PSC Detention of Indian Ships, AMSA ,Ship Owners and Ships officers

Applicable to: All Indian Shipping Companies and Indian seafarers

Effective Date: November 09, 2005

Superseded Circulars: None mentioned

Key Changes and Requirements

Two Indian ships were detained under Port State Control (PSC) due to preventable issues.

M.V. Maratha Messenger: Detained by AMSA in Australia due to an inoperative emergency fire pump. The issue was resolved quickly, but the vessel was still detained.
M.T. Ratna Shalini: Detained in South Korea due to a non-operative display unit of the oil content meter. The owners have appealed for revocation of the detention.

All ship owners and officers are advised to:

Prepare: for detailed PSC inspections at any time.
Avoid: further detentions to maintain Indian ships' status under various MOUs.

Important Note

Extra care and preparation could have prevented both detentions.

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