Cyprus
Prevention
Internation Conventions of prevention
Approved
| Legal Instrument | Ratification | Implementation Transposition of the international intrument in the national legislation |
|---|---|---|
| LC 1972 | 07/06/1990 |
Maritime Code, Rules for statutary certification |
| AFS 2001 | 23/12/2005 |
Maritime Code, Rules for statutary certification |
| SOLAS 74 | 11/10/1985 |
Ratification Law No.77/1985 |
| SOLAS Protocol 78 | 11/10/1985 |
Ratification Law No.77/1985 |
| SOLAS Protocol 88 | 04/02/1998 |
Ratification Law No.24(III)/1997 |
| Load Line 1966 | 05/05/1969 |
Ratification Law No.36/1969 |
| Load Line Protocol 1988 | 04/02/1998 |
Ratification Law No.25(III)/1997 |
| TONNAGE 69 | 09/05/1986 |
Ratification Law No.11/1986 |
| COLREG 72 | 04/11/1980 |
Ratification Law No.18/1980 |
| STCW 78 | 28/03/1985 |
Ratification Laws No.8/1985 and 1(III)/1998 |
| UNCLOS | 12/12/1988 |
Ratification Law No. 203/88 |
| BWM 2004 | 08/08/2018 | |
| MARPOL Annex I & Annex II | 22/06/1989 |
Ratification Law No.57/1989 |
| MARPOL Annex III | 22/03/2004 |
Ratification Law No.11(III)/2001 |
| MARPOL Annex IV | 30/05/2006 |
Ratification Law No.36(III)/2005 |
| MARPOL Annex V | 22/06/1989 |
Ratification Law No.57/1989 |
| MARPOL Annex VI | 06/10/2004 |
Ratification Law No.46(III)/2004 |
Unapproved
| Legal Instrument | Implementation Transposition of the international intrument in the national legislation |
|---|---|
| LC Protocol 1996 | |
| SCP B&H-CRO |
Sanctions for violations
| The Administration has the necessary national laws in force to ensure the provision of sanctions of adequate severity to discourage violation of international instruments to which the State is a Party | |
| If yes, how are violations followed up and what are the sanctions (for example, type of fines) imposed? | 1) Prohibition of sail (detention) under Port State Control and as provided on ratification laws of instruments mentioned above. 2)Administrative fines : a) Ratification Law No.77/1985, section 8 (SOLAS); b) Ratification Law No.57/1989, section 19 (MARPOL); c) Ratification Laws No. 8/1985 and 1(III/98), section 10 (STCW); d) Ratification Law No.13(III)/1995, section 33 (ILO 147); e) Ratification Law No.14(III)/1995, section 7 (ILO 92) f) Ratification Law No.36/1969, section 8 (LL 66). 3) suspension/cancellation/withdrawal of relevant certificates |
Ship inspections
| Periodic inspections of own ships | |
|---|---|
| The Administration has the necessary national laws in force to provide for ship inspections, and detaining, to ensure compliance with international maritime safety and pollution prevention standards, to which the State is a Party | |
| If yes, how many number of ships are inspected annually and how many of these have resulted in detaining the ship? | There are approximately 600 inspections annually (599 in 2009 and 638 in 2008). None have resulting in detaining the ship. |
| Number of ships detained by PSC in the last 3 years | |
|---|---|
| Number of ships detained under the Med MoU | 7 |
| Number of ships detained under the Paris MoU | |
| Number of ships detained under the Tokyo MoU | |
| Number of ships detained under the USCG | 15 |
| Port State Control Inspections | |
|---|---|
| Port State Control Inspections are carried out in your ports | |
| If yes, how many PSC inspections are carried out annually? | 327 in 2008, 300 in 2009 |
| Delegation of Authority to Recognised Organizations (ROs) | |
|---|---|
| The Administration has the necessary national laws, including necessary Agreements, in force to delegate authority to ROs | |
| What procedures are in place to monitor the work of the ROs? | Continuous evaluation through monitoring of their performance (i.e. statistics) and regular audits every two years. |
| Provide list of ROs to whom delegation of authority is granted through such an Agreement. | American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Bureau Veritas (BV), China Classification Society (CCS), Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Germanischer Lloyd (GL), Korean Register of Shipping (KR), Lloyds Register (LR), Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK), Polski Rejstr Statkow (Polish Register of Shipping (PRS), Registro Italiano Navale (RINA), Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS) |
Casuality investigations
| The Administration has the necessary national laws in force to carry out the required casualty investigations | |
| Number of reported groundings in the last 3 years | 36 |
| Number of reported collisions in the last 3 years | 44 |
| Number of reported casualties resulting in pollution incidents in the last 3 years | 0 |
MARPOL implementation
| MARPOL Infringements | |
|---|---|
| The Administration has the necessary national laws in force to ensure the provision of sanctions of adequate severity with respect to MARPOL infringements | |
| If yes, how are infringements followed up and what are the sanctions imposed? | Criminal offence of pollution is punishable upon conviction to imprisonment or to a fine not exceeding 850000 Euros. An administrative fine is imposed on the shipowner or the operator of the ship or the master, or in the case of installations or reception facilities, on the owner or the operator or the person in charge of them, by a reasoned decision of the Competent Authority confirming the contravention. |
| Port Reception Facilities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port | MARPOL Annex I | MARPOL Annex II | MARPOL Annex IV | MARPOL Annex V | MARPOL Annex VI |
| Lemesos | |||||
| Larnaca | |||||
| Vassilikos | |||||
| Surveillance of coastal waters | |
|---|---|
| Surveillance of the waters under your jurisdiction is carried out | |
| If yes, what are the methods and resources available to carry out such surveillance? | Normal patrol by marine police. |
Resources
| Organigramme |
| Number of Offices, non-technical, technical staff | |
|---|---|
| Head Office (provide full address and contact details) | |
| Number of other Offices (provide full address and contact details of all offices) | |
| Number of non-technical staff | |
| Number of technical Staff | |
| Number of Inspectors (Flag State Surveyors and Port State Inspectors) | |
| Number of flag State Casualty Investigators | |