Port Inspections

Port State Control (PSC) is the inspection of foreign ships in national ports to verify that the condition of the ship and its equipment comply with the requirements of international regulations and that the ship is manned and operated in compliance with these rules.

The type of ship determines how often a ship is required to be subjected to a port State control inspection in Paris MoU. Low risk ships must be inspected every third year, standard risk ships must be inspected every year, while high risk ships must be inspected every six months.

Our team attends the vessel and carries out a thorough inspection to ensure that most of the Port state requirements are covered to achieve NIL Defieciency& NIL Detentions. Nine regional agreements on port State control - Memoranda of Understanding or MoUs - have been signed: Europe and the north Atlantic (Paris MoU); Asia and the Pacific (Tokyo MoU); Latin America (Acuerdo de Viña del Mar); Caribbean (Caribbean MoU); West and Central Africa (Abuja MoU); the Black Sea region (Black Sea MoU); the Mediterranean (Mediterranean MoU); the Indian Ocean (Indian Ocean MoU); and the Riyadh MoU. The United States Coast Guard maintain the tenth PSC regime.

• Inspection would be carried out on ships coming to a port for the first time or after an absence of 12 months of more

• Inspection would be carried out of ships which have been permitted to leave the port of a state with deficiencies to be rectified

• Inspection would be carried out of ships which have been reported as being deficient by pilots or port authorities

• Ships whose certificates are not in order would be inspected

• Ships which has been involved in any kind of accident such as grounding, collision or stranding on the way to a port will be inspected

• Inspection of ship which are carrying dangerous or polluting goods and have failed to report relevant information would be inspected

• Ships which have been suspended from the class in the preceding 6 months would be inspected

• Ships which have been subject of a report or notification by another authority would be inspected

• Inspection of ships which are accused of an alleged violation of the provision of IMO as to pose a threat to the ship’s crew, property, or environment would be inspected

A ship is allowed to leave a port only on condition that the deficiencies found will be rectified before the departure or at the next port or within 14 days. The expanded inspection is done for ships

• Oil tankers over 15 years old and over 3,000GT

• Gas and chemical tankers over ten years old

• Bulk Carriers over 12 years old

• Passenger ships over 15 years old