Review article
The role of port state control in the contemporary shipping arena from the perspective of the Paris memorandum of understanding
Michaela Domijan-Arneri
; University of London
Abstract
This article discusses the operation and effectiveness of port state control as a system of monitoring the degree of observance of international standards in the global shipping arena. Although it provides a number of criticisms of the current operation of the international port state control system, there is general support for the phenomenon in question. That support is particularly generated by the development of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding, a regional cooperation system which exists alongside the international port state regime. The achievement of the Paris Memorandum is rooted in its inspection procedures, powers of enforcement and the vessel conditions which it aims to maintain. Its success is reflected in less substandard ships operating freely on the sea and a rise in the number of states participating in regional port state frameworks.
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207397
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Publication date:
26.12.2002.
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