Abstract
ABSTRACT A meeting of Latin American maritime authorities held in Santiago, Chile, in 1983, and sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the Chilean Maritime Authority, established the Regional Operative Network for Cooperation among Latin American Maritime Authorities (ROCRAM). A strategy for the region was approved in 1989, which included inspection of ships as a tool to prevent pollution. After an overview study, carried out in 1991 to identify ship inspection capability in Latin America, technical meetings were held in 1991 and 1992. The General Assembly of ROCRAM, held in Vina del Mar in November 1992, approved a Latin American Agreement for Port State Control known as “Acuerdo de Vina del Mar.” Latin America became the second region of the world to implement compulsory port state control as a tool to deal with safety of life at sea and the protection of the marine environment. A one-month training course for ...
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