The NIR is a risk based targeting mechanism, which will reward quality shipping with a reduced inspection burden and concentrate efforts on high risk ships.
The NIR makes use of company performance and the Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme (VIMSAS) for identifying the risk profile of ships together with the performance of the flag State and the recognized organization. The inspection history of the ship as well as the ship’s age and ship type will influence the targeting. All these parameters under a Risk Assessment Matrix to define the ship risk profile and there fore the inspection and reporting regime.Thus the matrix looks like:
Type of Ship (1): Ship type denomination is as per a list adopted by the Paris MoU.Thus, the deficiency index is the ratio of the total number of deficiencies of all ships in a company’s fleet to the number of inspections of all ships in a company’s fleet within the last 36 month and defined as Points per Inspection. Once calculated is compared with the average for all ships inspected in the Paris MoU over the 3 calendar years to determine whether the index is within average (+/- 2 of 3.43 %PpI), above average (>= 5.43 PpI) or bellow average (<=1.43 PpI).
Age of the Ship (2): The age of the ship is determined by the keel-laying date.
Black/Grey/White List (3a): The Black Grey and White list for Flag State performance is established annually taking account of the inspection and detention history over the preceding three calendar years and is adopted by the Paris MoU Committee.
Imo Audit (3b): The Ship’s Flag is under a Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme ((IMO Resolution A.974(24)).
Recognized Organization Performance (4a): Is established annually taking account of the inspection and detention history over the preceding three calendar years.
RO, recognized by the Paris MoU (4b): The RO must be recognized by one ore more Paris MoU Member States.
Company Performance (5): Within the ship profile matrix, the company performance plays an important role in view that the Company performance takes account of the detention and deficiency history of all ships in a company’s fleet while that company was the ISM Company for the ship.
Companies are ranked as having a “very low”, “low”, “medium” or “high” performance. The calculation is made daily on the basis of a running 36-month period.
There is no lower limit for the number of inspections needed to qualify except a company with no inspections in the last 36 months will be given a “medium performance”, each ISM deficiency will be penalized by 5, if a Refusal of Access Order (banning) is issued within the last 36 months to any ship in the fleet the Detention Index of the company is automatically “above average” irrespective of all other inspection results.
There fore the company performance will be affected by two indexes, deficiency index and detention index, the calculator is available at the Paris MoU Web Site (Company Performance Calculator).
The Detention Index is the ratio of the number of detentions all ships in a company’s fleet to the number of inspections of all the ships in the company’s fleet within the last 36 months and defined as % of detention per Inspection. This ratio is compared with the average for all ships inspected in the Paris MoU over the last 3 calendar years to determine whether the index is average (+/- 2 of 5.32 %DpI), above average (>= 7.32 %DpI) or below average (<=3.32 %DpI).
Historic Parameters (6 & 7): The Ship’s inspection history will be monitored by two different concepts. The first, Number of def. recorded in each insp. within previous 36 months (6) and the second Number of Detention within previous 36 months (7)
How to calculate the company performance (eg…) : a company own four ships and they were inspected as follow:
36 Month from today:
Two of them were visited. 1st ship with two non ISM and one ISM Def. and the 2nd with 1 non ISM Def.
24 month from today:
None of the ships were visited
12 month from today:
Two of them visited. 1st three non ISM and one ISM Def., Vessel detained and the 2nd with one non ISM and one ISM Def.
Today:
One of then was visited and neither ISM nor non ISM were detected.
As per above: 5 different company vessels were visited in 36 moth with a total of 7 non ISM deficiencies, 3 ISM deficiencies and 1 Detention.
1 Detention
Detention Ratio = ----------------- = 20 % Det/Inp (Above Average)
5 Inspections
7 non ISM + (3 ISM def. x 5)
Def. Ratio = -------------------------------------- = 4.4 pts/insp. (Within Average)
5 Inspections
With these two indexes the company performance calculator will give a Low performance company. There fore, to be a low risk performer both indexes shall be maintained bellow average at all the times.
Once the ship risk profile is assigned the inspection interval is as follow:
- High risk ships to be inspected every 6 months and eligible after 5 months
- Standard risk ships to be inspected every 12 months and eligible after 10 months
- Low risk ships to be inspected every 36 months and eligible after 24 months
Other factors taken in to account are the suspension or withdrawn of class since last inspection, ship involved in accidents and ship not identified in the data base, compulsory PSC inspection will be require before leaving the Paris MoU zone. Unexpectedly ships may be subject to an additional inspection if reporting by pilots, ship detained more than 3 month ago.
The new regime requires from Masters:
Announcement of arrival:
24 hours prior arrival, including but not limited to, ATA/ETD, Ship ID, data and number of persons on board. If vessel is within window for inspection and the ship is a HRS or passenger or tanker or bulkcarriers and are more than 12 year age, mandatory PSC inspection shall be achieved.
76 hours prior arrival, following to be provided:
• Ship Data
• Port Identification (Code)
• ETA/ETD
• Planned port operations
• Planned surveys and substantial repairs to be done
• Date of last expanded inspection within Paris MoU
• For Tankers: Hull Configuration (Single/Double); Tanks Condition (Full/Empty); Volume and nature of cargo.
Un-compliance may result in a fine.
Refusal of Access rules “Banning” were revised and amended as follow:
Applicable for all ship types
• flying a Black List flag and detained more than twice within 36 months
• flying a Grey List flag and detained more than twice within 24 months (banning order at third detention‘s release)
Minimum duration of banning:
• 1st time: 3 months
• 2nd time: 12 months
• 3rd time: 24 months plus certain requirements in view of flag, RO and company
performance.
Refusal of access covers ports and anchorages
