Preparatory action to Turkmenistan in view of the forthcoming IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) in 2019 was carried out by three EMSA representatives on 10 – 13 December 2018 in Turkmenbashi.

During the several days audit a number of governmental bodies’ representatives were interviewed in the relevant areas of responsibility (General, Flag, Port and Coastal State), namely the State Service of Maritime and River Transportation of Turkmenistan (SSMRTT), State Administration on Supervision of Navigation in Turkmenistan under the SSMRTT, the State Caspian Ecological Control Service under State Committee for Environmental Protection and Land Resources, main Department of Civil Defence and Rescue Operations of the Ministry of Defence and the Navigation, Hydrography and Oceanography Service under the Ministry of Defence, amongst others.