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<\/p>\nAt its 48th meeting last month, the Paris MoU Committee approved the 2014 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognized Organizations. These lists will take effect from 1 July 2015.<\/p>\n
The \u201cWhite, Grey and Black (WGB) List\u201d presents the full spectrum, from quality flags to flags with a poor performance that are considered high or very high risk. It is based on the total number of inspections and detentions over a 3-year rolling period for flags with at least 30 inspections in the period.<\/p>\n
On the \u201cWhite, Grey and Black list\u201d for 2014, a total number of 72 flags are listed: 43 on the \u201cWhite List\u201d, 19 on the \u201cGrey List\u201d and 10 on the \u201cBlack list\u201d. In 2013 the number of flags listed totalled 75 flags, namely 46 on the \u201cWhite List\u201d, 19 on the \u201cGrey List\u201d and 10 on the \u201cBlack List\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Representation Image \u2013 Credits: Ramanus Bite<\/p>\n
The \u201cWhite List\u201d represents quality flags with a consistently low detention record. Compared with 2013, the number of flags on the \u201cWhite List\u201d has decreased by 3 flags to a total number of 43 flags. New on the \u201cWhite List\u201d is India, which was on the \u201cGrey List\u201d last year.<\/p>\n
France has been placed highest on the list in terms of performance for the third year in a row. The next in line of the best performing flags in 2014 are Hong Kong, Bahamas, Norway and Sweden.<\/p>\n
Flags with an average performance are shown on the \u201cGrey List\u201d. Their appearance on this list may act as an incentive to improve and move to the \u201cWhite List\u201d. At the same time flags at the lower end of the \u201cGrey List\u201d should be careful not to neglect control over their ships and risk ending up on the \u201cBlack List\u201d next year.<\/p>\n
On this year\u2019s \u201cGrey List\u201d a total number of 19 flags is recorded. Last year the \u201cGrey List\u201d also recorded 19 flags. New on the \u201cGrey List\u201d are Spain, Lithuania, Poland and Thailand, which last year were on the \u201cWhite List\u201d.<\/p>\n
Belize has fallen from the \u201cGrey List\u201d to the \u201cBlack List\u201d. The poorest performing flags are the United Republic of Tanzania, Republic of Moldova, Togo, Cook Islands and Dominica.<\/p>\n
For several years the Committee has closely monitored the performance of classification societies acting as ROs or flags. To calculate the performance of the Recognized Organizations, the same formula to calculate the excess factor of the flags is used. A minimum number of 60 inspections per RO are needed before the performance is taken into account for the list. In 2014 37 ROs are recorded on the performance list.<\/p>\n
Among the best performing Recognized Organizations were:<\/p>\n
Lloyd\u2019s Register (LR)<\/p>\n
The lowest performing Recognized Organizations were:<\/p>\n
Compared with last year\u2019s performance level, a small shift in RO performance in 2014 can be noticed. This year fewer organisations have been placed in the very low and low performing parts of the list and more organisations have been placed in the medium part of the list.<\/p>\n
On 1 July 2015 the performance lists will be used for calculating the ship risk profile and flags on the \u201cGrey List\u201d and \u201cBlack List\u201d are subject to the more stringent banning measures in force since 1 January 2011. More information can be found in the 2014 Annual Report, which will be released in July 2015.<\/p>\n