During its 57th Committee meeting in Madrid last May, the Paris MoU discussed the results of the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Fire Safety, which was held from 1 September to 30 November 2023. These results were shared with the industry. Overall, compliance appeared to be satisfactory, however the result was less favourable on two specific topics; good working condition of fire doors (9.3% non-compliance) and fire drills (9.2% non-compliance). In the press release issued at the time, the Paris MoU indicated that it expected the industry to give these issues the necessary attention.

As part of the ongoing investigation into possible efficiency improvements regarding inspection campaigns, the member Authorities of the Paris MoU held an unannounced Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) on fire doors from 1 to 28 July 2024.

The findings of this FIC raise concerns for the Paris MoU, as 13.9% of non-compliance was recorded. Of this 13.9%, 30% was considered to be a lack of implementation of the ISM Code.

Again, the Paris MoU would like to emphasise the importance of compliance on this specific subject and would like to call on the industry to take the appropriate measures.