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...

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                ...

1. The PSCO should endeavour to secure the rectification of all deficiencies detected. 2. In the case of deficiencies which are clearly hazardous to safety or the environment, the PSCO should ensure that the hazard is removed before the ship is allowed to proceed to sea. For this purpose, appropriate action should be taken, which may include detention or a formal prohibition of a ship to continue an operation due to established deficiencies which, individually or together, would render the continued operation hazardous. 3. Where deficiencies which caused a detention and cannot be remedied in the port of inspection, the port State Authority may allow the ship concerned to proceed to the nearest appropriate repair yard available, as chosen by the master and agreed to by that authority, provided that the conditions agreed between the port State Authority and the flag State are compl...