Albania
Prevention
Internation Conventions of prevention
Approved
| Legal Instrument | Ratification | Implementation Transposition of the international intrument in the national legislation |
|---|---|---|
| SOLAS 74 | 07/06/2004 |
The Parliament of Republic of Albania approved the law for the adherance of the Republic of Albania to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS 1974) |
| SOLAS Protocol 78 | 07/06/2004 |
The Parliament of Republic of Albania approved the law for the adherance of the Republic of Albania to the Protocol of the year 78 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS Protocol 78) |
| Load Line 1966 | 30/05/2003 |
The Parliament of Republic of Albania approved the law for the adherance of the Republic of Albania to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 |
| TONNAGE 69 | 03/04/2003 |
The Parliament of Republic of Albania approved the law for the adherance of the Republic of Albania to the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (Tonnage 1969) |
| COLREG 72 | 15/04/2004 |
The Parliament of Republic of Albania approved the law for the adherance of the Republic of Albania to the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea, 1972 (COLREG 1972) |
| STCW 78 | 20/03/2002 |
The Parliament of Republic of Albania approved the law for the adherance of the Republic of Albania to the International Convention on Standard of Training, Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW 1978) |
| UNCLOS | 23/06/2003 |
The Parliament of Republic of Albania approved the law for the adherance of the Republic of Albania to the United Nations Convention On the Law of the Sea |
| BWM 2004 | 15/01/2009 |
The Parliament of Republic of Albania approved the law for the adherance of the Republic of Albania to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM 2004) |
| MARPOL Annex I & Annex II | 09/01/2007 |
The Parliament of Republic of Albania approved the law for the adherance of the Republic of Albania to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended by the 1978 Protocol relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78) Annex I; II; III; IV and V |
| MARPOL Annex III | 09/01/2007 |
The Parliament of Republic of Albania approved the law for the adherance of the Republic of Albania to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended by the 1978 Protocol relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78) Annex I; II; III; IV and V |
| MARPOL Annex IV | 09/01/2007 |
The Parliament of Republic of Albania approved the law for the adherance of the Republic of Albania to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended by the 1978 Protocol relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78) Annex I; II; III; IV and V |
| MARPOL Annex V | 09/01/2007 |
The Parliament of Republic of Albania approved the law for the adherance of the Republic of Albania to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended by the 1978 Protocol relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78) Annex I; II; III; IV and V |
| MARPOL Annex VI | 19/11/2020 |
Unapproved
| Legal Instrument | Implementation Transposition of the international intrument in the national legislation |
|---|---|
| LC 1972 | |
| LC Protocol 1996 | |
| AFS 2001 | |
| SOLAS Protocol 88 | |
| Load Line Protocol 1988 | |
| SCP B&H-CRO |
Sanctions for violations
| The Administration has the necessary national laws in force to ensure the provision of sanctions of adequate severity to discourage violation of international instruments to which the State is a Party | |
| If yes, how are violations followed up and what are the sanctions (for example, type of fines) imposed? |
Ship inspections
| Periodic inspections of own ships | |
|---|---|
| The Administration has the necessary national laws in force to provide for ship inspections, and detaining, to ensure compliance with international maritime safety and pollution prevention standards, to which the State is a Party | |
| If yes, how many number of ships are inspected annually and how many of these have resulted in detaining the ship? | |
| Number of ships detained by PSC in the last 3 years | |
|---|---|
| Number of ships detained under the Med MoU | 14 |
| Number of ships detained under the Paris MoU | |
| Number of ships detained under the Tokyo MoU | |
| Number of ships detained under the USCG | |
| Port State Control Inspections | |
|---|---|
| Port State Control Inspections are carried out in your ports | |
| If yes, how many PSC inspections are carried out annually? | |
| Delegation of Authority to Recognised Organizations (ROs) | |
|---|---|
| The Administration has the necessary national laws, including necessary Agreements, in force to delegate authority to ROs | |
| What procedures are in place to monitor the work of the ROs? | |
| Provide list of ROs to whom delegation of authority is granted through such an Agreement. | Albanian Register of Shipping |
Casuality investigations
| The Administration has the necessary national laws in force to carry out the required casualty investigations | |
| Number of reported groundings in the last 3 years | |
| Number of reported collisions in the last 3 years | |
| Number of reported casualties resulting in pollution incidents in the last 3 years |
MARPOL implementation
| MARPOL Infringements | |
|---|---|
| The Administration has the necessary national laws in force to ensure the provision of sanctions of adequate severity with respect to MARPOL infringements | |
| If yes, how are infringements followed up and what are the sanctions imposed? | |
| Port Reception Facilities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port | MARPOL Annex I | MARPOL Annex II | MARPOL Annex IV | MARPOL Annex V | MARPOL Annex VI |
| Durres | |||||
| Vlore | |||||
| Shengjin | |||||
| Sarande | |||||
| Surveillance of coastal waters | |
|---|---|
| Surveillance of the waters under your jurisdiction is carried out | |
| If yes, what are the methods and resources available to carry out such surveillance? | According to the law, Surveillance of Albanian waters is carried out by Albanian Coast Guard by patrolling the waters. The Coast Guard has a number of small ships for doing that. |
Resources
| Organigramme |
| Number of Offices, non-technical, technical staff | |
|---|---|
| Head Office (provide full address and contact details) | Office of non – technical staff: Directory of Maritime Transport Policies, Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Telecommunication, Tirana-Albania, Square “Skenderbeg”, No. 5 Contact details Sokol Kapidani; Director ++ 355 4 2 25 70 28. |
| Number of other Offices (provide full address and contact details of all offices) | Two offices of technical staff: a) General Harbour Master; Lagja No.1; “Rruga Tregtare”; Durres; Tel: ++ 355 52 22 22 68 Contakt details: Edmond Doraci General harbour Master. b) Albanian Shipping Register; Lagja No.1; “Rruga Tregtare”; Durres;Tel ++ 355 52 22 27 97 Contact details: Artur Ajazi, Director of Albanian Shipping Register. 14 other offices |
| Number of non-technical staff | 4 |
| Number of technical Staff | 10 |
| Number of Inspectors (Flag State Surveyors and Port State Inspectors) | 4 Flag State Surveyors, no Port State Inspectors |
| Number of flag State Casualty Investigators | 5 Investigators |