By way of an update regarding the position in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, we are informed that today (25 February 2022):
The Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Ship’s Stability in General was carried out in the Tokyo MOU region jointly with the Paris MOU from 1 September 2021 to 30 November 2021.
During the campaign period, the member Authorities of the Tokyo MOU carried out 6,260 PSC inspections, of which 4,984 (79.62%) included the CIC inspection. 356 CIC related deficiencies were found on 306 ships representing 6.14% of the CIC inspections.
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