Presidential Decree No. 88 concerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of Greece, of international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and shipboard living and working conditions (port State control), in compliance with Council Directive 95/21/EC.

Aim of the present Decree is to adopt the Greek legislative framework to the provisions of Directive 95/21/EC concerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of Greece, of international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and shipboard living and working conditions (port State control). In particular, the purpose of this Decree is to help drastically to reduce substandard shipping in the waters under the jurisdiction of Greece by a) increasing compliance with international and relevant Community legislation on maritime safety, protection of the marine environment and living and working conditions on board ships of all flags and by b) establishing common criteria for control of ships by the port State and harmonizing procedures on inspection and detention, taking proper account of the commitments made by the maritime authorities of the Member States under the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (article 1). The Decree provides for the minimum requirements the inspection procedure must comply with (article 6). Its provisions shall apply to any ship (fishing and state vessels are excluded) and its crew calling at a Greek port or at an off-shore installation, or is anchored off such a port or such an installation (article 3). The Decree adopts all the articles of and Annexes attached to the Directive.