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West and Central Africa Memorandum of Understanding on Port Control for West and Central African region. (WCA-MOU-PSC)

The Maritime Authorities* of
Angola	Guinea
Benin	Liberia
Cameroon	Mauritania
Cape Verde	Namibia
Congo	Nigeria
Côte d’Ivoire	Senegal
Equatorial Guinea	Sierra Leone
Gabon	South Africa
The Gambia	Togo
Ghana

Hereinafter referred to as ‘the Authorities”
Recognizing the need to increase maritime safety and the protection of the marine environment and the importance of improving living and working conditions on board ships;

Noting the established training methods and programmes for port State control officers and the urgent need to implement a training programme for PSCOs in the region;

Noting with appreciation the progress achieved in these fields, in particular by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO); noting also IMO Resolution A.682 (17), concerning Regional Co-operation in the Control of Ships and discharges;

Noting the following MINCONMAR resolutions:
Resolution No. 166/55E/97 adopted in Abuja, in December 1997, and;
Resolution No. 172/10/98 adopted in Brazzaville on 30 October 1998.

Mindful that the principal responsibility for the effective application of standards laid down in international instruments rests upon the authorities of the State whose flag a ship is entitled to fly;

Recognizing that effective action by port States is required to prevent the operation of sub-standard ships; Recognizing also the need to avoid distorting competition between ports;

Convinced of the necessity, for these purposes, of an improved and harmonized system of port State control and of strengthening co-operation and the exchange of information;

Have reached the following understanding:

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