Every year, Port State Control regimes determine a specific focus area during regular inspections. This year’s Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC), running from 1 September to 30 November, will be carried out on the topic of fire safety.
DNV has published an article advising ship owners and managers on how to prepare for a port state control inspection, reports Marine Regulations.
CIC – fire safety
This year, the Paris and Tokyo MoUs agreed to run a CIC on the topic of fire safety. The majority of PSC MoUs have confirmed their participation in this year’s CIC.
The CIC will be carried out between 1 September and 30 November and will be covered by an additional questionnaire during routine port state inspections.
The additional questionnaire, highlighting the fire safety focus areas this time around, is usually published in early August.
Traditionally, deficiencies in the fire safety section are among the most common of all detainable deficiencies, which is underlined by the fact that a third of DNV’s Top 18 detainable deficiencies (refer to News on Top 18) relate to the topic of fire safety:
- Fire dampers
- Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
- Fire detection systems
- Fixed fire-extinguishing installations
- Means of control (opening, pumps) in machinery spaces
- Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills)
The CIC is, of course, not limited to DNV’s Top 18 items.
Below, you will find a graph showing the ratio between detainable and non-detainable deficiencies regarding fire safety during port state control inspections, from the Paris MoU:
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Source: Marine Regulations
