Indian Ocean Memorandum Of Understanding On The PSC

Management


The Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding (IOMOU) on port State control (PSC) in the Indian Ocean region was finalized on the basis of the first preparatory meeting held in India in October 1997 and the second meeting in June 1998 in South Africa. The port State control system aims to verify whether foreign flagged ships calling at a port of a State comply with applicable International Maritime Conventions.