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Shipping - Reporting formalities for ships calling at Cyprus ports

The Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping has reissued its guidance to owners and operators of Cyprus-flagged ships and ships calling at ports in Cyprus regarding reporting procedures under the EU Reporting Formalities Directive and the Reporting Formalities for Ships Arriving or Departing from Ports of the Republic Law of 2012, through which the directive was transposed into domestic law. 
Ships calling at Cyprus ports are required to provide the following pre-arrival notifications via SafeSeaNet, the European Maritime Safety Agency portal:
•    Notification prior to entry into the ports of Member States, under article 6 of the Merchant Shipping (Community Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information System) Laws of 2004 -2012;
•    Notification of dangerous or polluting goods carried on board, under article 15 of the Merchant Shipping (Community Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information System) Laws of 2004 -2012;
•    Notification of Waste and Residues under the Port Reception Facilities for Ship-generated Waste and Cargo Residues Regulations, 2003;
•    Notification of security information under article of 6 of Regulation (EC) No. 725/2004);
•    Notification 72 hours before arrival, actual time of arrival and estimated time of departure under articles 12 and 25 of the Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Laws of 2011-2015. 
In addition, 24 hours before the expected time of the vessel’s arrival at a port or anchorage in Cyprus (or immediately on departure from a foreign port, if the duration of the voyage is less than 24 hours) the operator, master or agent of a ship must provide the Cyprus Ports Authority with the prescribed summary security information and information regarding waste and residues. Additional information must be provided upon request for potentially hazardous waste and residues in accordance with Annex II of Directive 2000/59/EC as amended and for security under the existing Ship Security Pre- Arrival Form.