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Reporting obligations

Ships due for an expanded inspection have to report  72 hours (72 ETA) before arriving at a port or anchorage of the Paris MoU region or before leaving the previous port or anchorage if the voyage is expected to take less than 72 hours the following information to the port authority:

(a)  ship identification (name, flag, call sign IMO or MMSI number);
(b)  port of destination;
(c)  estimated time of arrival (ETA);
(d)  estimated time of departure (ETD);
(e)  planned duration of the call;
(f)   for tankers
       i.   configuration: single hull, single hull with SBT, double hull;
       ii.  condition of the cargo and ballast tanks: full, empty, inerted;
       iii. volume and nature of cargo;
(g) planned operations at the port or anchorage of destination (loading, unloading, other)
(h) planned statutory survey inspections and substantial maintenance and repair work to be carried out whilst in the port of destination;
(i) date of last expanded inspection in the Paris MoU region.