Indian Ocean MoU issued its Annual PSC Report, noting a decrease in ship inspections for 2020 due to the pandemic, but an increase in the overall detention percentage of 4.58%, with a total of 218 ship detentions.
Due to the sudden outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of inspections has dropped down to 4,762 from 5,943 last year, with a percentage of decline at about 20%. Also, the Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Stability, which was scheduled from 01 September to 30 November 2020, in conjunction with the Paris MOU and the Tokyo MOU, has been postponed.
Out of these 4,762 inspections, 2,318 inspections had deficiencies and the total numbers of deficiencies were 9,288. The average number of deficiencies per inspection in 2020 (1.95) has slightly increased compared to the previous year (1.84).
Serious deficiencies noted by the PSCOs led to the detention of 218 ships and needed to be rectified prior to the ships’ departure; the overall detention percentage for the year was 4.58%, an increase from 3.90 % recorded in 2019, when 232 ships were detained.
This information represents the PSC activities of Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, France, India, Iran, Kenya, Myanmar, Maldives, Oman, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, and Yemen. It should be noted that Australia, is a member of both the Tokyo MoU and the Indian Ocean MOU. South Africa is a member of the Abuja MoU and Indian Ocean MOU, Oman is a member of Riyadh MoU and the Indian Ocean MOU.
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