The Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI) shared key statistics from its flag state performance across the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry (CISR) fleet for 2020, noting that bulk carriers and commercial yachts accounted for the most deficiencies.
As of 31 December 2020, the CISR fleet was approximately 6 million GT and approximately 2,300 units. The fleet comprises primarily 2,000 yachts and 154 merchant ships.
CISR has achieved ‘Whitelist’ and ‘Low Risk’ status in all the major MoUs on PSC, including the USCG Qualship 21 programme.
Key figures
-Merchant Ships
- Paris MoU: In 2019, 34% of inspections resulted in a deficiency being raised at an average of 0.8 per inspection; in 2020 the figures were 34% and 1.2, respectively.
- Tokyo MoU: In 2019, 53% of inspections resulted in a deficiency being raised at an average of 1.6 per inspection; in 2020 the figures were 44% and 1.2, respectively.
- USCG: In 2019, 12% of inspections resulted in a deficiency being raised; the 2020 report is not currently available.
-Commercial Yachts
- Paris MoU: In 2020, 36% of inspections resulted in a deficiency being raised at an average of 0.8 per inspection but no commercial yachts were detained. This is an improvement in 2019 as when 40% of inspections resulted in a deficiency being raised at an average of 1.1 per inspection; furthermore, 2 commercial yachts were detained, primarily for inoperative fire doors, fire dampers and watertight sliding doors.
- Tokyo MoU: In 2019, 100% of inspections resulted in a deficiency being raised at an average of 2.4 per inspection but no commercial yachts were detained; in 2020 no inspections were held. It should be noted that in 2019 the number of inspections was only 5, and 3 of these were carried out in Australia.
- USCG: Limited data; no foreign-flagged commercial yachts can engage in coastwise trade.
Across the CISR fleet, the most deficiencies are attributed to Bulk Carriers and Commercial Yachts.
-For merchant ships, across all PSC regions the statistics by deficiency area are as follows:
The main contributors of PSC deficiencies were the Paris and Tokyo MoUs. Within the Tokyo MoU, the most deficiencies were recorded in Canada and Australia. Within the Paris MoU (with Canada filtered out as also reporting to Tokyo MoU), the most deficiencies were recorded in Belgium.
-For commercial yachts, across all PSC regions the statistics by deficiency area are as below:
The main contributor to PSC deficiencies was the Paris MoU. Within the Paris MoU, the most deficiencies were recorded in Italy.
