In its Port State Control Annual Report for 2017, the USCG revealed that detention regarding Flag Administrations from 2015 to 2017 have decreased slightly, as they have gown to 1.40%, from 1.59%. This indicates a better performance from Flag Administrations.
The USCG targets Flag Administrations for additional PSC examinations if their detention ratio scores higher than 1.40% and if an Administration is associated with more than one detention in the past three years.
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USCG calculates detention ratios using three years of PSC data (2015-2017) based on the total number of detentions divided by the total number of examinations during that period.
Flags with only one detention in the past three years are removed from the targeted flag list. Belize, Samoa and Taiwan are removed from last year’s Targeted List.
The latest overall Flag Administration performance has risen slightly with the three-year running detention ratio decreasing slightly from 1.59% to 1.40%.
Flag Administrations with the more detention rates
The top 5 Flag Administrations with the biggest detention rates were:
- Bolivia – 24.24%;
- Tanzania – 13.51%;
- Togo – 9.84%;
- Vanuatu – 6.59%;
- India – 4.65%.
Safety Detentions
As far as safety detentions are concerned, these are the countries with the most detentions:
- Panama – 20;
- Liberia – 10;
- Malta – 7;
- Marshall Islands – 6;
- Bahamas – 5;