Opening ceremony
Monday, 21 September 202607:30 – 11:20Omar Bongo Ondimba Congress Palace, Libreville
007:30 – 08:00Welcome, arrival and registration of delegates and participants
108:00 – 09:00Welcoming of officials
- 08:00 – 08:30: Arrival of the Directors General; the Inspector General of Services of the Ministry of Transport, Merchant Marine, in charge of Logistics; the Director General of the Merchant Marine
- 08:30 – 08:35: Arrival of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport, Merchant Marine, in charge of Logistics; the Secretary General of the Abuja MoU
- 08:35 – 08:40: Arrival of the President of the Abuja MoU
- 08:40 – 08:45: Arrival of Government members
- 08:45 – 08:50: Arrival of the Minister of State, Minister of Transport, Merchant Marine, in charge of Logistics
- 08:50 – 09:00: Arrival of the Vice-President of the Government
209:00 – 09:20Start of the opening ceremony: performance of the national anthem of the Gabonese Republic, "La Concorde"
309:20 – 09:25Introduction of dignitaries and distinguished guests
- Introduction of the Directors General of the maritime administrations present, observers and guests of honour
409:25 – 09:30Welcome address by Mrs Frédérique Avome Angue Oliveira épse Guevit, Director General of the Merchant Marine
509:30 – 09:45Opening address by Captain Sunday Umoren, Secretary General of the Abuja MoU
609:45 – 09:55Messages of support and solidarity
- The International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- The Lloyd's Register Foundation
- The General Secretariat of PMAWCA (AGPAOC)
- The General Secretariat of MOWCA (Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa)
- The Presidency of WIMOWCA
709:55 – 10:05Cultural performance No. 1
810:05 – 10:10Message from the Vice-President of the Abuja MoU, His Excellency Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
910:10 – 10:15Opening address by the President of the Abuja MoU, His Excellency Mr Ebrima Sillah, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of The Gambia
1010:15 – 10:25Official opening of the meeting by Mr Ulrich Manfoumbi Manfoumbi, Minister of State, Minister of Transport, Merchant Marine, in charge of Logistics
1110:25 – 10:35Cultural performance No. 2
1210:35 – 10:45Official group photograph
1310:45 – 11:15Opening cocktail
1411:15 – 11:20Departure of officials
1511:20Start of technical session proceedings
Technical session
21 – 25 September 2026Omar Bongo Ondimba Congress Palace, Libreville, Gabon
16th Port State Control Committee (PSCC16) meeting — provisional agenda and programme.
| Time slot | Agenda item | Presenter / Responsible |
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| 07:30 – 11:20 |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
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| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 – 16:00 |
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| End of day — Day 1 | ||
07:30 – 11:20
A. Opening ceremony
11:00 – 12:30
1. Adoption of the agenda and programme
Presenter / Responsible : President
2. Membership of the Memorandum / record of attendance by member states of the Abuja MoU
- 2.1 Member administrations
- 2.2 Observers
Presenter / Responsible : Secretary General
3. Report by the Secretariat
- 3.1 Review of actions taken at the 15th PSCC meeting
- 3.2 Review of recommendations from the 16th ISMWG meeting
- 3.3 Status of relevant Abuja MoU instruments, circulars and procedures
- 3.4 Abuja MoU 2025 annual report
- 3.5 Update on targeted and focused inspection campaigns
- 3.6 Training and certification of Port State Control Officers (PSCOs)
- 3.7 Update on the Secretariat's ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certification
Presenter / Responsible : Secretary General
13:30 – 16:00
4. Review of port state control activities by member administrations (by heads of administration)
- 4.1 National legal and institutional frameworks for port state control
- 4.2 Inspection activities carried out by member administrations in 2025
- 4.3 Fees, penalties and PSC enforcement mechanisms
- 4.4 Status of ratification and effective implementation of relevant instruments
- 4.5 2025 Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC): achievements and challenges
- 4.6 PSC activities on fishing vessels and non-convention ships
- 4.7 Port state control inspection rate against the 15% performance threshold set by the Abuja MoU
- 4.8 Appeals procedures, dispute resolution and national review mechanisms
- 4.9 Status and outcomes of the IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS)
Presenter / Responsible : Directors General
5. Harmonization and enhancement of the port state control regime
- 5.1 National training manual for PSCOs and AMIS
- 5.2 Application of general principles to PSC inspections
- 5.3 Update to the Near Coastal Voyage Code
- 5.4 Update on the risk-based, targeted inspection regime
- 5.5 Technical Working Groups (TWGs)
- 5.6 Implementation of port state control inspections on board fishing vessels
Presenter / Responsible : Secretariat / Chair of the TWGs