LISCR Marine Advisory
The Republic of Liberia has issues Marine Advisory to provide guidance on Port State Control Inspections.
Port State Control authorities are becoming more aggressive during this period of economic downturn and are finding an increase in deficiencies due to lack of maintenance and training. Detentions are increasing as result of deficiencies for required equipment not working properly, cleanliness (excessive oil) in machinery spaces, vessels not being adequately supplied and maintained, and inadequately trained crews.
In addition, more PSC inspectors are issuing detentions for failure of the ships safety management system when several deficiencies are noted which, when taken separately, would not otherwise be reason for detention. PSC detentions are time and resource consuming events for ship-owners and operators, which will add more to a company’s operating costs then proper maintenance and training.The Republic of Liberia has prepared guidance to assist owners and operators preparing their vessels for PSC inspections in order to minimize deficiencies and prevent PSC detentions
The PSC Inspection Process
During a PSC inspection, the Inspector will first conduct an initial inspection, which includes examination of the ship’s and crews’ certificates, an inspection of critical areas and equipment which will probably involve a fire and abandon ship drill. If the inspector is of the opinion that the vessel is substantially in compliance after the initial inspection, then no further inspection should be necessary. Therefore, it is essential that the Master and crew demonstrate a positive first impression. This will reduce the time the inspector(s) is/are on board and may prevent an in depth inspection
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Source: LISCR
