This week here at MIMRA (Marshall Islands Marime Resources Authorithy) we will be hosting the FFA Regional PSM Risk Assessment Training (8th to 12th April 2024).
This training aims to establish a common understanding of the critical elements of PSM Risk Assessment and Analysis, determine the level of risk associated with vessels, and inform FFA members on the regional risk assessment criteria incorporated into the regional e-PSM system, which was developed using as a model the system we have been working on here in MIMRA six years ago.
During the training, participants will be able to understand the different roles of actors in conducting PSM activities in ports using Risk Assessment Criteria. They will also discuss the types of information that inform risk assessment in the region and the available tools that can provide this information to support risk assessment.
Our boss Glen Joseph oppening the training
The expected outcomes of the training include establishing a common understanding of PSM Risk Assessment and Analysis among all of us yet for the realities of each of our ports, understanding the regional risk assessment criteria incorporated into the regional e-PSM system, and using these criteria to support developing and implementing national risk assessment criteria for incoming vessels based on their realities.
The training program will consist of various agenda items, including presentations, practical exercises, and group discussions.
The participants will have the chance to learn from MIMRA Operations how to conduct risk assessments while visiting the MIMRA Surveillance Centre. They will also participate in a practical exercise onboard a fishing vessel to observe the methodology and use of remote-reading electronic hook scales for transhipment monitoring developed by the MIMRA Port State Measures team.
The training will conclude with a debrief of the operational exercise, national-level risk analysis and assessment challenges discussions, and an outcome and way forward session.
We look forward to this week, as we are very proud of our award-winning systems.