ENHANCING THE SAFETY OF JAMAICAN SHIPS

ATTENTION:

JAMAICAN REGISTERED SHIP

(I) OWNERS

(II) MANAGERS

(III) AGENTS

IV) ALL RECOGNISED ORGANIZATIONS

V) DEPUTY REGISTRARS

MEASURES TO ENHANCE FLAG STATE CONTROL OVER SAFETY STANDARDS OF

JAMAICAN SHIPS

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), in its efforts to enhance the safety standards of Jamaican

ships and to eliminate unnecessary and costly delays due to the detention of ships by Port State

Control Authorities (PSC), has decided to implement a new scheme of preventative control over

Jamaican ships.

The new scheme is described in Appendix 1 and implementation is scheduled to commence April 01,

2008. Every effort will be made to avoid repeated detentions and costly delays of ships.

All owners, Managers and Masters of Jamaican vessels are required to abide by the new procedures.

The MAJ will monitor compliance with these instructions and will act accordingly.

Recognized Organizations (RO) are required to communicate these instructions to their officers

worldwide in order to achieve full and uniform implementation.

Should further clarification/explanation be necessary please contact the MAJ.

George Lovemore

Surveyor General