Inspection training for Port State Control Officers in South and Central America is underway at an IMO workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina (6-8 November). Port State Control is the process, supported by IMO, by which officials in ports can board visiting foreign-flagged vessels to verify compliance with international safety and pollution standards.
The Buenos Aires workshop is specifically focused on training officers to inspect and enforce both air pollution and energy-efficiency provisions in IMO’s MARPOL Annex VI treaty. The event is part of on-going work under IMO’s GloMEEP project to promote energy-efficient shipping, and is being hosted by the Prefectura Naval Argentina and carried out by IMO’s Astrid Dispert and a team of consultants.
* Participants from: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama and Uruguay