Concentrated Inspection Campaign
Abbreviation: CIC
Time-limited PSC focus area (e.g., crew familiarisation, ballast water management) coordinated across MoUs.
In practice
Announced 6 months in advance by Paris / Tokyo MoUs. Operators brief masters and run extra preparedness drills on the CIC focus area. Findings rates spike during the campaign window.
Regulatory detail & full definition
Time-limited port-state-control focus area announced in advance and run for typically three months across multiple MoUs in coordination. Recent CICs have addressed crew familiarisation with safety procedures, ballast water management compliance, MARPOL Annex VI fuel sulphur, and crew rest hours. Inspectors apply a CIC questionnaire alongside the routine inspection, and CIC-related deficiencies feed the regular detention statistics. The Paris MoU and Tokyo MoU publish CIC results six months after closure, providing the industry with feedback on systemic weaknesses identified.
Authoritative source: Paris MoU ↗
Related
Source: Paris MoU annual CIC announcements
High confidence
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