User Manual for the non Flag State, non Port State users - IOTC e-PSM application

User Manual for the non Flag State, non Port State users // IOTC e-PSM application 13 // 56 3 OVERVIEW OF THE E-PSM PROCESS As provided by the IOTC PSM, any vessel planning to call in a port in the IOTC Area of Competence must notify the competent authority of the Port State at least 24 hours in advance of the date of the entry into port and within the established advance period of notice. [...] the vessel representative receives the RAI-AREP and must reply to the PSCA by sending the requested information; the PSCA examines the answers and if they are not satisfactory, the PSCA can send another RAI-AREP; once the RAI-AREP/replies process is completed to the satisfaction of the PSCA: ▶ The PSCA sends a “Notification to the Fishing Vessel” (NFV) to the master or to the agent of the vessel. [...] ▶ The PSCA decides to not conduct a complete Port Inspection of the vessel but decides to inspect/monitor the offloading (transhipment and/or landing operations): The offloading is inspected/monitored, The PSCA produces an Offloading form (OLT), a copy of which is sent to the master and/or to the agent of the vessel and to the Flag State. [...] If a transhipment has taken place in port, the master and/ or the agent of the vessel transmit the Transhipment Declaration to the PSCA, then the PSCA produces a Transhipment form (TRX TD), a copy of which is sent to the master and/or to the agent of the vessel and to the Flag State. [...] IOTC e-PSM application // User Manual for the non Flag State, non Port State users 24 // 56 5.1.2 Recipients of the AREP By default, the AREP is automatically sent by email to: • the Vessel Representative, who is the Vessel Contact that is defined as the “Sender of the advance request to enter port”; • the Competent Authority of the Port State, • the Competent Authority of the Flag State.