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Two Cargo Ships Banned from Paris MoU Region

23 December 2020

Two cargo ships were detained in the Paris MoU region within December.
Both vessels flied flags that are black on the current Paris MoU list.

One was detained in Port Ravenna, Italy, on 1st December 2020. This is the fourth detention in the Paris MoU region within the last 36 months. Another was detained in Port Rasa, Croatia, on 10 December 2020. This is the third detention in the Paris MoU region within the last 36 months, says an article published in Safety 4 Sea.

Paris MoU

Under the...

https://mfame.guru/two-cargo-ships-banned-from-paris-mou-region/

Marshall Islands Registry Scores Top Rankings by All Three Major Port State Control Regimes

6 July 2020

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is ranked 6th on the white list of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Current Flag Performance List 2019. The Paris MoU’s “white, grey, and black (WGB) lists are based on the total number of inspections and detentions over a 3-year rolling period for flags with at least 30 inspections in the period.”

This high accolade follows the top rankings the RMI has already received from the United States Coast Guard and Tokyo MoU earlier this year. The...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/marshall-islands-registry-scores-top-rankings-by-all-three-major-port-state-control-regimes/

PSC Regimes Cooperate With IMO On Crew Changes And Certificate Renewals

22 June 2020

Port State Control Regimes Cooperate With IMO On Crew Changes And Certificate Renewals_PSC

Port State control (PSC) regimes have expressed their willingness to be part of the solution to the urgent issue of crew changes and repatriation of seafarers. This is a key outcome of the second virtual meeting of all PSC regimes (17 June), organised by IMO in cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to address issues surrounding surveys and certificates renewals during the pandemic.

Image Credits: imo.org

Even though crew changes and repatriation are not directly under the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/psc-regimes-cooperate-with-imo-on-crew-changes-and-certificate-renewals/

Fix three common deficiencies to avoid vessel detention, say DNV GL

8 June 2020

DNV GL representatives have highlighted three common Port State Control (PSC) deficiencies, as part of their ‘Top 18 List’, for vessel crews to be aware of to avoid an unnecessary detention. At a webinar on […]

http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/fix-three-common-deficiencies-to-avoid-vessel-detention-say-dnv-gl/

PSC slowly returning to normal, DNV GL figures show

5 June 2020

With Asian countries showing an uptick in Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Port State Control (PSC) inspections in May, this may indicate that inspections will start being carried out as normal after a dip due […]

http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/psc-slowly-returning-to-normal-dnv-gl-figures-show/

Asia-Pacific port state control regime detains most vessels, according to data

29 May 2020

The three countries that detain the most vessels in their ports are signatories of the Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), according to data from IHS Markit’s State of Maritime Security report. The free report shows […]

http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/asia-pacific-port-state-control-regime-detains-most-vessels-according-to-data/

IMO reaches pragmatic approach with PSC regimes for inspections

13 April 2020

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) met in an online video meeting with representatives of the 10 Port State Control regimes, highlighting their commitment on ensuring continuity of shipping and seafarers’ safety.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the shipping industry in many ways, as many sectors are already experiencing the impacts. Therefore, the IMO and PSC discussed about the importance of protecting the seafarers as key workers.

Specifically, the port State control regimes...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-reaches-pragmatic-approach-with-psc-regimes-for-inspections/

UK’s foreign flagged ship detentions for February 2020

9 April 2020

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that during February there were four new detention of foreign flagged vessels in a UK port, while seven foreign flagged ships remained under detention during February 2020 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.

Notes on the list of detentions

Full details of the ship. The accompanying detention list shows ship’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) number which is unchanging throughout the ship’s life and uniquely identifies...

https://safety4sea.com/uks-foreign-flagged-ship-detentions-for-february-2020/

Foreign flagged ship detentions in January 2020, UK

9 April 2020

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that during January there were two new detention of foreign flagged vessels in a UK port, while five foreign flagged ships remained under detention during January 2020 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.

Notes on the list of detentions

Full details of the ship. The accompanying detention list shows ship’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) number which is unchanging throughout the ship’s life and uniquely identifies it....

https://safety4sea.com/foreign-flagged-ship-detentions-in-january-2020-uk/

USCG: QUALSHIP 21 status during 2019

8 April 2020

In its annual PSC report for 2019, the USCG provided an update on its QUALSHIP 21 program, which ended calendar year 2019 with 2,936 vessels enrolled. By the end of 2019, 51 ships received the E-Zero designation.

Despite the decrease in total detentions in 2019, four flag administrations lost their eligibility while two additional flags, Cyprus and the Republic of Korea, became eligible.

On the contrary, in 2018, USCG welcomed nine flag administrations into the program with only one losing their...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-qualship-21-status-during-2019/

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