FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Kubota Hideo, Secretary, Tokyo MOU Secretariat, highlights key findings from the recent annual report and explains why PSC Officers prioritize checking fire safety equipment and life-saving appliances during inspections. He encourages operators to foster a stronger safety and environmental protection culture. PSC inspection results in the Tokyo MOU region have worsened since the pandemic, reverting to levels seen a decade ago. While efforts to eliminate sub-standard shipping continue, stakeholder action is essential. The Tokyo MOU is revising IMO PSC guidelines, including MARPOL Annex VI, conducting training on new regulations, and embracing technology to improve PSC effectiveness and accessibility. RelatedNews IACS publishes results of 2025 CIC on onboard Emergency Power Supply RISK4SEA launches industry’s first PSC Climate Indicator measuring the PSC Stress level var jnews_module_21344992_0_6a0332c471b69 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21344992","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1613,2950,103","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","p