Government of India

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Director General of Shipping &

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ex-officio Addition al Secretary to Govt. of lnd1a

MESSAGE
As a responsible maritime administration , this Directorate had always been
committed to IMO's resolve , in eradicating sub-standard ships and has
been
undertaking Port State Control Inspections to verify, that, the condition of ships
and its
equipment, comply with the requirements of international regulations and that the
ship
is manned and operated in compliance with these requirements.
There is no doubt that Port State Control inspection is a highly sensitive and
skilful job, needing specialised experience and training and the job of a PSC officer
is
therefore challenging, considering not only the greater complexity and variety of
ships
that are required to be monitored by him today, but also due to the continu
ously
evolving state-of- the-art technology and international legislations , which he needs
to
be familiarised himself with and rightly invoking during these inspections. Howeve
r, I
strongly believe that PSCOs, being in direct contact with the industry , are one
of the
most representative faces of a maritime administration and are central to achievin
g
the objectives of the PSC regime . Hence , PSCOs are expected to undertake
their
PSC inspections in the highest professional level , acting strictly within the
law, in
adherence to the rules of the Government and in a fair, open , impartial and consiste
nt
manner . Merchant Shipping Notice 9 of 2013, introducing a comprehensive guidelin
e
for PSC inspections in India was a well conceived initiative from my office
in this
direction.
Like any other sector in the maritime field, PSC inspections have also evolved
into a more techno-reliant process from a regime which based largely
on the
philosophy of random physical inspections. The Indian Ocean Compu
terised
Information System (IOCIS) of the IOMOU and the Flag State Comput
erised
Information System (FSCIS) as introduced by this Directorate, provide updated
information on the history of a vessel , to help the PSCOs in targeting sub-sta
ndard
ships to a fairy acceptable level , so that the scarce man-power resources
of the
government can be judiciously deployed.
I am sure, my officers of the Directorate will be stressing more on such
initiatives and would like to see this report as a beginning in this direction.
We are now pleased to present the fourth Annual report on Port State Control
and Flag State Implementation in India, which we trust will be as useful,
in our
continuous endeavor to enrich the Indian Maritime sector and strive for an enviable
standard in all aspects of the shipping industry.

autam Chatterjee)
eneral of Shipping
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SHIPPING,
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF SHIPPIN G
'Jahaz Bhavan', W. H. Marg,

Chief Surveyor with the Govt. of India

& Chief Examiner of Engineers

Mumba i- 400 001.

FOREWORD
I am pleased to present the Annual report 2012, which summa
rizes the
deficiencies identified during various inspections carried out in India and
abroad under
the following categories:
1 Port State Control.
2 Flag State Implementation.
3 General Inspection by Recognized Organizations , and
4 Port State Control Inspection of Indian Flag ships abroad.
2012 had been a stressful year for the international shipping, with no
exception to
Indian shipping. Four years of unprecedented recession, engulfing every
sector of the
industry has placed bizarre pressures, not only on the shipping compa
nies , but also
on the maritime administration. A few maritime casualties in recent times
have placed
the maritime regulatory regime under much sharper public scrutiny than
ever before ,
raising several legal, social and economic challenges before the govern
ment. These
reports bear special significance against this background and the finding
s emerging
from them, I believe, will provide some level of re-assurance to the
stake-holders
regarding the safety credentials of the industry.
The Port State Control & Flag State Inspection of ships are few of
the statutory
obligations of a maritime administration that have proven to be very
effective and
legitimate tools, to mitigate the menace of substandard ships and thereb
y to improve
the safety and environmental protection standards in the maritime sector.
Compilation of the reports of over thousand inspections, their catego
rization
based on several yardsticks and arriving at logical conclusions and finding
s -the task
had never been simple. I take this opportunity to congratulate the entire
team of the
Directorate for successfully releasing this docum ent for the 41h consec
utive year.
Having said this, no record or document is worth its name, if the ultimat
e endusers do not find them beneficial in their day-to-day functional environ
ment. I urge, all
my friends and colleagues from the shipping companies, Recognized
Organizations
and seafaring commu nity to,take note of the facts and figures of this report
to re-orient
and prioritize their professional activities for its betterment.
We hope you will find this annual report useful and would welcom
e any
recommendation or suggestion for improvement in the coming years .

~'TTl{ I Tel. : (022) 2261 1788 ~I Fax: (022) 2269 4353 f-~ I Email
: [email protected]

Port State Control (PSC) in India.

1.

INTRODUCTION

1. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas 1982 (UNCLOS82), interalia Articles 73, 218, 219 and 226 permits Coastal / Port state authorities to
undertake physical inspection of a foreign flag vessel voluntarily visiting its ports,
anchorages or off-shore installations to verify the compliance of the applicable
international rules and standards established through the competent international
organization or general diplomatic conference and,
to take appropriate
administrative measures, including detention of the vessel as per the laws of the
respective coastal/ port state.
2. Port State Control (PSC) is a harmonized regime of such inspections for foreign
ships in other national ports, implemented through regional Memoranda of
Understanding (MOUs), for the purpose of verifying that the competency of the
master and officers onboard and the condition of a ship and its equipment comply
with the requirements of mandatory IMO Conventions, as listed below but not limited
to:
i.

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 as amended,

including the 1988 Protocol, the International Safety Management (ISM)
Code and the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code
(SOLAS 74);

ii.

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,1973 as

modified by the Protocol of 1978, including Annexes I - VI (oil, bulk
chemicals, dangerous packaged goods, sewage, garbage and atmospheric
pollution) (MARPOL 73/78);

iii.

International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, including the 1988 Protocol

(LL 66);

iv.

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch

keeping for Seafarers, 1978 as amended, including the 1995 amendments
(STCW 78);

v.

International Labour Organization Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards)

Convention 1976, including the 1996 Protocol and MLC 2006 (MLC);

vi.

International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969

(Tonnage 69);
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vii.

International Regulations
(COLREGS 72).

for

Preventing

Collisions

at

Sea

1972

2. PSC INSPECTIONS IN INDIA

1. PSC inspections are regional in nature; ie. several countries have grouped together
under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to ensure that ships trading in their
areas are not sub-standard. India is among the 16 countries that are signatory to
Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding (IOMOU). In addition to India,
Australia, Eritrea, Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Iran, Kenya,
Maldives, Oman, Yemen, Comoros, Bangladesh and France are parties to IOMOU.
2. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), has adopted various resolutions to
provide basic guidance on the conduct of port State control and afford consistency
in the conduct of these inspections, the recognition of deficiencies of a ship, its
equipment, or its crew, and the application of control procedures, the latest being
the IMO Resolution A.1052 (27).
3. CONCENTRATED INSPECTION CAMPAIGN (CIC)
1. During the year, the Maritime authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo MoUs
launched a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) to ensure compliance
with SOLAS Chapter II-2 / Construction- Fire protection, fire detection and the
fire extinction arrangements on board ships. As a responsible maritime nation,
India actively participated in the campaign, which was held from September 1 st
to November 30th.
2. During the PSC inspections, the fire safety arrangements, maintenance records
and other applicable documentation were verified in more detail for compliance
with SOLAS Chapter II-2. In all, 136 ships flying the flag of various States, were
inspected which resulted detention of 22 ships having severe detainable
deficiencies. Among the detained ships, 13 ships were found to be having
detainable deficiencies pertaining to SOLAS Chapter II-2, Construction- Fire
protection, fire detection and fire extinction.

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4.

ANALYSIS OF INSPECTION DATA

The PSC inspection report comprising Forms (A & B) for each and every inspection is recorded
and intimated to Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding (IOMOU) and copies forwarded to
the PSC cell of the Directorate. The PSC cell of the Directorate, in turn studies the reports, carry
out analysis, disseminate information and make relevant entries in the Directorate database.
Some of the findings of which are as follows:1. During the year 2012, 650 foreign flag ships of various types, flag States and
Classification societies were inspected by the PSC Officers in Indian ports and 124 ships
of them were detained for various non-compliances.
2. Detention rate found reduced to 19.07% in 2012 from 22.01% in 2011;
3. 72 nos. (58%) of detained ships were found to be more than 15 years old, 29 nos. (23.4%)
of detained ships were in the range of 26 - 30 years of age, 11 nos. (8.9%) of detained ships
were above 30 years of age and surprisingly 22 nos. ships, which were detained were of 0-5
years of age.
4. 52 nos. (41.9%) of detained ships were Bulk Carriers;
5. 39 nos. (31.4%) of detained ships were of Panama flag;
6. Among the detained ships, 33 nos. (26.6%) were classed with NKK whereas 13 nos.
(10.5%) of ships were classed with non - members of IACS with ships class with Vietnam
Register of Shipping (VRS) [06 out of 13 nos. (46 %)] had maximum no. of detentions
7. 262 out of 494 nos. (53%) of the total detainable deficiencies observed were related to
SOLAS 74, as amended.
8. 100 out of 262 nos. (38.2 %) of SOLAS 74 related detainable deficiencies observed

were

in the category of Fire Safety Measures (FSM).

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Table 1

Ships Inspected and Detained under PSC in India during the year 2012, by
Ship- Type:
Ship Type

No. of Ships Inspected

No. of Ships Detained

Bulk Carrier

(BC)

337

52

General Cargo

(GC)

147

39

Chemical Tanker

(ChemT)

69

11

Container

(CNTR.)

44

12

Oil Tanker

(OT)

31

Other Cargo

(OC)

Gas Carrier

(Gas C)

Passenger Ship

(PAX.)

Offshore vessel

(OSV)

Tug
Total

(TUG)

2
650

1
124

Figure 1
400
350

337

250
200
147

100

69
44

9 3

5 0

4 0

2 0

2 1

Offshore vessel
(OSV)

Tug
(TUG)

Passenger Ship
(PAX.)

General Cargo
(GC)

Gas Carrier
(Gas C)

12

Other Cargo
(OC)

31

11

Oil Tanker
(OT)

39

Container
(CNTR.)

50

52

Chemical Tanker
(ChemT)

150

Bulk Carrier
(BC)

No. of ships Inspected & Detained

300

Ship Type

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Table 2

5 year summary of PSC Inspections and Detentions in India:

Year

No. of ships inspected

No. of ships detained

2008

697

128

2009

560

113

2010

508

110

2011

880

194

2012

650

124

Figure 2

Ship Inspected and detained

1000

880

900
800
700

697

650
560

600

508

500
400
300
200

128

100

113

110

194

124

0
2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Calendar Year

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Table 3

5 year summary of PSC Detention trend in India:

Year

Detention Percentage

2008

18.4

2009

20.2

2010

21.7

2011

22.1

2012

19.1

Figure 3

DETENTION TREND

Detention Percentage

25
20
15

18.4

20.2

21.7

22.1
19.1

10
5
0
2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Calendar Year

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Table 4

Ships Inspected and Detained under PSC in India by port (MMD) of inspection:
Mercantile Marine Department

Ships Inspected

Ships Detained

(MMD)
Haldia
Paradeep
Chennai
Visakhapatnam
Tuticorin
New Mangalore
Kochi
Kolkata
Kandla
Mumbai
Mormugao
Jamnagar

(HAL)
(PAR)
(CHN)
(VIZ)
(TUT)
(MAN)
(KOC)
(KOL)
(KAN)
(MUM)
(GOA)
(JAM)

185
141
65
58
46
36
35
31
21
14
13
4

15
29
16
15
13
1
3
7
18
4
0
3

Port Blair

(PBLR)

650

124

Total

Figure 4

No. of Ships Inspected & Detained

200
180

185

160

141

140
120
100
80

65

60

46

40
20

58

15

29

16

15

13

0
HAL

PAR

CHN

VIZ

TUT

36

35
1

MAN

31
3

KOC

7
KOL

21 18 14

KAN

13
0

MUM GOA

4 3

1 0

JAM PBLR

MMDs

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Table 5

Ships Inspected and Detained under PSC in India by Ships Age:

Age

Inspected

Detained

Above 30 Year

20

11

26-30 Years

83

29

21-25 Years

44

13

16-20 Years

102

19

11-15 Years

98

17

06-10 Years

107

13

0-05 Years

196

22

Total

650

124

Figure 5
250

No. of Inspected & Detained

200

196

150
107

102

100

98

83

50
22

19

13

17

29

44
13

20

11

0
0-05 Years

16-20
Years

06-10
Years

11-15
Years

26-30
Years

21-25
Years

Above 30
Year

Ship's Age

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Table 6

Ships Inspected and Detained related to their Recognised Organisations

(ROs: Members of International Association of Classification Societies):
Sr.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Recognised Organisations
(ROs)
(Member of International Association of
Classification Societies, IACS)
Nippon Kaiji Kayokai (NKK)

Ships
Inspected

Ships
Detained

187

33

95
64
60
48
42
41
34
20

25
5
13
7
4
4
8
2

Bureau Veritas (BV)

China Classification Society (CCS)
Lloyds Register (LR)
Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Korean Register of Shipping (KRS)
Germanicher Lloyds (GL)
Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
(RMRS)

14

11

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS)

12

Non International Association of

Classification Societies (non- IACS)

34

13

No Class***
Total

2
650

2
124

13

Figure 6
200

187

160
140
120
95

34

14

Recognised Organisations (IACS)

9 5

13

2 2

No Class***

(non- IACS)

GL

13

20

KRS

CCS

34

ABS

20

41

42

25

DNV

33

BV

40

48

IRS

60

RMRS

64

60

RINA

80

LR

100

NKK

No. of Inspections & Detentions

180

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Table 7

Ships Inspected and Detained related to their Recognised Organisations

(ROs: Non-members of International Association of Classification Societies):
Sr.

Recognised Organisations

No.

( non-IACS )

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Vietnam Register of Shipping

(VRS)
Korea Classification Society
(KCS)
Isthmus Bureau Of Shipping
(IBS)
International Register Of Shipping
(Int.RS)
Sing-Lloyd
(SGL)
Ukraine Shipping Register
(USR)
Global Marine Bureau Inc.
(GMB)
Panama Maritime Documentation Services
(PMDS)
Total

Ships
Inspected

Ships
Detained

19

06

02

01

02

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

28

13

Figure 7

No. of Inspections and Detentions

20

19

18
16
14
12
10
8
6

4
2

1 1

1 1

0
VRS

KCS

IBS

Int.RS

SGL

USR

GMB

PMDS

Recognised Organisations (non-IACS)

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Table 8

Ships Detained under PSC in India by flag State:

17

MALAYSIA

Ships
Detained
2

8
8

18

MALDIVES

19

MARSHALL ISLAND

PR CHINA

HONG KONG, CHINA

LIBERIA

7
6

20
21
22

DOMINICA
MONGOLIA
SIERRA LEONE

2
1
1

SINGAPORE

23

St. KITTS & NEVIS

VIETNAM

24

DPR KOREA

ST. VINCENT

25

UKRAINE

10

TUVALU

26

TURKEY

11

CYPRUS

27

PAKISTAN

28

PHILIPPINES

29

GREECE

14

REPUBLIC OF
KOREA
ANTIGUA &
BARBUDA
INDONESIA

30

NIGERIA

15

THAILAND

31

CAMBODIA

16

BAHAMAS

32

BOLIVIA

TOTAL

124

Sr. No.
1

PANAMA

BANGLADESH
MALTA

4
5
6

12
13

Ships
Detained
39

Flag

Sr. No.

Flag

Figure 8

Figure depicts minimum 2 nos. of detention per flag.

Flags with less than 2 nos. of detentions are not reflected above.

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Table 9

Detainable Deficiencies in entirety by Category:

Category

No. of Deficiencies

SOLAS 74 (SOLAS)

262

MARPOL 73/78 (MARPOL)

80

LOAD LINE 66 (LL)

50

SHIPS CERTIFICATES (CERT.)

37

ISM

28

MLC 2006 (MLC)

27

STCW

ISPS

OTHER

Total

494

Figure 9
300
262

No. of Deficiencies

250

200

150
100

80
50

50

SOLAS

MARPOL

LL

37

CERT

28

ISM

27

MLC

STCW

ISPS

OTHER

Category

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Table 10

SOLAS 74, as amended related to Detainable Deficiencies by Category:

No. of
Category

Detainable
Deficiencies

F FIRE SAFETY MEASURES (FSM)

100

SAFETY OF NAVIGATION (NAV)

49

EMERGENCY SYSTEM (ES)

45

LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES (LSA)

28

RADIO COMMUNICATIONS (RADIO)

20

PROPULSION & AUX. MACH. (P & AM)

ALARMS (A)

DANGEROUS GOODS (DG)

Total

262

Figure 10

No. of Detainable Deficiencies

120
100

100

80
60

49

40

45
28

20

20
9

0
FSM

NAV

ES

LSA

RADIO P & AM

3
DG

Category

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List of Ships Detained under PSC in India during the year , 2012
6

1996

BC

BV

Chennai

25.01.12

Malaysia

1979

CNTR.

BV

Haldia

05.01.12

8413021

Darya Maan

Cyprus

1985

OC

LR

Pipavav

01.01.12

9550682

UACC Falcon

Marshall Islands

2009

OT

LR

Sikka

30.01.12

8110667

Doja

Nigeria

1982

OT

LR

Bedi

31.01.12

8208206

Hong Kong
Sun

1984

BC

CCS

Mundra

14.01.12

8010908

Sea Merchant

Hong Kong,
China
St. Vincent &
Grenadines

1981

GC

LR

Kandla

15.01.12

8419726

MSC Jade

Panama

1986

OC

DNV

9426336

Jin Han

Hong Kong

2011

BC

ABS

10

7944695

Dai Hong Dan

DPR Korea

1980

GC

11

8120868

Dagger

Ukraine

1982

GC

12

9315472

Brilliant
Pescadores

Panama

2004

GC

13

9129378

Salus

Republic of
Korea

1997

14

9531519

Maesrk
Genesis

Singapore

15

8316429

Bao Xin

16

9375927

17

9126302

Star of ABU
Dhabi
Aristea M

18

9282077

19

9102954

7805837

Flag

Ship's Name

Bangladesh

IMO No.

Jahan Moni
Saipan
Voyager

Sr. No.

Date of
Detention

Place of
Detention

Classification
Society

Ship Type

Year of Build

KCS
(non IACS)
USR
(non-IACS)

Mundra
Mundra

22.01.12
28.01.12

Kandla

29.01.12

Kolkata

10.01.12

NKK

Kolkata

30.01.12

BC

KRS

Kolkata

02.01.12

2011

GC

DNV

Panama

1984

GC

PMDS
(non -IACS)

Kolkata

Panama

2009

BC

NKK

Paradip

23.01.12

Malta

1997

BC

Tuticorin

24.01.12

New Sun

Vietnam

2002

GC

RINA
NKK

Tuticorin

25.01.12

9077290

Tiger Shark

Liberia

1994

CNTR.

GL

Chennai

17.01.12

20

9595319

Eastern
Frontier

Singapore

2008

GC

NKK

Chennai

17.01.12

21

7822380

Golden Light

Vietnam

1980

GC

Kakinada

27.01.12

VRS
(non IACS)

Kolkata

03.01.12
04.01.12

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St. Kitts &

Nevis

1984

GC

IRS

Chennai

01.02.12

China

1987

GC

CCS

Chennai

07.02.12

Marshall Islands

2009

OT

BV

Chennai

24.02.12

9157351

An Shun Jiang
SP
Amestardam
Urawee Naree

Thailand

1997

BC

NKK

Chennai

27.02.12

26

9311220

Navios Titan

Panama

2005

BC

NKK

Haldia

09.02.12

27

9369150

Venture SW

Panama

2007

GC

BV

Haldia

17.02.12

28

9582594

Feng Hai 11

2010

ChemT

CCS

Haldia

23.02.12

29

8117146

Titan

China
St. Vincent &
Grenadines

1983

BC

ABS

Kandla

01.02.12

30

9054846

Eastern Sun

Vietnam

1993

BC

VRS
(non-IACS)

Kandla

04.02.12

31

8618229

Theresa Bitung

Tuvalu

1989

ChemT

BV

Kandla

23.02.12

32

9213569

Cielo Lucia

Panama

1999

BC

NKK

Paradip

01.02.12

33

9159191

Suryawati

Indonesia

1996

BC

NKK

Paradip

22.02.12

34

9077264

Grand Way

Hong Kong,
China

1994

BC

DNV

Visakhapatnam

01.02.12

35

8612964

Tanbinh 30

Tuvalu

1986

GC

VRS
(non-IACS)

Visakhapatnam

02.02.12

36

9201712

Paragon
Pescadorrs

Panama

1999

GC

BV

Visakhapatnam

28.02.12

37

9373204

Gati Pride

Panama

2008

CNTR.

BV

Chennai

26.03.12

38

9078177

Fadl-E-Rabbi

Panama

1993

ChemT

NKK

Haldia

01.03.12

39

9241073

Liberia

2004

ChemT

LR

Haldia

01.03.12

40

9047544

Mercini Lady
Palma Agri
Satu

Indonesia

1995

ChemT

DNV

Haldia

08.03.12

41

8820119

Asia Adventure

Panama

1989

ChemT

NKK

Haldia

12.03.12

42

8210077

Panama

1982

BC

IRS

Haldia

27.03.12

43

9041174

Malta

1992

CNTR.

GL

Kandla

06.03.12

44

9132698

Kostas N
Singapore
Trader
Glory Advance

Panama

1996

BC

NKK

Kandla

14.03.12

45

8313269

Silver Wave

Panama

1984

BC

NKK

Kandla

17.03.12

46

8221492

Success

Singapore

1983

BC

LR

Kandla

22.03.12

47

8306797

Pearl of Sea

Panama

1984

BC

NKK

Kandla

48

9051650

Valerian

Bolivia

1997

GC

RMRS

Kandla

24.03.12
30.03.12

IMO No.

22

8300626

Ocean Land

23

8414972

24

9498963

25

Flag

Sr. No.

Ship's Name

Date of
Detention

Place of
Detention

Classification
Society

Ship Type

Year of Build

Page | 15

7
Classification
Society

49

8602531

Tan Binh 32

Mongolia

1986

GC

50

7805837

Saipan Voyager

Malaysia

1979

CNTR.

VRS
(non-IACS)
BV

51

9363625

Dubai Knight

Panama

2007

BC

52

8408521

Rio Gold

1984

53

8912742

ESM Cremona

54

8000915

Mercur

Malta
Antigua &
Barbuda
Bahamas

55

9132703

West Scent

56

9425928

57

Kolkata

12.03.12

Kolkata

15.03.12

NKK

Paradip

01.03.12

BC

NKK

Paradip

03.03.12

1992

CNTR.

GL

Paradip

19.03.12

1982

ChemT

DNV

Chennai

30.04.12

Panama

1995

CNTR

NKK

Haldia

18.04.12

Queen Halo

Panama

2010

BC

NKK

25.04.12

7626504

Krissa

Panama

1979

BC

ABS

Paradip
Visakhapatnam

58

8130253

Yuan Tong

1985

GC

RINA

Kochi

10.05.12

59

9334351

Cap Norte

St. Vincent &

Grenadines
Liberia

2007

CNTR

GL

Mumbai

21.05.12

60

9149017

Samjohn Amity

Greece

1998

BC

LR

Paradip

16.05.12

61

9318400

Jindal Tarini

Panama

2005

GC

IRS

Tuticorin

07.05.12

62

8920139

Golden Gate

Thailand

1990

ChemT

KRS

Tuticorin

16.05.12

63

8602397

Ratan Fidelity

Bangladesh

1989

GC

BV

Tuticorin

23.05.12

64

9232773

Euro Max

Liberia

2002

CNTR

GL

Visakhapatnam

15.05.12

65

9296444

Glaring
Pescadores

Panama

2004

GC

BV

Visakhapatnam

17.05.12

66

9007350

J. Better

Hong Kong,
China

1991

GC

NKK

Visakhapatnam

31.05.12

67

9159024

Panama

1997

GC

NKK

Chennai

01.06.12

68

8864189

Seiyo Sapphire
Asphalt
Alliance

Panama

1992

OT

DNV

Chennai

04.06.12

69

9353474

Ngoc Son

Vietnam

2006

GC

VRS
(non-IACS)

Chennai

19.06.12

70

8402503

Ocean David

Cambodia

1984

BC

GMB
(non-IACS)

Chennai

29.06.12

71

9316957

SH Grace

Panama

2004

BC

NKK

Haldia

25.06.12

72

9361926

Ael - 1

St. Vincent
Grenadines

2008

OT

IRS

Mundra

23.06.12

73

8703933

Dong Young

Republic of
Korea

1987

GC

KRS

Kolkata

12.06.12

74

9286853

Maritime
Taboneo

Panama

2004

BC

NKK

Paradip

01.06.12

75

9492440

Agia Irini

Marshall Islands

2008

BC

BV

Paradip

12.06.12

Flag

Date of
Detention

8
Place of
Detention

Ship's Name

Ship Type

Year of Build

IMO No.

Sr. No.

27.04.12

Page | 16

76

9467134

Baltic Winter

Liberia

2010

GC

GL

Paradip

27.06.12

77

9017678

Chemical
Arrow

Marshall Islands

1992

ChemT

BV

Tuticorin

20.06.12

78

8014198

Oriental Crane

Sierra leone

1981

ChemT

SL
(non-IACS)

Tuticorin

22.06.12

79

8128652

Santos

Panama

1984

BC

BV

Visakhapatnam

19.06.12

80

9137545

Ikoma

Panama

1997

CNTR

NKK

Chennai

26.07.12

81

8501036

Pacific Rich

Panama

1986

BC

BV

Chennai

30.07.12

82

7822706

Islamabad

Pakistan

1983

GC

LR

Kandla

20.07.12

83

8913356

Assad Ullah

Bangladesh

1990

GC

BV

New
Mangalore

13.07.12

84

9438028

Alpine Trader

Malta

2009

BC

BV

Paradip

04.07.12

85

8905828

Hellenic Sea

Malta

1991

BC

BV

Paradip

09.07.12

86

8126408

Eagle

Cyprus

1985

BC

RMRS

Paradip

10.07.12

87

9138082

Omegas

Liberia

1997

BC

NKK

Paradip

23.07.12

88

7405261

Morning Star

Maldives

1974

OC

No Class

Tuticorin

13.07.12

89

9302322

Sea Dream

Dominica

2003

Tug

IRS

Tuticorin

18.07.12

90

9438250

Titan Peace

Singapore

2008

ChemT

LR

Haldia

09.08.12

91

9184550

Han Hui

Hong Kong,
China

1998

GC

NKK

Haldia

21.08.12

92

9147198

Sradt Hamburg

Antigua &
Berbuda

1998

CNTR

GL

Kolkata

31.08.13

93

9217876

Fraternity
Wisdom

Panama

2000

GC

BV

Mumbai

16.08.12

94

9216810

New Spirit

Marshall Islands

2001

BC

CCS

Paradip

24.08.12

95

8307612

Chesapeake
Bette

Philippines

1984

BC

LR

Paradip

29.08.12

96

8701533

Carina K

Panama

1991

BC

BV

Tuticorin

17.08.12

97

8116855

Agnes

Panama

1982

GC

IBS
(non-IACS)

Visakhapatnam

07.08.12

Flag

Ship's Name

Date of
Detention

Place of
Detention

Classification
Society

Ship Type

Year of Build

IMO No.

Sr. No.

Page | 17

98

9231028

Genius Mariner

Panama

2000

GC

BV

Chennai

17.09.12

99

9136591

Silver Fern

Panama

1996

CNTR

NKK

Haldia

26.09.12

100

9019030

Asean Prosper

Panama

1992

BC

NKK

Kandla

03.09.12

101

8026660

Lady Sera

Panama

1982

BC

BV

Kandla

11.09.12

102

8109888

Hunter K

Dominica

1981

BC

RMRS

Kochi

26.09.12

103

8710039

Banglar Mookh

Bangladesh

1989

GC

BV

Kochi

27.09.12

104

9079030

Asean Prosper

Panama

1992

BC

NKK

Mumbai

03.09.12

109

9548653

Banos A

Marshall Islands

2010

BC

BV

Haldia

11.10.12

110

9074092

Attar

Malta

1994

BC

DNV

Mumbai

10.10.12

111

9441283

Crane

Marshall Island

2010

BC

LR

Paradip

17.10.12

112

9075670

Ocean Amber

Hong Kong,
China

1994

BC

NKK

Paradip

25.10.12

113

9452854

Tasman Castle

Malta

2010

BC

GL

Paradip

26.10.12

114

8311376

Dahiatul Kalbi

Bangladesh

1986

GC

BV

Tuticorin

31.10.12

115

8105753

Fatahur
Rahman

Panama

1981

BC

Int.RS
(non-IACS)

116

9217888

Great Mary

Marshall Island

1999

GC

NKK

Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam

117

9311529

Nemtas- 4

Turkey

2005

BC

NKK

Paradip

02.11.12

118

8400880

Tan Binh 26

Tuvalu

1984

GC

VRS
(non-IACS)

Paradip

07.11.12

119

8311376

Dahiatul Kalbi

Bangladesh

1984

GC

BV

Tuticorin

05.11.12

120

8921482

Hope

Bangladesh

1990

GC

KRS

Kolkata

28.12.12

121

9114543

Athena

Bahamas

1995

BC

NKK

Paradip

11.12.12

122

9452490

Thalassini Axia

Malta

2009

BC

ABS

Paradip

20.12.12

123

9263239

Cb Adventure

Panama

2002

BC

NKK

Paradip

24.12.12

124

9590022

Joyful Spirit

Hong Kong,
China

2011

GC

CCS

Visakhapatnam

11.12.12

Flag

Date of
Detention

8
Place of
Detention

7
Classification
Society

6
Ship Type

5
Year of Build

Ship's Name

IMO No.

Sr. No.

16.10.12
25.10.12

Page | 18

Flag State Implementation (FSI) of Indian ships

1. INTRODUCTION
1. The flag State of a trading ship is the State under whose laws the ship is registered
or licensed the flag State has the authority and responsibility to enforce regulations
over ships registered under its flag.
2. Under the United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) a flag
State has the ultimate

authority over a ship flying its flag. The Flag State is

ultimately responsible for the conduct, safety and environment protection of a

ship flying its flag.

In order words, a flag State has a very important and

significant role to play to bring about quality shipping in its fleet;

3. Flag State Inspection (FSI) of Indian flag ships are conducted by the Officers of
Mercantile Marine Department (MMD) of the Directorate General of Shipping which
is considered as the Indian Maritime Administration;
4. During the year 2012, 88 Indian flag ships were subjected to FSI and among them
28 ships were detained. FSI recorded 157 detainable deficiencies with respect to
the detained ships. The detention percentage found to be 31.8, which was 15.73
during the previous year. Detained ships were released after rectification of their
observed deficiencies and payment of the penalty amount.

Page | 19

Table 11

List of Ships Detained by Ship-Type:

Ship Type
OIL Tanker
(OT)
Bulk Carrier
(BC)

No. of
Inspection
24

No. of
Detention

Tug

12

Other Cargo
(OC)
General
Cargo (GC)
Pax

Container Vessel
(CNTR.)
Research Vessel
(RV)

14

Chemical Tanker
(ChemT)

Dredger (DG)

No. of
Detention
3

Gas Carrier
(GasC)
Offshore Supply
Vessel (OSV)
Total =

No. of
Inspection
6

Ship Type

88

28

Figure 11

No. of Inspections & Detentions

30

25

24

20

14

15

12
10

9
7

5
2
0

2
0

OT

BC

Tug

OC

GC

Pax

CNTR.

RV

2
0
Chem T

1 1

1 1

DG

GasC

OSV

Ship Type

Page | 20

Table 12

Flag State Implementation trend during the last 8 Years:

Years

No. of Ships Inspected

No. of Ships Detained

2005

357

20

2006

473

30

2007

448

31

2008

369

37

2009

307

31

2010

337

43

2011

267

42

2012

88

28

Figure 12

500

473

No. of Ships Inspected & Detained

450
400
350

448
369

357

307

300

337
267

250
200
150
88

100
50

20

30

31

37

31

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

43

42

28

2010

2011

2012

Calendar Year

Page | 21

Table 13

Vizag (VIZ)
Kandla (KAN)
Kochi (KOC)
Tuticorin (TUT)
New Mangalore
(MNG)
Kolkata (KOL)
Mumbai (MUM)
Chennai (CHN)
Port Blair (PBL)
Jamnagar (JAM)
Paradip (PAR)
Haldia (HAL)
Mormugao (GOA)

FSI of Ships by Port (MMD):

2009
2010
2011
Ins.
Det.
Ins.
Det.
Ins.
Det.
41
3
39
4
25
2
5
1
12
4
3
2
21
1
32
4
22
2
22
0
3
0
8
2
10
1
10
0
6
1
17
0
20
1
20
3
92
20
107
21
81
14
20
2
19
1
27
11
2
0
26
4
16
0
15
0
16
0
9
1
14
0
13
3
28
4
36
1
27
0
9
1
16
1
13
0
9
0

Total

307

Mercantile Marine
Department (MMD)

30

337

43

267

2012
Ins.
Det.
15
2
13
12
11
2
10
1
8
2

42

7
5
5
4
4
3
2
1

1
2
1
0
4
0
1
0

88

28

Figure 13
15
13
12

12

11

10

10
8

2
1

MUM

KOL

MNG

CHN

TUT

KOC

KAN

4 4

1
0

GOA

HAL

PAR

JAM

VIZ

No. of Ships Inspected & Detained

14

PBL

16

Mercantile Marine Department (MMD)

Page | 22

Table 14

Ships Inspected and Detained under FSI by Ships Age

Age

Inspected

Detained

Above 30 Year

26 - 30 Years

19

21 - 25 Years

12

16 - 20 Years

14

11 - 15 Years

14

06 - 10 Years

11

0 - 05 Years

10

Total

88

28

Figure 14
20

19

No. of Inspections & Detentions

18
16
14

14

14
12

12

11

10

10

8
6
4

5
3

0
26 - 30
Years

16 - 20
Years

11 - 15
Years

21 - 25
Years

06 - 10
Years

0 - 05
Years

Above
30 Year

Ships' Age

Page | 23

Table 15

FSI Deficiencies, in entirety, by Category:

Category

No. of Deficiencies

SOLAS 74 (SOLAS)
MLC 2006 (MLC)

325
155

SHIPS CERTIFICATES (CERT.)

27

MARPOL 73/78 (MARPOL)

52

LOAD LINE 66 (LL)

ISM
STCW 78 (STCW)
ISPS
OTHER

46
32
5
4
5

TOTAL

651
Figure 15

350

325

No. of Deficiencies

300
250
200
155
150
100
50
0

27

SOLAS

MLC

CERT.

52

46

MARPOL

LL

32

ISM

STCW

OTHER

ISPS

Category

Page | 24

Table 16

FSI Detainable Deficiencies in entirety by Category:

Category

No. of Deficiencies

SOLAS 74 (SOLAS)

70

ISM

18

MARPOL 73/78 (MARPOL)

MLC 2006 (MLC)

17
17

SHIPS CERTIFICATES (CERT.)

10

LOAD LINE 66 (LL)

STCW 78 (STCW)
ISPS
Total

9
3
4
148

Figure 16

No. of Detainable Deficiencies

80
70

70

60
50
40
30
18

20

17

17

10

10
0

SOLAS

ISM

MARPOL

MLC

CERT.

LL

STCW

ISPS

Category

Page | 25

Table 17

SOLAS 74, as amended related FSI Detainable Deficiencies by Category

No. of Detainable
Deficiencies

Category
SAFETY OF NAVIGATION (NAV)

25

FIRE SAFETY (FS)

20

RADIO COMMUNICATIONS (RADIO)

10

PROPULSION & AUX. MACH. (P & AM)

06

LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES (LSA)

06

EMERGENCY SYSTEMS (ES)

02

CARGO OPERATIONS INCLUDING EQUIPMENT (OP)

01

Total

70
Figure 17

No. of Detainable Deficiencies

30
25

25
20

20
15

10

10

5
0

NAV

FS

RADIO

P & AM

LSA

ES

OP

Category
Page | 26

Table 18

List of Frequently Repeated FSI Detainable Deficiencies:

Figure 18
12

11

10
8

Security

Life boat engine

Navigational
charts

Emergency fire
pump

Sat-C

Oily water
separator

Sewage treatment
plant

3
4
5
6
7

Fire line defects

No of time
repeated.
Engine room and Machinery spaces found having excessive Oil and Repeated 11
seawater leakages. Poor housekeeping and unhygienic maintenance times
of living spaces.
Fire lines found holed, Fire hydrants found leaking, Fire hoses 8 times
missing.
Sewage Treatment Plant defective and not operational.
6 times
Oily Water Separator (OWS) defective and inoperational.
5 times
Communication equipment defective (Sat- C inoperative).
4 times
4 times
Emergency fire pump found not working
Navigational charts not updated. Vessel but does not receive 4 times
admirality notices as well as Indian notices.
Life Boat Engine could not be started.
4 times

E/R cleanliness

Nature of Deficiency

No. of Repetition

No

Frequently Repeated Detainable Deficiencies

Page | 27

List of Ships Detained under FSI in the year, 2012:

8

7601229

Darya Shaan

JMBaxi

OC

1977

11843

Mumbai

21.01.12

5304401

Samudra
Manthan

SCI

RV

1958

2373

Visakhapatnam

13.01.12

9246217

Sealion Sterling

Sealion
Sparkle

Tug

2001

286

Kandla

09.02.12

9279290

Sealion Apex

Sealion
Sparkle

Tug

2003

298

Kandla

09.02.12

9246229

Sealion
Sentinel

Sealion
Sparkle

Tug

2001

286

Kandla

09.02.12

8130667

PFS Narayana

PFS Shipping

BC

1983

28330

Tuticorin

19.02.12

8912845

Anushree Fame

Bulk Trainer
Shipping Ltd.

GC

1992

3972

Kandla

05.05.12

9129770

Jindal Tara

Orient
Management

CNTR.

1995

5850

Kandla

11.05.12

8518584

Jindal Kamla

Orient
Management

GC

1986

5847

Kandla

11.05.12

10

8719231

Omvati Prem

Mercator
Lines Ltd.

OT

1994

53383

New
Mangalore

11.05.12

11

8700412

Pratibha Warna

Pratibha
Shipping Co.

OT

1988

23926

Haldia

07.06.12

12

8421157

Rishabh

Great Eastern
Shipping

Tug

1985

217

13

9433779

Ocean Supreme

Ocean
Sparkle

Tug

2006

366

14

9146510

Sudhir Muluji

Great Eastern
Shipping

Tug

1998

117

Tug

2006

592

OT

1984

24310

Ships Name

Ship owner/
Manager

Date of
Detention

Place of
Detention

GT

Year of Build

Type of Ship

IMO No

Sr No

15

9237565

Perseverance

Essar
Shipping Ltd.

16

8118401

Triumph

Seven Island

Pipavav
Pipavav

18.06.12
18.06.12

Pipavav
18.06.12
Pipavav
12.06.12
Kandla

25.06.12

Page | 28

17

9127631

Jag Ravi

Great Eastern
Shipping

BC

1997

26322

Kandla

27.06.12

18

9178367

Hope Island 1

Blue Ocean
Sea Transport

OT

2000

396

Kandla

27.06.12

19

8125349

Hope Island 2

Blue Ocean
Sea Transport

OT

1981

569

Kandla

27.06.12

Ships Name

Date of
Detention

8
Place of
Detention

GT

6
Year of Build

5
Type of Ship

4
Ship owner/
Manager

IMO No

Sr No

20

9528419

Jindal
Kamakshi

Orient
Management

OC

2009

7460

Kochi

27.06.12

21

7920754

Pratibha
Cauvery

Pratibha
Shipping Co.

OT

1981

16949

New
Mangalore

12.06.12

22

9129770

Jindal Tara

Orient Express

CNTR.

1995

5850

Kochi

26.07.12

23

7920754

Pratibha
Cauvery

Pratibha
Shipping

OT

1981

16949

VisakhaPatnam

31.07.12

24

6925202

Kamal- XXIX

Jaisu Shipping

Drdger

1973

2077

Mumbai

09.08.12

OT

1988

23926

Chennai

15.11.12

OT

1991

28223

Kandla

05.11.12

25

8700412

Pratibha Warna

Pratibha
Shipping Co
Ltd.

26

8913588

Prudent

Sevan Island
Shipping Ltd.

27

8821682

Maharshi
Krishnatreya

Varun
Shipping

GasC

1991

23878

Kandla

08.11.12

28

8801369

Seaways
Venture

Quadrant
Maritime

CNTR.

1991

11998

Kolkata

21.11.12

Page | 29

General Inspection (GI) by ROs.

INTRODUCTION:
1. The Directorate General of Shipping, vide Merchant Shipping Notice No. 06 of 2011
dated 26.04.1, had introduced a new regime of General Inspection (GI) of Indian flag
vessels by Recognised Organisations (ROs) to supplement the current regime of
Flag State Inspections.
2. Informatively, Ministry of Shipping, Govt. of India has recognized following
Classification Societies as Recognized Organizations, who have been authorized to
carry out General Inspection of Indian flag vessels:i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS);

Bureau Veritas (BV);
Det Norske Veritas (DNV);
Germanicher Lloyds (GL);
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS);
Korean Register of Shipping (KRS);
Lloyds Register (LR);
Nippon Kaijji Kayokai (NKK);
Registro Italiano Navale (RINA); and
Russian Maritime register of Shipping (RMRS).

3.

During the year 2012, a total of 292 nos. of various types of Indian flag vessels
were subjected to General Inspection by the Recognised Organisations. The report
submitted by the ROs were scrutinized, analysed and findings made accordingly by
the Directorate.

4.

Around 30% (88) of the vessels inspected were OSVs while around 22% (65) were
Coastal Tugs.

5.

Around 42.5% (124) of ships inspected were of less than 10 years old, of which
26.7% (78) were less than 5 years old.

6.

Though 292 ships were inspected under GI, not even one was identified as
substandard. However, during the same period only 88 ships were inspected under
FSI, but 28 (31.8%) of them were identified as substandard ships.

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Table 19

Number of ships inspected by Ship- Type:

Ship Type
Offshore Service Vessel
(OSV)

nos.

Ship Type

nos.

88

Research Vessel (RV)

Tugboat (Tug)

65

Chemical Tanker (ChemT)

Oil Tanker (OT)

62

Dredger (DRGR)

Bulk Carrier (BC)

32

Mobile Offshore Drilling

Unit (MODU)

Crew/ Pilot Boat (Boat)

10

Container Vessel (CNTR)

General Cargo (GC)

Heavy Load Carrier (HLC)

Gas Carrier (GasC)

TOTAL

292

Figure 19
100
90

88

No. of Inspections

80
70

65

60

62

50
40

32

30
20

10

10
0

OSV

T ug

OT

BC

B o at

GC

7
GasC

7
RV

C he m T

D R GR

M OD U

CNTR

H LC

Ship Type

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Table 20

General Inspections (GI) by Ships Age:

Ships Age

Inspected

Above 30 Years

24

26 - 30 Years

70

21 - 25 Years

19

16 - 20 Years

24

11-15 Years

31

6-10 Years

46

0-5 Years

78

Total

292

l
Figure 20
90

No. of Inspections

80

78

70

70

60
50

46

40

31

30

24

24

Above 30
Years

16 - 20
Years

20

19

10
0
0-5 Years

26 - 30
Years

6-10 Years

11-15
Years

21 - 25
Years

Ships' Age

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Table 21

General Inspections (GI) undertaken by the ROs:

Recognised Organisation

No. of GI undertaken

Det Norske Veritas (DNV)

82

Lloyds Register (LR)

49

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

43

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK)

37

Bureau Veritas (BV)

27

Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)

25

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS)

18

Germanischer Lloyd (GL)

11

TOTAL

292
Figure 21

90

No. of GI carrierd out

80

82

70
60
49

50

43

40

37

30

27

25
18

20

11

10
0
DNV

LR

ABS

NKK

BV

RINA

IRS

GL

Recognised Organisations

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INTRODUCTION:
1. Not too long ago, a few shipping disasters, causing alarming damage to the
environment, made the whole world concerned about protection of their respective
coastal water. The European Memorandum on port State control, popularly known as
Paris MOU, is the result of this concern. The following are the major Memoranda of
Understanding on Port State Control currently in force :
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.

Paris MoU (Europe and North Atlantic region);

Latin American MoU (Latin American region);
Tokyo MoU (Asia-Pacific region);
Caribbean MoU (Caribbean region);
Mediterranean MoU (Mediterranean region);
Indian Ocean MoU (Indian Ocean region);
West and Central African MoU (West and Central African region);
Black Sea MoU (Black Sea region);
Riyadh MoU (The Gulf region);
United States Coast Guard (USCG), though not a signatory to any of the MoUs, carries out
port State control for compliance with the US Code of Federal Regulations and other IMO
Conventions.

3. Port State Control Cell of the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) monitors and
analyses detention of Indian Flag ships by port State control officers (PSCO) abroad
and disseminates the findings to Indian Ship Owners and Recognized Organizations
(ROs), in order to take suitable corrective measures by the stake-holders.
4. DGS ensures that the deficiencies observed by the PSCOs are rectified and
necessary corrective and preventive actions are undertaken so as to prevent any
recurrence. Root cause analysis of Indian flag ships, which are detained abroad
under PSC due to non-compliance of International Conventions are reviewed,
stakeholders intimated and efforts are made to minimize the detention rate.
5. Detention of 10 out of 139 Indian flag ships that were subjected to inspections under
PSC in foreign ports resulted detention percentage of 7.19% which was marginally
lower than 7.73%, observed during the previous year.
6. It is a matter of grave concern that detention percentage is still continuing to be
above 7%, which was 2.89% few years ago. This, in turn is affecting the image of
India as a responsible maritime nation. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to
ensure that suitable corrective measures are initiated and taken by all concerned,
without any further delay, in order to ensure that the reputation of our country, known
worldwide as a responsible maritime nation, is not tarnished.
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Port State Control (PSC) Report of Indian flag ships in Foreign Ports:
Table 22

Indian flag ships Inspected and Detained under PSC in Foreign Ports during
the year, 2012 by Ship-Type:
No. of Ships
Inspected
95

No. of Ships
Detained
05

Oil Tanker (OT)

23

02

Container (CNTR.)

07

Other Cargo (OC)

06

Chemical Tanker (ChemT)

04

General Cargo (GC)

02

02

Gas Carrier (GasC)

01

Offshore Vessel (OSV)

01

01

Total

139

10

Type of Ship
Bulk Carrier (BC)

Figure 22

No. of Ships Inspected & Detained

100
90

95

80
70
60
50
40
30

23

20
10
0

5
BC

2
OT

7
0
CNTR

OC

ChemT

2 2

1 0

1 1

GC

GasC

OSV

Ship Type

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Table 23

PSC Detention of Indian flag ships by Memorandum of Understanding (MoU):

MoU

Ships Detained

Tokyo (Asia Pacific Region)

Indian Ocean

Riyadh

Total

10

Figure 23

No. of Ships Detained

6
5
4
3

1
0
Tokyo
(Asia Pacific Region)

Indian Ocean

Riyadh

MoU

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Table 24

PSC Detention of Indian flag ships related to their Recognized Organizations

(ROs):
RO

Ships Detained

IRS (Single Class)

IRS & BV (Dual Class)

IRS & DNV (Dual Class)

IRS & NKK (Dual Class)

Total

10

Figure 24

No. of Ships Detained

6
5

4
3
2

2
1

1
0
IRS
(Single Class)

IRS & BV
(Dual Class)

IRS & DNV

(Dual Class)

IRS & NKK

(Dual Class)

Recognised Organisations

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Table 25

PSC Inspection and Detention of Indian flag ships by Age:

Age

No. of Ships Inspected

No. of Ships Detained

Above 30

26 - 30 Years

21 - 25 Years

16 - 20 Years

16

11 - 15 Years

13

0 - 10 Years

95

Total

10
Figure 25

100

95

No. of Ships Inspected & Detained

90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20

16

10
0

0
0 - 10
Years

13
4

16 - 20
Years

2
11 - 15
Years

21 - 25
Years

Ships' Age

5
0
26 - 30
Years

3 3
Above 30

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Table 26

PSC Deficiencies of Indian flag ships, in entirety by Category:

Sr.
Category
No
1
SOLAS 74, as amended
(SOLAS)
2
LOAD LINE 66
(LL)
3
MLC 2006
(MLC)
4
CERTIFICATE & DOCUMENTATION
(CERT)
5
MARPOL 73/78
(MARPOL)
6
ISPS
(ISPS)
7
OTHER
(O)
8
ISM
(ISM)

No. of Deficiencies
66
21
14
11
10
4
1
2

Total

129
Figure 26

70

66

No. of Deficiencies

60
50
40
30
21

20

14

10

11

10
4

0
SOLAS

LL

MLC

CERT

MARPOL

ISPS

2
ISM

1
O

Category

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Table 27

PSC Deficiencies of Indian flag ships, related to SOLAS 74, as amended, in entirety:

Category

No. of Deficiencies

Fire Safety

(FS)

21

Safety of Navigation

(SoN)

18

Emergency System

(ES)

Life Saving Appliances

(LSA)

Radio Communications

(RC)

(A)

(DG)

Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery

(P&AM)

Cargo Operation including Equipment

(COiE)

Alarm
Dangerous Goods

TOTAL

66

Figure 27
25

No. of Deficiencies

21
20

18

15
10

7
4

FS

SoN

ES

LSA

RC

DG

P&AM COiE

Category

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Table 28

PSC Detention trend of Indian flag ships during the last 8 Years:
Year

No. of Detention

2005

16

2006

09

2007

07

2008

10

2009

14

2010

07

2011

13

2012

10

Figure 28

18

No. of Detentions

16

16

14

14

13

12
10

10

10

4
2
0
2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Calendar Year

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List of Detainable deficiencies observed during the Port State Control

Inspection of Indian Flag Ships:
During the year, 10 nos. Indian flag vessels were detained and they were found to be
having

139 nos. deficiencies, including 34 nos. detainable deficiencies. Many of the

deficiencies were found to be common in nature. Description in brief of the detainable

deficiencies per category are as under:
1.

Certificate & Documentation:

1. Safety Management Certificate (SMC) found expired.
2. International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC) found expired.

2.

Loadline (LL):
1. The deck of dryer room severely corroded and holed.
2. Main deck: hand rail upper section found missing/ broken at several places.
3. The hatch cover corroded and holed.
4. Galley vent found holed.
5. The closing arrangement of galley room ventilator found not working.
6. Emergency generator vent cover found corroded and holed.

3.

SOLAS 74, as amended:

3.1 Emergency System (ES):

1. The second way to start emergency generator not working.
2. Emergency Fire pump not taking suction.
3. Emergency Fire pump found not discharging water.
3.2 Fire Safety (FS):
1. The bulkhead between Engine Room and Steering Gear room found with a hole (2cm x
10cm) for cable penetration, without any provision for any insulation material.
2. All 4 no. fan dampers for engine room badly wasted and holed.
3. Main fire pump not working.
4. The CO2 room door lock found rusted and could not be opened.
3.3

Alarms (A):
1. Steering Gear no volt alarm not working.
2. Emergency Generator room: Fire alarm could not be located at exit.

3.4

Safety of Navigation:
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1. Eco-sounder found defective.

3.5

Life Saving Appliances (LSA):

1. Life raft davits severely corroded and broken.
2. Life boat (Port and Starboard): Only one starting battery provided to operate both the
engines and without any manual starting method.

3.6

Dangerous Goods (DG):

1. No. 4 Cargo Oil Tank (Port): Overflow alarm sensor found defective.
2. Cargo Oil Tank: High and overflow alarm light signals are defective.

3.7

Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery (P & AM):

1. Main Generator fuel oil found leaking.
2. Extra diesel generator installed on deck is not mentioned on class certificate.

4.

Maritime Labour Convention 2006 [MLC] :

4.1

Working Condition (WC):

1. Cleanliness of engine room is poor.

5.

Pollution Prevention (PP) - MARPOL Annex (I to VI) and Anti-Fouling:

5.1

MARPOL Annex I:
1.

Oily water Separator safety valve not working.

2.

Oily Water Separator (OWS), oil content meter is not working properly.

3.

Engine room tank top: 15cm (approximately) of oily water found accumulated.

4.

Re-Circulating device for oil filtering equipment is not provided as per MEPC.60(33)
requirement.

5.2

MARPOL Annex IV :
1. Sewage Treatment Plant overboard discharge valve not closed and various gauges
defective.

6.

International Safety Management (ISM):

1.

Internal audit report was not available on board.

2.

GMDSS operation on reserve power could not be demonstrated by the GMDSS

operators.

7.

International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS):

1. Internal audit report was not available on board.
2. Access control to ship ineffective. Duty watch-keeper near gangway not available.
3.
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List of Indian flag Ships detained under Port State Control during the year, 2012:
1

10

Sr
No

Ships Name

IMO No.

ShipOwner/
Manager

Year
of
Build

Type
of
Ship

GT

RO

Date &
Place of
Detention

MoU

Maharashtra

8511653

SCI

1996

BC

28029

IRS,BV

29.01.12
Saudi
Arabia

Riyadh

1981

BC

41671

IRS

17.02.12
China

PFS Vamana

7702255

PFS
Shipping

All Cargo
Arathi

9008055

Doehle
Danautic

1991

GC

4897

IRS

17.02.12
Vietnam

Bon Chem

9248203

Zen
Shipping

2000

ChemT

8253

IRS,NKK

17.03.12
Iran

All Cargo
Arathi

9008055

Doehle
Danautic

1991

GC

4897

IRS

05.04.12
China

APJ Surya
Vir

8902151

APJ
Shipping

1988

BC

38302

IRS,BV

29.04.12
China

Jag Arjun

9117296

GESCO

1995

BC

85845

IRS,DNV

11.06.12
China

Jag Leela

9173654

GESCO

1999

OilT

58374

IRS,DNV

15.07.12
New
Zealand

PFS Vamana

7702255

PFS
Shipping

1981

BC

41671

IRS

20.08.12
Hong Kong,
China

10

Halani 3

7224722

Halani
Shipping

1972

OSV

770

IRS

15.09.12
Iran

Asia Pacific
Region
of Tokyo
Asia Pacific
Region
of Tokyo
Indian
Ocean
Asia Pacific
Region
of Tokyo
Asia Pacific
Region
of Tokyo
Asia Pacific
Region
of Tokyo
Asia Pacific
Region
of Tokyo
Asia Pacific
Region
of Tokyo
Indian
Ocean

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Conclusion:
1. Self-assessment inspections of all the Indian flag ships should be carried out by the
Technical managers regularly and their observations should be addressed in the most
effective manner by the ships staff, within a reasonable time frame. Necessary
assistance, if required, is to be provided to the ships staff by the ship-owners / managers;
2. Ship-owners to make a note of frequently repeated deficiencies and to ensure that these
deficiencies are eliminated in entirety by thorough repairs, extensive tests and repeated
trials of the related equipments;
3. With the introduction of formal regime of General Inspection (GI) by the Recognized
Organizations (ROs), Ship-owners / Managers should ensure that self- assessment, GI
and FSI are done as per the existing directives from the Directorate.
4. House-keeping standards on board the ships are required to be improved and to ensure
that deficiencies with respect to accommodation, catering and working spaces are
minimized to acceptable limit;
5. Ships should carry out the port specific risk assessment to avoid minimum attention by
PSCO during PSC inspections. Assistance of ROs may be taken for this exercise.
6. Extensive inspections of General Cargo / Bulk Carriers, which are more than 15 years of
age, should be continued by the ship-owners / managers along with the senior ships staff
and all the deficiencies noted during the above inspections are required to be attended
without any delay and recorded;
7. At present, for any non-passenger ship, FSI will be done once in three years, unless the
GI report warrants that FSI is required to be carried out before the stipulated time frame of
three years;
8. During DOC & SMC audits more emphasis need to be given to verify if the safety
management system is functioning effectively or not;

9. Shipping Companies should look into the possibility of initiating actions against the
irresponsible ship/shore staff, responsible for the detention, under intimation to the
Directorate.

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Notes

Notes