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Denmark Moves to Increase Foreign Inspections on Danish-Flagged Vessels
The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) says the number of control inspections on Danish-flagged ships abroad will be increased to 60 in 2017.
"The Danish Maritime Authority performs control inspections of Danish-flagged ships abroad in order to assist Danish shipowners so that they can improve their performance and get an idea of what other countries' port State control officers are looking for," said DMA's Chief Ship Surveyor Annemette Knagaard.
"The inspections are made in close cooperation with the shipowner and crew where the survey is carried out by means of a constructive and safety-promoting dialogue."
DMA says it carried out a two-week campaign in the U.S. at the end of 2016 in order to promote Danish quality shipping.
The campaign, which was conducted in both in Houston and New York, is said to have also been intended to create good relations with U.S. Port State Control authorities, as well as other players who involved with Danish shipping.
"The campaign also covered surveys of Danish ships calling at the two port areas during the said period," adds DMA, noting that ship surveys were focused on work by classification societies on behalf of DMA, occupational health, ships safety levels, and general condition.
Further, the inspections are said to have served as a forward-looking dialogue with vessel crews, informing them on how to perform well in future Port State Control inspections.
In November, DMA said Port State Control authorities across 45 countries, under the Paris MoU and the Tokyo MoU, had agreed to conduct a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) in 2018, focusing on sulfur emissions from ships, including emission control area (ECA) compliance, where applicable.
