Paris MoU 2012 Annual Report on PSC
Considered to be the worldwide index for flag performance, the Paris MoU “White,Grey and Black Lists” indicate further improvements towards quality shipping.
Last year Faroe Islands, Iran, Latvia and Vanuatu were congratulated for theirefforts to move up to the White List. This year Thailand and the United States ofAmerica moved from the “Grey List” to the “White List”. A very successfulachievement and an example for other flags that, through determined actions andpolitical courage, changes can be made.
Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine movedfrom the “Black List” to the “Grey List”.There are now 45 flags on the “White List”, 2 more compared with last year. Franceis now leading the list, followed by Germany and Hong Kong.
Several flags havemade a significant move upwards on the “White List” in the top 10: France, HongKong (China), Greece, Norway and Bahamas. Other flags have made a significantmove downwards in the “White List” and are no longer in the top 10: UnitedKingdom, Netherlands and Singapore.
Recognized Organizations are delegated by flag States and carry out most of the statutory surveys on behalf of flags. For this very reason it is important to monitortheir performance. The best performing RO over the period 2010-2012 is theAmerican Bureau of Shipping followed by Det Norske Veritas and Lloyds Register.
Germanischer Lloyd has dropped out of the top 5 and has been replaced byKorean Register.The worst performing RO is Phoenix Register of Shipping (PH.R.S), located inPiraeus, in Greece.
A joint submission with the Tokyo MoU has addressed thecorrelation between ROs and flags by submitting a paper to the InternationalMaritime Organization based on 2011 figures.
The combination of Sierra Leone and Phoenix Register of Shipping resulted in a 41% detention rate. The Republic ofMoldova with Dromon Bureau of Shipping scored a 33% detention rate, followed bySaint Kitts and Nevis and International Register of Shipping with 12%.
The introduction of the New Inspection Regime last year has also had an impact onthe 2012 figures. A decrease in total number of inspections has continued, as wellas the total number of deficiencies.
Compared to 2011 the detention percentagehas stabilized on 3.6%. Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdomcontribute most to the overall inspection efforts in terms of percentage.In 2012 a total of 15 ships were banned. 5 less compared with last year.
Multiple detentions was the most common reason for banning in 2012. With 1,090inspections and 114 detentions the ships flying a “black listed flag” score adetention rate of 10.46%. For ships flying a “grey listed flag” the detention rate is6.39% (1,017 inspections, 65 detentions) and ships flying a “white listed flag”2.99% (16,092 inspections and 482 detentions)
You may view the full 2012 annual report on Paris MoU website www.parismou.org
