The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (Paris MOU) provides for an international inspection regime for foreign ships in other national ports by PSC officers for the purpose of verifying that the competency of the master, officers and crew on board, the condition of a ship and its equipment comply with the requirements of international conventions and that the vessel is manned and operated in compliance with applicable international law.
Il-Memorandum ta' Qbil ta' Pariġi ("MtQ ta' Pariġi") jipprevedi reġim ta' spezzjoni internazzjonali għall-vapuri barranin f'portijiet nazzjonali oħra minn uffiċjali tal-PSC sabiex jiġi vverifikat li l-kompetenza tal-kaptan, tal-uffiċjali u tal-ekwipaġġ abbord, il-kundizzjoni tal-vapur u t-tagħmir tiegħu jkunu konformi mar-rekwiżiti tal-konvenzjonijiet internazzjonali, u li l-bastiment ikun ikkontrollat u operat f'konformità mal-liġi internazzjonali applikabbli.