Tag: ship inspections

Overall, statistics from 2013 to 2016 show an increase in the number of detentions and deficiencies per inspection. This demonstrates the increased confidence of port State inspectors arising from the trainings offered by the IMO and other regional MoUs, Abuja MoU comments.

The Danish Maritime Authority informed that 29 countries from the Paris MoU and the Tokyo Mou have signed a new Ministerial Declaration on port State control, which has been under preparation for three years. The declaration stipulates new goals for port State control and for cooperation on port State control.

The North P&I Club says that US is ‘getting tough’ on Ballast Water extension. USCG officers focus on BWM compliance issues during their routing PSC inspections. The Club advises that all ships calling at US ports and intending to discharge ballast water must either carry out ballast water exchange or treatment, in addition to fouling and sediment management.

The US Coast Guard revised its Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular entitled ‘Approval of Navigation Equipment for Ships, by adding an approval process (series) for the Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System and updating various approval series to reflect the most applicable standards, resolutions, and processes.

According to Tokyo MoU latest PSC report, in 18,943 inspections out of 31,678 inspections which were conducted in the Asia-Pacific, a total of 81,271 deficiencies were reported in 2016. Fire safety measures, safety of navigation and life-saving appliances continue to be the top three categories of deficiencies discovered on ships.

DNV GL announced that has launched a new application on its My DNV GL portal – the Port State Control (PSC) Planner, designed to help shippers increase their operational efficiency. The planner gives operators an overview of a vessel’s or fleet’s PSC performance and shows them where to focus on when preparing for next inspection.

Euronav ship management announced that contracted SMIT Singapore Pte Ltd. and PT Samudera Indonesia, to undertake the refloating operation of its M/T ALEX crude oil tanker, which was involved in a grounding incident occurred on April 12th.

Following the Stellar Daisy incident of sinking, off Uruguay, on March 31, the vessel's South Korean employer, “Polaris Shipping”, is now carrying on fleet performance inspections in all of its vessels.

The Isle of Man Ship Registry announced that is plotting a new course, with an overhaul of its ship inspection regime. Since its inception, the Registry has dispatched its own surveyors to conduct inspections on more than 400 vessels in the Manx-flagged fleet.

Indian Port State Control presented the preliminary results of the concentrated inspection campaign on cargo securing arrangements, during which three ships were detained in the Indian Ocean MOU region. The campaign was carried out between 1st September 2016 and 30th November 2016 and was conducted in conjunction with the CIC by the Tokyo MoU.