1. Based on 18 interviews conducted by the first author during 2004 and 2005
2. Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, 19 May 2005
3. IMO Resolution A.682 (17) calls for the regional cooperation in ship inspections
4. The legal bases are as follows: (1) Australian Navigation Act of 1912,http://scaletext.law.gov.au/html/pasteact/1/516/top.htm(2) Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Caribbean Region, received from IMO Regional Maritime Adviser (Caribbean) at IMO, London. (3) Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for the Indian Ocean Region as of 1 October 2000,http://www.indianmou.org/(4) Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region containing 8th Amendment, 23 November 2004,http://www.tokyomou.org/(5) Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control Including 27th Amendment, adopted 13 May 2005,http://www.parismou.org/(6) USCG Marine Safety Manual, Vol. II, Section D: Port State Controlhttp://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/pscweb/Publication.htm
5. In this respect, it is worth noticing, that AMSA has already used similar econometric techniques in 2002 in order to determine targeting of vessels for inspections and has implemented the findings into practice in 2003