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Fig. 14 Compliance monitoring and enforcement process (Enhanced after David 2007 )
(This fi gure can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com/ )
may be applied to a non-compliant vessel when she is still in the port or even when
she has already left the port, depending on when the non-compliance is identifi ed/
confi rmed. A vessel may be found non-compliant when in the port, e.g., when not
carrying a valid BWMS certifi cate, or the non-compliance may be confi rmed when
the vessel has already left the port, e.g., when BWS for compliance monitoring was
undertaken however analyses took longer then her stay in the port (see Fig. 14 ).
Decision 6: Vessel Selected for Compliance Monitoring and
Enforcement Process?
The CME process is conducted by PSC and starts with the vessel selection. If PSC
has a separate BWM CME programme, a random selection with a minimum num-
ber of vessels targeted, may be conducted. However, if there is no BWM specifi c
programme adopted, then PSC may select a vessel for the BWM CME process