This electronic publication is intended to assist port State control officers, Administrators and other parties involved in the conduct of port State inspections in an easy-to-use and portable format. It provides the full texts of the List of instruments relevant to Procedures for port State control, 2023 published in appendix 20 of Procedures for port State control, 2023.
This edition presents updates including the 2022 Guidelines for brief sampling of anti-fouling systems on ships (resolution MEPC.356(78)), the 2022 Guidelines for the development of a ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP) (resolution MEPC.346(78)), and the List of certificates and documents required to be carried on board ships, 2022 (FAL.2/Circ.133, MEPC.1/Circ.902, MSC.1/Circ.1646 and LEG.2/Circ.4).