Division 2A Overriding factors

Ships to which the following overriding factors apply shall be inspected regardless of the period since their last periodic inspection:

• Ships which have been suspended or withdrawn from their class for safety reasons since the last inspection in the Community or in the Paris MOU region.

• Ships which have been the subject of a report or notification by another Member State.

• Ships which cannot be identified in the inspection database.

• Ships which:

  • have been involved in a collision, grounding or stranding on their way to the port,

  • have been accused of an alleged violation of the provisions on discharge of harmful substances or effluents, or

  • have manoeuvred in an erratic or unsafe manner whereby routing measures, adopted by the IMO, or safe navigation practices and procedures have not been followed.