PSCO – Officer of the Watch

Paris MoU Detention Report for General Cargo Ship MV Friendship

December 25, 2013 by Officer of the Watch 1 Comment

MV Friendship was a Maltese Flag General Cargo Ship which was carrying cargo from Cuba to Canada. The vessel was targeted for inspection as it was identified by THETIS as a Priority I for a more detailed inspection in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canada. The ship was discharging a cargo of Nickel in bags. A team of 3 inspectors from Dartmouth office boarded the ship on July 23, 2011. The vessel was detained on July 25, 2011 for a total of 23 deficiencies of which 6 were serious enough to detain the vessel.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: detention, eficiencies, HSSQE, life saving appliances, lifeboat, load lines, Paris MoU, PSC, PSCO, sounding pipes

Paris MoU Detention Report for Chemical Tanker MT Gorgonilla

December 11, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

During a voyage of M/V Gorgonilla from Gibraltar via the Kiel Canal to Kalundborg, after passing the locks in Brunsbüttel there was a blackout and a shutdown of the main engine. The vessel went alongside in Brunsbüttel 08.02.2010. The ships crew announced the very poor technical condition of the ship and asked for help and support. On the same day an overriding PSC inspection has been carried out.

Paris MoU Detention Report for Bulk Carrier MV Ioanna G

November 27, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

The M/V IOANNA G was a 9640 GT bulk carrier built in 1978, adapted for carrying timber cargo on deck, flying the flag of Panama. The vessel called at Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain) port on April 3rd 2009 being eligible for an expanded inspection. The ship had no previous inspection records in the Paris MoU region. The first visit on board took place on April 6th 2009.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: accommodation, corrosion, deficiencies, detention, HSSQE, means of access, Paris MoU, PSC, PSCO, stowage

Paris MoU Detention Report for Bulk Carrier MV EEC Atlantic

November 21, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

M/V EEC Atlantic arrived at Hamburg on 27.11.2008 to discharge bulk cargo. On the same day a PSC-inspection has been carried out. The ship’s statutory certificates were expired since June 2011. The inspection revealed 43 deficiencies of which 9 were considered as ground for detention.

Paris MoU Detention Report for MV Sunlight-Bey

October 30, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

MV SUNLIGHT-BEY was a ro-ro cargo vessel converted into a 6056 GT livestock carrier, flying the flag of Lebanon. The vessel called at Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain) port on May 28th 2008. She had been reported by the pilot due to problems with the propeller. After the PSC carried out on the same day, she was detained with 25 deficiencies, out of which 6 were considered as detainable deficiencies.

Paris MoU Detention Report for MV CARIB VISION

October 24, 2013 by Officer of the Watch 2 Comments

In the morning of October 8, 2008 the Liberian tank ship “CARIB VISION”, a former oil tanker and now a miscellaneous tanker carrying molasses, was boarded in Three-Rivers Canada, to perform a Port State Control inspection. The ship hadn’t been inspected under Paris MOU within the past 7 years and was not a regular trader to Canada. She was on her first of two scheduled voyages between Puerto Rico and Three-Rivers. During the first part of the inspection in the master’s office, only minor non-conformities were noted but the master showed evident signs of agitation. As the inspection progressed, tension was building to a point that the attending PSCO requested assistance from the district office. The inspection started out as an initial inspection but ended up in a detention as major deficiencies were revealed.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: deficiencies, detention, fall wire, fire safety, lifeboat, Paris MoU, PSC, PSCO, Safety & Quality

Paris MoU Detention Report for Bulk Carrier MV Sea Bridge

September 19, 2013 by Officer of the Watch 3 Comments

The ship was banned in Italy in 2002. The banning was lifted in December 2007 and the vessel was on a voyage to Port of Szczecin in Poland. After lifting the ship from banning, she was due for a Mandatory Expanded Inspection (MEI). The Mandatory Expanded PSC PMoU Inspection was carried out on 19 December 2007 on partly discharged ship in Szczecin – Poland by two of our PSC Officers. After the inspection the ship was detained having among other 27 deficiencies identified.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: beam, corrosion, cracks, deficiencies, detention, frame, hatch cover, Paris MoU, PSC, PSCO, Safety & Quality, windlass

MLC 2006 Enforcement through Port State Control Inspections in Ports (MLC Regulation 5.2.1)

May 1, 2013 by Officer of the Watch 1 Comment

The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006) was adopted by the International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO), under article 19 of its Constitution, during a maritime session in February 2006 in Geneva. The aim of the current article is to analyze MLC regulation 5.2.1 regarding inspections in ports. In other words it will be discussed how member states which have ratified the MLC will enforce it through Port State Control (PSC) procedures.

Paris MoU Detention Report for Cargo Ship MV Olga

April 4, 2013 by Officer of the Watch 1 Comment

When boarding the ship, the PSCO immediately noticed clear grounds for a more detailed inspection of the ship’s safety standard and general condition. The PSCO found that the maintenance of especially the accommodation and the ship’s deck areas were so poor that the ship should be considered substandard.

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Company Pleads Guilty to Breaches of the ISM Code

March 14, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

On the 19 June 2012, a Port State Control Inspector from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) boarded a Panama registered vessel at Portland. During his inspection the Inspector noted that access was being made into the vessel’s ballast tanks without proper procedures being in place. The Master was issued with a Prohibition Notice requiring entries be made in the correct manner in accordance with the Code of Safe Working Practices.