Made of three independent modules, the e-PSM application has been designed and developed to facilitate and assist the Contracting Parties and Cooperating non Contracting Parties (CPCs) of the IOTC to implement the IOTC Resolutions related to Port State Measures (PSM).
The first module, e-PSM forms and processes, is a working and communication platform for the fishing industry, the port States CPCs, the flag State CPCs to implement their responsibilities in terms of Resolution 10/11. As the first step of the PSM process, this module allows the fishing industry to submit electronically to port State CPCs an advance request for entry into port (AREP) to decide whether to authorise or deny the entry of the vessel into its port and communicate this decision to the vessel or to its representative.
The second module, e-PSM library, is an information sharing platform to IOTC CPCs where PSM related information can be found, such as:
- Information on designated ports, designated competent authority in each port State CPC and prior notification period established by each CPC,
- e-PSM application user guides (Industry guide, port State CPCs guide and flag State CPCs guide),
- PSM forms created in the Module 1: Advance Request of Entry into Port (AREP) and Port Inspection Reports (PIR) (Restricted access),
- Documents, technical reports, meeting reports, video on various fisheries topics (e.g. tuna fisheries management, fisheries Monitoring Control and Surveillance (MCS) and port State measures, etc…)- Internet link to useful internet resources (e.g. vessel movement information, port information, etc…).
The third module, e-PSM reporting, is a reports building tool where reports related to the activities of foreign vessels in its port or activities of its flagged vessels in foreign ports can be generated. This module allows CPCs to generate the mandatory report required by Resolution 05/03 (Details of landing of foreign vessels in ports), as well as the mandatory report required by Resolution 14/06 (Details of transhipments of flag vessels in foreign ports).
The regional e-PSM training is funded by the IOTC, the GPO of the World Bank and the GEF/FAO/ABNJ project.
