Tag: PSC performance

In an effort to enforce strict environmental standards, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has outlined detailed guidelines for the installation and testing of oil filtering equipment, specifically oily water separators, on ships.

ABS published its Quarterly Report on Port State Control (PSC), providing information to owners on deficiencies identified on ABS vessels during inspections carried out by the various PSC regimes globally during the First Quarter of 2024.

During 2023, ‘Fire Safety Code 07105 - Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions’ was the number one Deficiency Code (DC) that marked worldwide to all ship segments, involving 2.54%, of the total deficiencies of world ocean going fleet (148,078).

The RISK4SEA SaaS PSC Intelligence platform has unveiled the Primary Port State Control Key Performance Indicators (PSC KPIs) for Q1 2024, shedding light on PSC performance across major regimes.

Tokyo MOU published its Annual Report for 2023, indicating that it conducted 30,887 inspections, involving 18,298 individual ships. Out of 30,887 inspections, there were 18,806 inspections where ships were found with deficiencies.

Beginning on 1 April 2024 and continuing until 30 June 2024, USCG Port State Control (PSC) Officers have been directed to carry-out an enhanced exam to verify engine room fire safety.

The US Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance announced the release of the U.S. Port State Control Annual Report for 2023. USCG reported that the annual detention rate increased from 0.89 percent to 1.22 percent.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports at the end of February after failing Paris MOU Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that seven foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports at the end of January after failing Paris MOU Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that three foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports at the end of December after failing Paris MOU Port State Control (PSC) inspection.