Australia region is the second most common trade destination in Tokyo MoU, following China, in which AMSA is responsible for conducting inspections. The detainable items are not only recorded in detailed inspections but also in typical/ initial inspections.
AMSA’s inspection system is based on risk priorities given by “Shipsys”; an assessment system which takes into consideration the background of each vessel with data received from a variety of sources.
Key factors during 2006-2016
- Detention Rate (detentions per 100 Inspections) – The decade’s global trend is 3.5%
- Deficiency per Inspection. – The decade’s global trend is 2.5%
10 Most Common detainable deficiencies (2012-2016)
Detentions by ship type
| Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate | |
| Bulk Carrier | 10,278 | 704 | 6.85% |
| Container ship | 1,666 | 128 | 7.68% |
| Oil tanker | 1,135 | 36 | 3.17% |
| General cargo / multi-purpose ship | 1,077 | 120 | 11.14% |
| Vehicle carrier | 949 | 36 | 3.79% |
| Chemical tanker | 828 | 23 | 2.78% |
| Tugboat | 316 | 28 | 8.86% |
| Gas carrier | 305 | 11 | 3.61% |
| Heavy load carrier | 244 | 20 | 8.20% |
| Other | 1,093 | 88 | 8.05% |
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