Enhanced Monitoring Programme for Bahamian ships Full-text PDF:TEC- 1237 (1039kb) Contact:Survey Department Issued:20 May 2021 BMA Information Bulletin No. 136 regarding the Enhanced Monitoring Programme (hereinafter mentioned as "EMP") published by the Bahamas Maritime Authority (hereinafter mentioned as "BMA") was announced in ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-0871, dated 10 November 2011. BMA published Marine Notice 92 on 12 March 2021, and this notice supersedes BMA Information Bulletin No. 136. According to Marine Notice 92, any Bahamian ship which has been justifiably detained on more than one occasion in a 24-month period, either by PSC or the BMA, would automatically be placed on the EMP. Ships which have been placed on the EMP are subject to Bahamas special inspections within one (1) month of being placed on the programme, and at an interval of three (3) months there