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Vessel arrivals and examinations decreased, detentions IncreasedThe US Coast Guard has published its 2014 Annual Report on Port State Control.The report provides key statistics related to enforcement of international requirements with regard to foreign flag vessels calling in US ports. Vessel Arrivals, Examinations, Detentions IncreasedIn 2014:a total of 9,227 individual vessels, from 83 different Flag Administrations, made 79,091 port calls to the United States.The Coast Guard conducted 9,232 SOLAS safety exams and 8,562 ISPS exams on these vessels.The total number of ships detained in 2014 for environmental protection and safety related deficiencies increased from 121 to 143.The total number of ships detained in 2014 for security related deficiencies increased slightly from 8 to 10.Flag Administration Safety PerformanceFlag Administration safety performance for 2014 decreased from the previous year, with the overall annual detention rate increasing from 1.29% to 1.55%. In addition, the three-year rolling detention ratio increased slightly from 1.11% to 1.31%. The Flag Administrations of New Zealand, Peru, and the Philippines were all removed from USCG's Targeted Flag List.USCG also notes that vessels from the Flag Administrations of Curacao, Anguilla, Kiribati, and Malaysia are potentially qualified for USCG's QUALSHIP 21 Program and their vessels will be entered into the program, contingent ...

Deficiencies found on board ClassNK registered ships from many port states in 2014 ClassNK has released its annual report on Port State Control. The report aims to assist ship operators and management companies in maintaining compliant operations by providing information about ships detained by PSC as well as deficiencies that were found on board from many port states in 2014.ClassNK has included a breakdown of deficiencies which shows that lifeboats, emergency fire pumps, and fire-dampers continue to be the major items where most detainable deficiencies are found. The ClassNK report also provides detailed analyses on PSC detentions by flag state, port state, ship type, ship size, and ship's age as well as a summary of major amendments made to international conventions such as the SOLAS Convention. These amendments have further widened the scope of PSC inspections, a trend that will undoubtedly continue as the rules applied to ships increase and diversify.Trends of Detainable ISM Deficiencies per Region(a) Paris MoUThe number of detainable ISM deficiencies has increased significantly in 2013 and 2014. The rate of increasing in each year is 75% and 60.7%, respectively. For 44 out of 45 detainable ISM deficiencies with Code 15150, the description of the nature of ...

In 2014, Paris MoU found 5.502 MLC deficiencies In 2014, Paris MoU found 5.502 MLC deficiencies. The Maritime Labour Convention was enforced for the first time during a full calendar year. A new table has been added to the Paris MoU Annual PSC Report reflecting the 14 areas of the MLC.Top 5 of MLC deficienciesCategory of DeficienciesDeficiencies% DeficienciesRecords of seafarers' daily hours of work or rest6260.27Electrical2460.16Shipboard working arrangements2120.13Ropes and wires2020.04Maximum hours of work or minimum hours of rest2000.09Top 5 of MLC detainable deficienciesDeficienciesDetainable Def.% DeficienciesWages5220.08Manning specified by the minimun safe manning doc249.27Seafarers' Employment Agreenment (SEA)228.49Recodrs of seafarers' daily hours of work or rest155.79Sanitary facilities145.41Thehighest areas of non-compliance are "Hours of Work or Rest" (area 6) 21%, "Food and Catering" (area 10) 14%, and "Health and Safety and Accident Prevention" (area 11) 37%.Please click below to view detailed MLC figures of the Paris MoU PSC Inspections during last year:Also read related SAFETY4SEA articles:Paris MoU issues 2014 Annual Report on PSCTop deficiencies in the Paris MOU during 2014Source: Paris MoU

Refusal of access (banning) has been used 63 times since 2012 in the Paris MoU region. 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.

PSC detentions issued by USCG and AMSA is on the increase The Liberian Registry, has recently issued two Marine Advisories to warn on the increase of detentions in the US and Australia. Due to recently increased number of PSC detentions issued by USCG and AMSA to ships calling the US and Australia respectively, LISCR issued Marine Advisories 03/2015 & 04/2015 to provide guidance to ship managers / operators and crews in order to avoid such detentions.Both the USCG and AMSA are looking for pre-existing deficiencies that are not reported prior to a vessel's arrival or at the time of their initial port State boarding.In accordance with the Advisories detentions are avoidable, provided pre-existing deficiencies are reported and there is evidence that corrective action has been initiated.In order to avoid detention and delay of the vessel's schedule the owners, operators, and DPA's are advised to follow the actions below:1. Prior Arrival actions:Require Master's and crew to report all defective and/or inoperable equipment, system, etc., and ensure corrective action has been initiated, in accordance with the Safety Management System.Notify the Administration prior to the vessels port call of any defective and/or inoperable equipment, system, etc., so we are aware and can assist ...

Advice on how to avoid detention and delay of the vessels schedule The Liberia Maritime Authority (LISCR) issued a Marine Advisory to inform Shipowners, Operators and Masters that detentions in Australia are increasing.The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has increased the number of Port State Control inspections and the number of detentions issued to ships calling on Australia. As there are a number of Liberian flagged ships which call on Australia, the number of detentions of Liberian vessels has increased accordingly.The AMSA is looking for pre-existing deficiencies that are not reported prior to a vessels arrival or at the time of their initial port State boarding. The increased scrutiny is resulting in a significant increase in AMSA detentions. If AMSA finds pre-existing deficiencies without first being notified by the Master and, if appropriate corrective action has not been initiated, AMSA will assume the owner/Master intends to sail with the deficiencies un-addressed and will issue a detention.Detentions are avoidable, provided pre-existing deficiencies are reported and there is evidence that corrective action has been initiated. We receive many pre-arrival check lists indicating all is in order, yet during the subsequent PSC inspection equipment is reported as not operating as required. Often these ...

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 ...

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 ...