Marine Engineering

Procedures for Rectification of Deficiencies and Release: It is the responsibility of the owner / Manager to inform the flag state and  class about deficiency and detention. Port state will normally notify the flag state of any detention. Flag state or a classification society acting on its behalf may attend the ship  to help resolve the problem, in this case, PSCO might agree to the remedial action proposed by the surveyor and allow him to oversee the repairs. The master and/or the shipowner would need to authorize the repair work  to be carried out in the presence of the surveyor. There will be associated costs to cover port state inspection cost will of  course also be charged to the ship detention orders are lifted once all payment has been received in full. When deficiencies which caused a detention cannot be remedied in the port  of inspection, the ship concerned may be authorized to proceed to the nearest appropriate repair yard available, as...

Detainable deficiency: A deficiency that presents an immediate threat to the ship, its personnel or the  environment, which renders the ship unsafe to proceed to sea. A ship can expect to be detained when in the professional judgment of a PSCO  i.e he considered unsafe to allow a ship to proceed to sea before the deficiencies  identified have been rectified. EXAMPLES OF DETAINABLE DEFICIENCIES: Under SOLAS Failure of main propulsion, electrical, pumping, and steering Excessive oil leakage in E/R, lagging insulation contaminated by oil Absence non-compliance or poor condition of LSA equipment, fire dampers, ventilation dampers, quick closing valves, etc Absence, non-compliance of poor condition of navigational lights, shapes and sounds signals Absence of corrected charts and publications Absence or failure of mandatory navigational systems and equipment Absence or failure of radio communications systems Number, composition or certification of the ...

When a PSCO inspects a foreign ship which is required to hold a convention certificate, and which is in a port or an offshore terminal under the jurisdiction of the port State, any such inspection should be limited to verifying that there are on board valid certificates and other relevant documentation and the PSCO forming an impression of the overall condition of the ship, its equipment and its crew, unless there are " clear grounds " for believing that the condition of the ship or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the particulars of the certificates. " Clear grounds " to conduct a more detailed inspection: 1. the absence of principal equipment or arrangements required by      the applicable conventions; 2. evidence from a review of the ship's certificates that a certificate      or certificates are clearly invalid; 3. evidence that documentation required by the applicable                ...