PSC and FSI Statistics for the month of July, 2017.

1. PSC and FSI Statistics for July 2017

The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has released the Port State Control (PSC) and Flag State Inspection (FSI) statistics for the month of July 2017.

• PSC Inspections: A total of 39 inspections were conducted in July 2017, with Chennai district conducting the maximum number of inspections (25.6%).
• Detentions: There were 6 detentions in July 2017, the highest monthly detention rate (15.3%) in 2017. Out of these, 5 vessels posed high risk and 1 posed medium risk.
• Deficiencies: The average number of deficiencies per inspected ship was 4.8, with about 13% of all vessels inspected having nil deficiencies.
• Recognized Organizations: NK had the highest number of detentions (2), while BV Class vessels had the highest deficiency index (13.3).
• Flags: Panama had the maximum number of detentions (2), while Turkey Flag had the highest deficiency index (15).
• Areas with highest deficiencies: Working conditions, Life-saving appliances, and Fire safety constituted the three areas with the highest number of deficiencies.

2. Review of MS Notice 4 of 2017

The Competent Authority has decided not to penalize ships that did not get enough time to offer for FSI between 1-3 months after completion of Annual/Intermediate/Renewal surveys.

An additional FSI will only be imposed on vessels that have completed their Annual/Intermediate/Renewal survey on/after 22 April 2017 and have not completed FSI/GI between 1-3 months after the stated surveys.