It is well known that all ships of 500 gross tonnes and upwards engaged in international voyages must comply with the ISM Code and must have an appropriate Safety Management Certificate from 1 July 2002.

In this regard, the Paris MOU has announced that they will commence a 3-month Concentrated Inspection Campaign with respect to strict enforcement of the ISM Code as from 1 July 2002.

Please find attached their Press release for your reference.

For any questions about the above, please contact:

NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (ClassNK)
Safety Management Systems Department, Information Center, Head Office
Address: 1-8-5, Ohnodai Midori-ku, Chiba 267-0056, Japan
Tel.: +81-43-294-5999
Fax: +81-43-294-7206
E-mail: smd@classnk.or.jp

Attachment: Press release issued by Paris MOU (3 June 2002)