Tag: ship inspections

The Maritime Union of New Zealand is concerned about the reduction in monitoring of international shipping by Maritime New Zealand, the Government agency responsible for ensuring a “safe, secure and clean” maritime environment.

DNV GL accepts underwater examination of a ship’s bottom by means of remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) on a case by case basis.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd announced the start of full operation of the tablet computer-based vessel inspection system developed in cooperation with Azbil Corporation

Cyberhawk Innovations has completed its first ever remotely operated aerial vehicle inspection of a cargo oil tank on an operational FPSO.

Paris MoU introduces a new statistical feature on inspection results. This new feature provides access online to the results of inspections throughout the region in a user friendly and easily accessible way.

EMSA has developed Rulecheck tool to help Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) in their decision-making process

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 ...

LR released Guidance Notes on Risk Based Inspection for Classification and Hull Integrity Management

NVIC 01-15 clarifies issues raised to all involved The United States Coast Guard finalized its NVIC, published earlier this year in draft form, which endeavors to provide a uniform policy interpretation of when a casualty report is and is not required. Vessel owners, operators, and crew managers should review the policy guidance to ensure that their own reporting procedures are in line with USCG interpretations.New DevelopmentsOn July 21, 2015, USCG released Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 01-15 ("NVIC 01-15"), titled Marine Casualty Reporting Procedures Guide with Associated Standard Interpretations. The purpose of NVIC 01-15 is to clarify terminology and phrases within the regulatory context, draw attention to helpful regulatory citations, and provide concise policy interpretations to assist vessel owners/operators with the casualty reporting process.BackgroundConfusion as to which incidents constitute marine casualties and need to be reported has persisted in the marine industry for years. Unfortunately, little official guidance has been published by Coast Guard Headquarters regarding its policy interpretation of the reporting requirements. This problem has historically been further exacerbated by differing interpretations by various Coast Guard field commands and attendant inconsistent enforcement actions.To address this problem, on January 14, 2014, the Coast Guard issued a Notice of Availability and ...