PORT STATE CONTROL AND THE USATARGETED FLAG STATES 199766.10%46.03%35.71%40.00%27.27%29.93%AverageDetention5.63%14.63%5.68% 7.16% 8.89%8.16%5.68%14.29%11.11%10.53% 10.09%10.73%15.67%10.42%AlgeriaAntigua& BarbudaBelizeChinaCyprusEcuadorEgyptHondurasIndiaKuwaitLithuaniaLatviaMoroccoMalta*RomaniaRussiaTurkeyUkraineSt VincentSource: USGC Web Site (July 1997) * Added to target list in 1997Maritime Organisation (IMO). If the ship is allowed to departwithout all identified deficiencies being corrected, the USCGmust also notify the authorities of the next port of call of theuncorrected deficiencies.The Ship Compliance Division produces a List of ShipsTARGET FLAG STATE LIST FOR 1997The above flag states had a detention ratio that was abovethe overall average of 5.42% and had more than onedetention in 1996.Detained. Under the authority of Titles 14, 33, and 46, United<strong>State</strong>s Code.This List of Ships Detained includes the ship name, IMOnumber, date of detention, ship type, port, flag, classificationsociety and deficiency summary. The list is subject to changewithout notice based on appeals made by the owner, operator,and/or classification society.GENERAL PUBLICITY AND INFORMATIONThere is a lot of helpful information as to the criteria employedby the USCG published by the United <strong>State</strong>s Coast Guard andavailable on the internet at:http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/psc/psc.htmThe US Coast Guard Headquarters’ <strong>Port</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Control</strong> Branchmay be reached at the following address:Commandant (G-MOC-2)US Coast Guard2100 Second Street S.WWashington DC 20593-000138
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND BIBLIOGRAPHYOur grateful thanks are extended to the following organisationswho provided us with detail and commentary, including areview of the completed text.Secretariat, Paris Memorandum of Understanding, WilemWilzenplein 6, PO Box 2094. The Hague, The Netherlands.Secretariat, Asia-Pacific Memorandum of Understanding,Tokyo MOU Secretariat, Tomoecho 6th Floor, Annex Bldg 3-8-26 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 105.Secretariat del Acuerdo de Viña del Mar, Prefectura NavalArgentina, AV.E Madero 235, P Baja, Buenos Aires, Argentina.12. Accident and Loss Prevention at Sea, the Nautical Institute.International Conference and Workshops, November 1993.13. Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas. Report of Lord Donaldson’sInquiry into the Prevention of Pollution from MerchantShipping 1994.14. Lord Donaldson’s Assessment (Derbyshire). A report bythe Right Honourable Lord Donaldson of Lymington to theSecretary of <strong>State</strong> for Transport to assess what furtherwork should be undertaken to identify the cause of thesinking of the MV Derbyshire, London HMSO 1995.US Coast Guard, US Coast Guard Headquarters, US <strong>Port</strong><strong>State</strong> <strong>Control</strong> Program, Washington D.C.15. <strong>Port</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Control</strong> – CDI inspections in chemical tankertrade, Mike Corkill, Lloyd’s List, 1997.The author wishes to acknowledge the help of Thomas Miller’sBusiness Intelligence Centre in researching this manual.Principal books and articles referred to are as follows:16. <strong>Port</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Control</strong>: Study by Ship Inspectors, RichardPilley, <strong>UK</strong> Club.17. <strong>Port</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Control</strong> – Legal Issues – Clifford Chance.1. Paris Memorandum of Understanding and related annexes.2. EC Directive 95/21/EC June 1995, official journal of theEuropean Communities.3. Paris MOU, Annual Report and Accounts 1996/7.4. Asia-Pacific Memorandum of Understanding (Tokyo MOU)and related annexes.5. Annual Report on <strong>Port</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Control</strong> in the Asia-PacificRegion, 1996 Tokyo MOU Secretariat.6. Latin American Agreement on <strong>Port</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Control</strong> of Vessels,(Viña Del Mar Agreement) 1992, as amended, and annexes.7. Acuerdo Latino Americano sobre <strong>Control</strong> de Burges purel Estato Rector del Puerto, 1996 and 1997 statistics aspublished by Secretaria del Acuerdo Centro delInformacion – ciala.8. United <strong>State</strong>s’ Coast Guard – web site – various, but inparticular Marine Safety Manual, Volume 1, chapters 19-23.9. Haight Gardner Holland & Knight, <strong>Port</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Control</strong> aspractised by the US Coast Guard.10. <strong>Port</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Control</strong>, Mr Koskorides 1982.11. Guidance Manual for the Assessment of Tanker Structures.18. <strong>Port</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Control</strong> – ISF Report on ILO conventionsNovember 1996.19. Present Position and Theme of PSC, Mr M Okada, TokyoMOU Secretariat.20. Brussels to Drive Out Unsafe Ships, Julian Bray, Oslo,Lloyd’s List, June 1997.21. Getting Shipshape – Changes to the International Regime –Derek Hodgson – Clyde & Co.22. Flag, Coastal and <strong>Port</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Control</strong> – Closing the net onunseaworthy ships and their unscrupulous owners, JohnShore, Sea Changes 1994.23. Implementation: the MOU intentions as regards ISMInspections, Stephen Chapman, Baltic Magazine 1997.24. Implementation – <strong>State</strong> approach varies from port to port –Tradewinds 1997.25. <strong>Port</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Control</strong>: Who is guarding the guards? –Lloyd’s List September 1997.26. Ships of Shame: Enquiry into ship safety. Report fromthe House of Representatives Standing Committee onTransport, Communications and Infrastructure –Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia 1992.Institute Chamber Shipping/Oil Companies InternationalMaritime Forum.39