Vina del Mar Agreement

The Vina del Mar Agreement (Acuerdo Latinoamericano de Vina del Mar) is the regional port State control arrangement for Latin America, signed in 1992 to harmonize inspection of foreign ships at member ports across South and Central America. It is one of nine IMO-recognized regional PSC instruments. Member maritime administrations share inspection and detention results and coordinate targeting so that substandard ships calling at regional ports are detected and rectified or detained. The agreement supports compliance with the IMO and ILO conventions, marine environment protection, and seafarer working conditions throughout the Latin American region.