1st of July 2025

Guidelines for the Port State Control Officers on Security aspects

This document is intended to provide guidance on the ISPS Code during inspections.

1st of July 2025

Guidelines on the International Convention on Load Lines (ILLC)

This document is intended to provide guidance on the International Load Lines Convention 1966 (LL66) and its Protocol of 1988 during inspections.


      1st of July 2025

      Guidelines on the IMO Polar Code

      This document is intended to provide guidance on the IMO Polar Code


          1st of July 2025

          Guidelines for the PSCO on Electronic Charts

          The purpose of this instruction is to provide guidance on vessels using ECDIS.


              1st of July 2025

              Base instruction; General principles applied in an inspection

              Paris MoU Port State Control Committee (PSCC) Instructions are drafted for the purpose of providing guidance to the Port State Control Officer (PSCO) in performing a Port State Control (PSC) inspection

              1st of July 2025

              Guidelines on ILO MLC,2006

              1st of July 2025

              Guidelines on GMDSS

              1st of July 2023

              Guidance for PSCOs on conventions related to financial liability

              This document is intended to provide guidance for PSCOs on conventions related to financial liability.


              1st of July 2024

              Guidelines for PSC inspections of Ships carrying Industrial Personnel (IP Code)

              This document is intended to provide guidance for PSC inspections of ships carrying Industrial Personnel


              1st of July 2024

              Guidance on Certification of Seafarers and Manning Requirements according to the STCW Convention, MLC and SOLAS

              This document is intended to provide guidance on certification of Seafarers and Manning Requirements according to the STCW Convention, MLC and SOLAS.


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