Besides the focused Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Emergency Systems, in general, the Port State Control Authorities are focusing on the procedures and equipment related to emergency systems during PSC inspections.
Read morePSCO’s checklists have a dedicated LSA section with specific items to be checked. Some PSC authorities issue specific information and PSC findings on LSA equipment (eg AMSA). This a practice to declare the importance of such items and systems. After all, LSA is the type of equipment which aims to provide seafarers protection in case of emergency.
Read moreAs per the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code) a Flag State is encouraged on a periodic basis to evaluate its performance. As such, the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry (CISR) issued its key finding from ship inspections during 2019, providing details of Port State Control (PSC) performance, most common PSC deficiencies for Merchant ships in the fleet and most common deficiencies from Flag State inspections of yachts.
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