PSC issues, PRFs, HSSC & lessons learned from casualties

This brief covers following issues:

• A priority issue of attention – PSC CIC on ECDIS
• III 4 accepted INTERCARGO proposals to request port States to fulfil their obligation to set up sufficient and adequate port reception facilities (PRFs)
• Revision of the Procedures for port State control
• Development of PSC regimes
• INTERCARGO urges timely Investigation report of incidents and casualties to IMO GISIS
• “Lessons learned from Marine Casualties”
• BWM related survey items – amendments to the Survey Guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC)
• Correspondence Groups to be established after III 4
• INTERCARGO supports and attended  the World Maritime Day 2017