Port State Control and Jurisdiction : : Evolution of the Port State Regime.

• Author: Kasoulides, George C.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 1993.; ©1993.
• Year of Publication: 1993
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (311 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Table of Conventions -- Table of Cases -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Regime and Access of Vessels to Foreign Ports - A Definitional Controversy -- 1. The Right of Access to Internal Waters -- 2. Sources of Law Concerning the Right of Entry into Ports -- 2.1. International Maritime Committee -- 2.2. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development -- 2.3. International Maritime Organization -- 2.4. Bilateral Treaties -- 2.5. Decisions in International Adjudication -- 2.6. Other Multinational Conventions -- 3. Right of Innocent Passage in Internal Waters -- 4. Conclusions -- 5. Regulatory and Enforcement Authority of the Port State -- 5.1. Jurisdiction to Regulate Vessels in Internal Waters -- 5.2. Jurisdiction over Activities with External or Internal Effects -- 5.3. Arrest of Vessels in Foreign Ports -- 5.3.1. The IMC Draft Convention for Revision of the 1952 Arrest Convention -- 5.4. Jurisdiction over Activities Preceding the Entry into Internal Waters of the Foreign Vessel -- Chapter 2. International Legal Standards and Regulation of Vessel - Source Pollution -- 1. The Legal Nature of the International Legal Standards -- 1.1. International Legal Standards in Regional Conventions -- 1.2. International Legal Standards in the 1986 United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships -- 1.3. Conclusions -- 2. The Role of the IMO Conventions -- 2.1. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954 (OILPOL) -- 2.2. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as incorporated in the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78) -- 2.3. International Convention on Load Lines, 1966.

2.4. The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 and its Protocol, 1978 -- 2.5. Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG) -- 2.6. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW) -- 2.7. The International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 (SAR) -- 2.8. International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 (CLC) -- Chapter 3. The Nationality of Ships and the United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships -- 1. Elements of Nationality -- 2. The Genuine Link Concept in the 1982 UNLOSC -- 3. Recent Developments -- 4. UNCTAD and the United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships -- 4.1. Historical Background -- 4.2. The Flag State Jurisdiction -- 4.3. The Port State Jurisdiction -- 5. Conclusions -- Chapter 4. Open Registries and Substandard Vessels - The Role of International Organization -- 1. Their Origin and Evolution -- 1.1. Definition of a Flag of Convenience -- 1.2. Composition and Characteristics -- 2. Beneficial Ownership of Open Registry -- 2.1. Equity Measures and Management Participation -- 2.2. Ownership, Manning, Management and Accountability - The 1986 United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration for Ships -- 2.3. Conclusions -- 3. ILO Practices and Substandard Vessels -- 3.1. Obligations of the Flag State -- 3.2. Port State Jurisdiction -- 3.3. Application of ILO Convention No. 147 and Further Developments -- 3.4. Efforts to Revise the ILO Convention No. 147 -- 3.5. Conclusions -- 4. The Role of the ITF in the Issue of Substandard Vessels -- 4.1. ITF and the 1986 UNCCORS -- 4.2. Conclusions -- Chapter 5. Port State Enforcement Regime -- 1. Definition of a Port State's Enforcement Powers.

2. Development of the "Port State Enforcement" Regime -- 2.1. The 1973 International Conference on Marine Pollution -- 2.2. The Concept of Port State Jurisdiction in the UK Proposal to the ILA -- 2.3. Developments during the UNCLOS III Conference -- 2.3.1. Main Characteristics of the Port State Enforcement Regime -- 2.3.2. Evaluation of the Port State Regime -- 3. The Enforcement Regime of the Marine Pollution Conventions -- 3.1. Evolution of the Mandatory Reporting System of the Pollution Conventions -- 3.2. Inspections and Penalties as Deterrents -- 4. Identification of the Sources of Discharged Pollutants - Production of Sufficient Evidence for National Courts -- 4.1. Surveillance and Airborne Sensors -- 4.2. Source Identification of Spilled Oil Samples and Other Pollutants -- 4.2.1. Legal Implications -- 4.3. Oil Discharge Monitoring -- 4.4. Conclusions -- Chapter 6. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding - A Regional Enforcement Regime -- 1. The First Developments - The Hague Memorandum -- 1.1. Legal Nature and Evaluation of the Hague Memorandum -- 2. A Community Initiative - The Draft European Community Directive -- 2.1. Evaluation of the EC Draft Directive -- 3. Structure of the Paris MOU -- 3.1. Jurisdictional Scope of the Paris MOU -- 3.2. Inspection Procedures -- 3.2.1. Inspection of "Non-convention" Vessels -- 3.2.2. Enforcement Powers -- 3.2.3. Inspection Results -- 3.2.4. Statistical Data on Deficiencies and Detentions -- 3.3. Regulation of Discharges -- 3.4. The MOU and the International Community -- 3.4.1. Developments at IMO -- 3.4.1.1. Deficiency Reports at the MSC -- 3.4.1.2. IMO's Reaction to the Paris MOU -- 3.4.2. Developments at ILO -- 3.4.3. The European Community -- 3.4.4. Developments at UNCTAD -- 3.4.5. Reaction of the Shipping Industry -- 3.4.6. Co-operation with Other Interested Parties -- 3.4.7. The Helsinki Convention.

3.4.8. The North Sea Conferences on the Protection of the North Sea -- 3.5. Final Developments - The Ministerial Conferences on Port State Control -- 3.6. Conclusions -- Conclusions -- ANNEX I. Formulation of Port State Provisions during the Negotiations for the Adoption of the 1982 UNLOSC -- ANNEX II. Documents on Enforcement Measures -- Part 1. Articles Relevant to Enforcement and Dissemination of Information -- Part 1A. OILPOL 1954 as Amended -- Part 1B. MARPOL 73/78 -- Part 1C. Protocol I of MARPOL 73/78 (as amended) -- Part 1D. Guidelines for Reporting of Incidents Involving Harmful Substances -- Part 1E. Formats for Mandatory Reporting Systems under Annex I of MARPOL 73/78 -- Part 2. Tables on Enforcement -- Table 1. Reports on Violations Submitted to the Flag State -- Table 2. Reports from Flag States on Violations by their Vessels -- Table 3. Port State (Coastal) Reports on Incidents and Penalties -- Table 4. Violations of the Provisions of the 1954 Convention -- Table 5. Distribution of Violations Relating to Oil Discharges Noted by the French Authorities between 1976 and 1983 and Action Taken Where Known -- Table 6. Distributions of Violations Noted by the French Authorities and Action Taken where Known -- Table 7. Reports on Enforcement of Conventions Submitted to the 23rd and 24th Sessions of the MEPC -- ANNEX III. Procedures for the Control of Ships and Discharges -- ANNEX IV. Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Jurisdiction -- Part 1. Organizational Structure of the Paris MOU on Port State Control -- Part 2. Tables of Ratification of PSC Conventions -- Part 2a. European States -- Part 2b. Other States -- Part 2c. Open Registries -- Part 3. Major Categories of Deficiencies in Relation to Inspection/Ships -- Part 4. Inspection of Foreign Merchant Ships in Accordance with the MOU on Port State Control.

Part 5. Delays/Detentions per Flag State Exceeding Average Percentage -- Part 5a. 1984-85 -- Part 5b. 1986 -- Part 5c. 1990 -- ANNEX V. Ministerial Declaration of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Port State Control: "Safe Operation of Ships and Pollution Prevention" -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Part I -- Part II -- INDEX.