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  • The Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Mediterranean Region (Mediterranean MoU), signed in Valletta (Malta) on 11 July 1997.
- Member States. 11
Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey
- Observers. IMO, ILO, EC, Paris MoU, Black Sea MoU, Tokyo MoU, Carrebean MoU, Abuja MoU, Vina del Mar Agreement and USCG.
- Target Inspection Rate. 15% annual inspection rate per country within 3 years.
- Relevant Instruments.
  • LL 66
  • SOLAS 74
  • SOLAS PROT 78
  • MARPOL 73/78/97
  • STCW 78
  • COLREG 72
  • ILO 147
  • MLC 06
 
- Official Languages. English.
- Chairman. Capt. Mark A. Chappelle (Malta).
- Secretary and Secretariat Address. Adm. Mokhtar AMMAR (Egypt)
P.O.Box: 3101
746 Blue Horizon Building El Cornish St. 17th Floor
Mandara, Alexandria, Egypt
- Information Centre Director Address. Mr. Omar HASSEIN
Information Centre Casablanca, Immeuble Direction de la Marine Marchande, Boulevard Félix Houphouet BOIGNY, 20000, Casablanca, Morocco director@medMoUic.org
- Last and next PSCC Meetings. PSCC 25, Egypt 17-19 October 2023
PSCC 26, Jordan October 2024
- Website and e-mail. www.medmou.org
secretariat@medmou.org
- Total Number of Inspections and Detention percentages. Inspections Detentions Detention %
2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012
6,783 6.225 5,645 527 412 416 7.77 6.62 7.37
- Focal Point. Admiral. Mokhtar Ammar
Secretary general 
E-mail: ammar@medmou.org

Captain. Emad Islam
Deputy Secretary
E-mail: eislam@medmou.org

Secretariat  Med MoU on Port State Control
P.O.Box: 3101
746 Blue Horizon Building El Cornish St. 17th Floor,
Mandara, Alexandria, Egypt

Phone No.: (203) 5505770 / 5505773
Fax No.    : (203) 5505578
E-mail: secretariat@medmou.org
- Contact Details for member States Algeria

Name: Mr. Benyelles Abderrahim Lotfi
Position:Directeur De la Marine Marchande et des ports Ministere des Transports.
Address: Ministere Des Transports, Direction de La Marine Marchande, 1, chemin Ibn Badis EL MOUIZ (ex. Poirson) - ALGERIE - ALGER.
Phone: +213 21 92 09 31
Fax    :  +213 21 92 60 96
E-mail: benyelles@ministere-transports.gov.dz
 
Cyprus

Name: Mr. Michael A. Michaelides
Position:For Acting Director
Address: Ministry of Communications and Works Department of Merchant Shipping, Kyllinis Street, Mesa Geitonia, 4007, Lemesos.
Postal Address: P.O. Box 56193, CY-3305, Lemesos Cyprus.

Phone: +357.25.848.100 / +357.25.848.275
Fax    :  +357.25.848.200
E-mail:
mmichaelides@dms.mcw.gov.cy
Website: www.shipping.gov.cy
Egypt

Name: R. Admiral. TAREK GHANEM ABDEL METAL
Position:Chairman of Egyptian Authority for Maritime Safety.
Address: Alexandria – Bab Gomrok ( 1) Postal code 21513.
Phone: +203 4832041
Fax    :  +203 4875633
E-mail: eafms@mot.gov.eg
Israel

Name: Capt. ALEXSANDER GERSON.
Position:Deputy Director Israeli Maritime Administration.
Address: Haifa District Government Center.Named after late Yitzhak Rabin-building B. 15A Pal-Yam St. B.O.X 806, Haifa 31999.
Phone: +972 4 8632077
Fax    :  +972 4 8632118
E-mail:
alexg@mot.gov.il
Jordan

Name: Mr. SALAH ALI ABU AFIFEH.
Position:Director General for Jordan Maritime Authority.
Address: P.O.Box 171-Aqaba, 77110 - Jordan.
Phone: +962 3 201 5858
Fax    :  +962 3 201 8049 / +962 3 203 1553
E-mail: tech@jma.gov.jo

Lebanon

Name: Mr. Abdel Hafiz EL Kayssi
Position:General Director for Land and Maritime Transport.
Address: Ministry of Transport Starco Bldg. 3rd Floor - Beirut - Lebanon.
Phone: +9611 371 644 - 45
Fax    :  +9611 371 647
E-mail:
ministry@transportation.gov.lb
Malta

Name: Dr. Ivan Tabone
Position:Chief Officer Merchant Shipping & Register of Shipping & Seamen.
Address: Authority for Transport in Malta, Malta Transport Centre, Lija LJA 2021
Phone: +356 21250360 / 99494319
Fax    :  +356 21241460
E-mail: ivan.tabone@transport.gov.mt

Website: www.mma.gov.mt
Morocco
 
Name: MR. M. HICHAM  N’HAMMOUCHA
Position:Directeur de la Marine Marchande.
Address: Direction de la Marchande
Ministère de l'Equipment et des Transport,
Boulevard Félix Houphouët BOIGNY, 20000 Casablanca, Royaume du Maroc.

Phone: + 212 665 52 60 02
Fax    :  + 212 522 27 33 40
E-mail:
Nhammoucha@mtpnet.gov.ma
Website:www.equipementransport.gov.ma
Tunisia
 
Name: MR. Moncef bouaziz
Position:Director of Fleet and Maritime Navigation.
Address: Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports-Batiment Administratif 2060 La Goulette - Tunisie.
Phone: +216 7173 7559
Fax    :  +216 9761 6060
E-mail: m.bouaziz@ommp.nat.tn
 
Turkey

Name: Mr. Cemalettin SEVLI
Position:General Director Maritime Transport.
Address: General Directorate for Maritime Transport Gasi Mustege Kenel Bulu. No. 128 - Tardoper, Ankara, Turkey
Phone: +90 312 203 10 00 
Fax    :  +90 312 231 33 06
E-mail:
psc@denizcilik.gov.tr

   
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