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Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Transport and Communications Department of Marine Administration

THE SIXTH SEMINAR FOR PSCOs ON PORT STATE CONTROL IN THE

INDIAN OCEAN MOU (IOMOU) REGION

10-14 September 2018

Rose Garden Hotel Yangon, Myanmar

The Sixth PSCOs Seminar on Port State Control in the IOMOU Region

Title The Sixth PSCOs Seminar on Port State Control in the IOMOU Region

Organisation Department of Marine Administration

Ministry of Transport and Communications

Address No-363/421, Corner of Merchant & Theinbyu Road,

Boating Township, Yangon, Myanmar

Website https://dma.gov.mm

Telephone +95-1-397640

Fax +95-1-397641

Contact Person Name : Capt. Aung Myin Moe

Tel : +951 556097

Mobile : +959 7755 9 5577

Email : [email protected]

Date: 10 – 14September 2018

Venue: Rose Garden Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar

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1 SUMMARY

The Sixth Seminar for PSCOs on Port State Control in the Indian Ocean MOU region will be held from 10 to 14 September, 2018 at Yangon. This Seminar is jointly organized by the Department of Marine Administration, Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the Indian Ocean MOU on port State control.

1.1 BACKGROUND

The Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding was kept open for signature at the Head Quarters of the Secretariat in Goa, India, from 5th June, 1998 to 22nd January, 1999. The first committee meeting of MOU took place at Goa from 20th to 22nd January 1999. The Memorandum came into effect on 1st April 1999.

Recently Myanmar has signed IOMOU in 2017 and it came into effect on 16 September.

There are (19) countries have become parties to the Memorandum as of September 2017, namely, Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, Eritrea, France, India, Iran, Kenya, Mauritius, Maldives, Mozambique, Myanmar, Oman, South Africa, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania and Yemen.

The Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding (IOMOU) held PSCOs Seminars in every year in the different member states on a rotating basic.

1.2 OBJECTIVE

The objective of the seminar is to provide opportunity for the PSC officers to updateknowledge and to share experiences and expertise on port State control so as to promotecloser co-operation and harmonization on PSC throughout the region.

1.3 GOAL

Our ultimate goal is to identify and eliminate substandard ships from the region.

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1.4 SCOPE

The key areas of the seminar to focus in respect of: -

(a) Maritime safety;

(b) Maritime security;

(c) Environmental protection;

(d) Maritime labour welfare; and

deficiency writing and wording, together with case studies and the latest development and upcoming of IOCIS (Indian Ocean Computerised Information System).

2 VENUE

The Rose Garden Hotel has been informed of the event and discounted rooms have been allocated for the participants. Overseas participants who intend to stay therein is required for booking his/her own room directly through the following website:

http://www.theroseyangon.com/

Contact for reservation (Hotel side) : Ms Suluck Nay Win Mobile : (95) 9 43097647 Email : [email protected]

2.1 LOGISTIC ARRANGEMENT

The DMA staff will provide necessary logistic arrangements for international participants from Yangon International Airport to the hotel and vice versa. Participants may wish to individually coordinate with the hotel to arrange transport from hotel to the airport.


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3 TENTATIVE PROGRAMME OF THE SIXTH PSCOS SEMINAR ON PORT STATE CONTROL IN THE IOMOU REGION

DAY 1 10 Sept 2018 (Monday)

08:30 Registration Registration of Participants

09:30

Commemoration of WORLD MARITIME DAY 2018 (Special Event)

Opening Remarks by Minister for Ministry of Transport and Communications

World Maritime Day 2018 - IMO Secretary-General's message

Showcase of DMA Activities

10:30 Refreshment

11:00 Introduction • Activities and recent developments of the IOMOU

12:00 ISM CODE • Guidelines for PSC Officers on International Safety Management (ISM)

13:00 Lunch break

14:00 MARPOL Convention • Guidelines for PSC Officers on MARPOL Annex I and IV

15:00 Coffee break

15:15 MARPOL Convention • Guidelines for PSC Officers on MARPOL Annex V and VI

15:45 Firefighting Equipment • Guidelines for PSC Officers on Firefighting Appliances

16:30 End of Day 1

DAY 2 11 Sept 2018 (Tuesday)

09:30 RECAP • Review of Previous Day

10:00 MLC 2006 • Guidelines for PSC Officers on 2014 Amendments to Maritime Labour Convention (MLC)

11:00 Coffee break

11:15 BWM Convention • Guidelines for PSC Officers on Ballast Water Management Convention

12:15 Operational Drills • Procedures for Operational Drills

13:00 Lunch break

14:00 Case Study session • Part 1 (Group discussion)

15:00 Coffee break

15:15 Case Study session • Part 1 (Group discussion) • Part 1 (Plenary discussion)

17:00 End of Day 2

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DAY 3 12 Sept 2018 (Wednesday)


10:00 Life Saving Appliances • Guidelines for PSC Officers on Life Saving Appliances

11:00 Coffee break

11:15 Deficiency Report • Deficiency Wording & Writing

12:15 Electronic Certificates • Inspection of Electronic Certificates during PSC

13:00 Lunch break

14:00 Case Study session • Part 2 (Group discussion)

15:00 Coffee break

15:15 Case Study session • Part 2 (Plenary discussion)

17:00 End of Day 3

DAY 4 13 Sept 2018 (Thursday)


10:00 PSC Procedures • PSC Procedures: - Detentions - RO Responsibility

11:00 Coffee break

11:15 Case Study session • Part 3 (Group discussion) • Part 3 (Plenary discussion)

13:00 Lunch break

14:00 STCW and Safe Manning • Guidelines for PSC Officers on STCW and Safe Manning Documents

15:00 Coffee break

15:15 IOCIS Session • Indian Ocean Computerised Information System (Latest Developments)

17:00 End of Day 4

DAY 5 14 Sept 2018 (Thursday)


10:30 Coffee break

10:45 Closing Ceremony • Remarks by the trainer • Awarding certificates to the participants and the trainers • Remarks by host Authority

12:30 Lunch

13:00 End of Day 5