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3742 PSC inspections, 269 ship detentions AMSA has released its Annual Report on Port State Control for 2014. By drawing comparisons based on 10 years of Australian PSC data the outcome may be considered, at first view, to be disappointing with the apparent stabilisation of annual PSC deficiency and detention rates over the last 5 years.While there have been modest improvements experienced across a number of areas, the overall picture indicates that the international community's PSC/ FSC efforts are not delivering lasting results. The principal causes of detention remain consistently related to International Safety Management (ISM), fire safety, lifesaving appliances and pollution prevention.It seems difficult to reconcile how well established requirements for fire safety, lifesaving appliances and pollution prevention continue to be such significant issues.10- year summary of inspection, detentions and deficiency rateTop 5 detainable deficiencies 2012-2014Part of the cause for this situation is the increasing focus by Australia on human factors, including operational control, ISM and the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006).The marginal increase in the deficiency and detention rates can be attributed to MLC, 2006 to a large degree. The fact that there was no significant spike in detentions or deficiency rates is encouraging given 2014 was ...

3742 PSC inspections, 269 ship detentions AMSA has released its Annual Report on Port State Control for 2014, a year which marked the introduction of a significant step-change in Australia's response to ships and operators who perform poorly on a consistent basis. In November and December 2014 AMSA used the directions power provided in section 246 of the Navigation Act 2012 to ban 2 ships from entering or using Australian ports for a period of 3 months.In exercising this power it is important to note that AMSA only employs this mechanism where normal PSC intervention has not been effective in achieving a lasting change in behaviour. It is only used where a systemic failure has been identified. The essential intent of the process is to improve performance rather than simply remove problem vessels from Australian ports .2014 at a glanceDuring the calendar year there were:- 26,936 ship arrivals by 5674 foreign-flagged ships- 3742 PSC inspections- 269 ship detentionsbulk carriers accounted for 49% of ship arrivals and 57% of PSC inspectionsPSC inspections were carried out in 54 Australian portsaverage gross tonnage per visit was 46,670 tonnes10- year summary of inspection, detentions and deficiency rateReport SummaryShipping activity continued to grow fairly strongly ...

Safety of navigation and fire safety at the major categories of deficiencies in the region Paris MOU has issued its Annual Report on Port State Control for 2014. According to the report, for the first time since the introduction of the New Inspection Regime the number of individual ships inspected has increased (9%). The number of inspections has only increased slightly (4%). With a further decrease in the number of detentions (8%), this also resulted in a lower detention percentage.With a total number of 18,430 inspections performed in 2014 the inspection figures showed an increase of 4% compared with the figures of 2013. Each individual ship was inspected an average of 1.2 times per year, a rate which has been slightly lower to that of 2012. After a drop in the number of inspections that started with the introduction of the New Inspection Regime in January 2011, and continued in 2012 and 2013, the 2014 figures show an increase of 4%.New features of this inspection regime are that the annual inspection target for each Member State is based on ship movement data rather than individual ship calls. Also dedicated quality shipping is awarded with longer intervals between inspections. This year's ...

CIC on Enclosed Space Entry will be held jointly by others MoUs 1 September - 30 November 2015 The member Authorities of the Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding (IOMOU) announced the launch of a new Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry. The three month campaign will start on September 1, 2015 and end on November 30, 2015. The campaign shall be conducted simultaneously with the Paris MoU, Tokyo MoU and other MoUs. The purpose of this CIC is to get a detailed insight of the compliance with the relevant Conventions/ Regulations as applicable.During the campaign period, member Authorities of the IOMOU will inspect within the resources available, as many ships as possible in conjunction with routine port State control inspections.Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) will apply a questionnaire listing nine selected areas to be covered during the concentrated inspection. The areas includes training of crew members responsible for testing the atmosphere in enclosed spaces and familiarization with the relevant equipments and identify and understand the hazards associated with the entry into enclosed space.Deficiencies found during the inspection will be recorded by the PSCOs and actions may vary from recording a deficiency and instructing the master ...

The detention rate of RMI flagged vessels in US ports has increased The Republic of the Marshall Inslands issued notice to inform and raise the awareness of shipowners, operators, Masters, and officers and Recognized Organizations (ROs) of the recent increase in detentions of vessels, including Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) flagged vessels, calling in United States (US) ports and to reinforce performance and compliance measures as provided for in the RMI Maritime Act (MI-107) and RMI Regulations (MI-108). These performance and compliance measures are for the benefit of the entire RMI registered fleet and are not intended to penalize a ship, its crew, shipowners, or operators.All vessels calling at any port, including US ports are required to comply fully with national and international standards for safety, security, environmental protection and the welfare of seafarers.The RMI Maritime Administrator has noted a marked increase in the number of ships being detained due to a single substandard condition. Although the Administrator frequently publishes Marine Notices (MNs), Marine Safety Advisories (MSAs) and other guidance regarding prevention methods, substandard conditions are still being found during port State control (PSC) examinations and other boardings.Such conditions include:a blocked or tied open quick closing fuel oil valve;the ...

Fire dampers and fixed fire extinguishing installations are at top DNV GL released Port State Control statistics for 2014 which show that the most frequent type of deficiencies recorded by PSC on DNV GL vessels last year was ISM related deficiencies.A big part of the deficiencies recorded by PSC falls into the ISM category and/or should be related to ISM. Even minor but numerous deficiencies can make the PSC inspector conclude there is possible ISM failure and detain the vessel due to this.Fire dampers were the second-most-frequent detainable item found on DNV GL vessels in 2014, followed by deficiencies related to emergency generators and lifeboats. Below is a table that shows the most frequent items recorded by PSC. ISM related deficiencies have been excluded from the table.(Please click on the image for a larger view)Fire dampersFire Safety is the deficiency category with the most detainable deficiencies found on DNV GL vessels in 2014 and fire dampers are the most frequent of these. Needless to say, non-functional fire flaps and dampers seriously impair a vessel's ability to fight fires on board, especially engine room fires. These defects are always a potential ground for detention, since fire flaps and dampers are a ...

Facts and figures of Port State Control for 2014 in the Paris MoU Region Paris MOU issued its Annual Report on Port State Control for 2014 which contains details of the main developments in the Paris MoU for the year and the outcomes of their inspections. It was the first year where the New Inspection Regime (NIR) was based on statistical criteria developed from the NIR itself, thus transitioning to its full implementation.During last year, refusal of access (banning) has been used 63 times since 2012. Most cases involved ships which have been banned for multiple detentions (46), while a significant number (13) were banned for failing to call at an indicated repair yard. The remaining 4 cases involved ships which "jumped the detention", by sailing without authorization. Over a 3 year period the flags of the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Moldova, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Togo have recorded the highest number of bannings. Four ships have been banned for a second time already.''The entry into force of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) was a key event in our industry and the Convention will play an important part of port State ...

USCG has increased its scrutiny of pre-existing deficiencies The Republic of Liberia has issued Marine Advisory to warn on the increase of detentions in the USThe USCG has increased its scrutiny of pre-existing deficiencies that are not reported prior to a vessels arrival or at the time of initial port State boarding and where there is no evidence that corrective action has been initiated. The increased scrutiny is resulting in a significant increase in USCG detentions.If the USCG finds pre-existing deficiencies without first being notified by the Master and, if appropriate corrective action has not been initiated, they will assume the owner/Master intends to sail with the deficiencies un-addressed and will issue a detentionDetentions are avoidable, provided pre-existing deficiencies are reported and there is evidence that corrective action has been initiated. LISCR receive many pre-arrival check lists indicting all is in order, yet during PSC inspections equipment is not operating as required and such problems were preexisting and there is no evidence that corrective action has been taken.To avoid detention and delay of vessels schedule, LISCR advise owners, operators, DPA's to: Require Master's and crew to report all defective, inoperable equipment, system, etc., and ensure corrective action has been initiated, ...

The campaign starts on September 1, 2015 and ends on November 30, 2015 The six member Authorities of the (Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine) of the Black Sea Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control will start a concentrated inspection campaign on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry.The three-month campaign will start on September 1, 2015 and end on November 30, 2015 under the co-ordination of the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia. The campaign shall be conducted simultaneously with the Paris MOU, Tokyo MOU and other MOUsDuring the campaign period, member Authorities of the BS MOU will inspect, within the resources available, as many ships as possible in conjunction with routine port State control inspections.The CIC is aimed to verify that there is compliance with the procedures and measures are in place to safeguard the seafarers who are serving on board ships meeting applicable requirements of the SOLAS and STCW Conventions.For the purpose of interregional harmonization of the action, the Black Sea MOU will use the model of relevant Questionnaire developed by the Paris & Tokyo MOUs with a checklist of 7 selected areas for crew familiarization for enclosed space entry, some of which are related to the ...

Over recent years, the PSC record for Bahamian ships shows a general downward trend.