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With referring following by AMSA and attachments, the management companies should enhance the compliance with the requirements on board as a part of Safety Management Systems related to the requirement of ISM Code Sec. 7 Shipboard Operations, up to date of charts, preparation of navigation/passage plan including from berth to berth, etc. - partial quote - It has been found during Port State Control Inspections that vessels do not have charts onboard or are using scanned/photocopied charts. When this occurs, it usually results the vessel being detained. We understand that ships programming may change, however the international, national and local regulations that require a "Berth to Berth passage plan on the relevant up to date chart" are mandatory. AMSA will ensure that non-compliance with these requirements will also be enforced as a Port State Control issue and the non carriage of up to date charts is both a SOLAS and ISM Deficiency/Detention for the vessel. The followings are sum up of the investigation results of PSC inspection reports which reported ClassNK during the last 2 years, from 1 March 2009 to 28 February 2011, and also, the sample of typical deficiencies raised by PSC officers, which observed increasing number. Read More download attached file Latest development of PSC Inspection related to PSC Deficiency Code 1560 "Charts" and 1594 "Voyage or passage plan"
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The Government of the Republic of Marshall Islands published Marine Safety Advisory No.16-11 on 23 February 2011 which stated the message by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) to be enforcing the requirement of their Marine Notice 16/2009 as a part of their Port State control efforts and the possibility to be raised ISM Related Detainable Deficiency together with.
