Description of the action: RuleCheck is a supporting tool for PSCOs containing all rules and procedures which apply to ships to be inspected, based on the ship type and age. The availability of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions and resolutions, as well as Port State Control documents, the easy accessibility of their content leads to improvements in the effectiveness and consistency the PSC inspections are carried out in all countries which operate under a Port State Control MoU. RuleCheck has been further upgraded and tailor-made by including a dedicated folder, only accessible to BSMOU users, with the BSMOU PSC procedure

Implemented from: 1 February 2017