supported by PSC inspection results and a number of incidents, the Tokyo MoU and Paris MoU, as well as other MoUs, decided to organize a joint campaign to verify a list of 10 selected items against the STCW requirements.
The CIC questionnaire was completed during 6,392 inspections. A total of 1,589 CIC-related deficiencies were recorded and 16 ships (7.77% of the detentions) were detained as a direct result of the CIC during the 3 month period.
Investigations into a number of recent incidents throughout the AsiaPacific region have identified fatigue and insufficient rest of watch-keeping personal as key contributing factors in these incidents. There has been a significant loss of human life and damage to the marine environmental resulting from many of these incidents.
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The CIC was a joint campaign with the Paris MoU. Others co-operating MoUs have followed the same routine during the campaign.
The detailed results of the campaign will be further analysed and findings will be presented to the coming PSC Committee meeting in October 2015, after which the report will be submitted to the International Maritime Organization.
Also read relevant articles:
- Paris MoU Preliminary CIC Results : Unsatisfactory compliance with hours of rest
- Black Sea MOU issues CIC preliminary results on STCW Hours of Rest
- Paris, Tokyo MoU launch new joint CIC on STCW hours of rest
- Tokyo MoU issues PSC Annual Report for 2014
Source: Tokyo MoU