Tag: PSC performance

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that seven foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during October 2022 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

Panama decided that all Panamanian flag vessels transiting or visiting Panamanian ports prior to their arrival to any port or terminal in Paris MoU area, have to conduct a Flag Annual Safety Inspection (ASI) as soon as they arrive.

Fire Safety is a key area of concern during PSC inspections.  It is widely known that fire is one of the worst case scenarios for an on board emergency. PSC data analysis from the last five years shows that there is a lot of concern for onboard fire safety while ships have still several issues to address in this area.

Between 1 May and 17 June 2022, AMSA conducted a focused inspection campaign on hours of work and rest. The results of the campaign were positive and showed general compliance with the work and rest requirements. Most of the inspections conducted during this period, resulted in no hours of work and rest related deficiencies.

Between 15 January and 28 February 2022, AMSA conducted a focused inspection campaign on planned maintenance, showing that a high number of ships failed to comply with planned maintenance requirements. 

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that five foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during September 2022 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

Norway detained a Vietnam-registered ship, after issuing the vessel 19 orders to rectify due to several major deficiencies that were identified during a Port State Control (PSC) inspection. The ship had a crew of 22 on board.

Paris MoU announced that the cargo ship "SHEKSNA" was detained in Savona (Italy) on 12 August 2022. This is the third detention in the Paris MoU region within the last 24 months.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that nine foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during August 2022 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

USCG has issued job aid which cites regulations from 74 SOLAS (20), MARPOL, STCW and other conventions and codes and contains  the items that should be examined during a PSC A exam.