A two-day national workshop on maritime legislation review, flag State implementation and port State control is being held in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, (8-9 October) following a three-day needs assessment exercise, under the IMO/ACP/EU FlagPort WACAF Project. The workshop and the needs assessment exercise are aimed at building human and institutional capacities in the maritime sector and assisting Cote d'Ivoire to prepare for the IMO Member State Audit Scheme, which becomes mandatory from January 2016. IMO's Honorat Hoba and two consultants are facilitating the workshop.