FOREIGN FLAGGED SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING DECEMBER 2015
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that four foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during December 2015 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
During December, there was one new detention of a foreign flagged vessel in a UK port. Three vessels remained under detention from previous months. A total of four vessels remain under detention at the end of December.
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In response to one of the recommendations of Lord Donaldson’s Inquiry into the prevention of pollution from merchant shipping and in compliance with the EU Directive on Port State Control (2009/16/EC as amended), the Maritime and Coastguard agency (MCA) publishes details of the foreign flagged vessels detained in UK ports each month.
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The UK is part of a regional agreement on port state control known as the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MOU) and information on all ships that are inspected is held centrally in an electronic database known as Thetis. This allows the ships of flags with poor detention records to be targeted for future inspection.
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Inspections of foreign flagged ships in UK ports are undertaken by surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. When a ship is found to be not in compliance with applicable Convention requirements, a deficiency may be raised. If the deficiency is so serious that it has to be rectified before departure, then the ship may be detained.
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All deficiencies should be rectified before departure if at all possible.
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When applicable, the list includes those passenger craft prevented from operating under the provisions of the EU Directive on Mandatory Surveys for the safe operation of regular Ro-Ro ferry and high speed passenger craft services (1999/35/EU).
Notes on the list of detentions:
- Full details of the ship. The accompanying detention list shows ship’s name, the flag state and the ship’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) number which is unchanging throughout the ship’s life and uniquely identifies it.
- Company. The company shown in the vessel’s Safety Management Certificate (SMC) or if there is no SMC, then the party otherwise believed to be responsible for the safety of the ship at the time of inspection.
- Classification Society. The list shows the Classification Society responsible for classing the ship only.
- Recognised Organisation. Responsible for conducting the statutory surveys: and issuing statutory certificates on behalf of the Flag State
- White (WL), Grey (GL) and Black lists (BL) are issued by the Paris MoU on 01 July each year and shows the performance of flag State.
Ships detained in December 2015
- Date and Place of Detention: 07th December, Southampton.
- Vessel Name: EMS Majestic
- GT: 1999
- IMO No: 9148104
- Flag: Antigua & Barbuda
- Company: Fehn Ship Management GmbH
- Classification Society: Bureau Veritas (BV)
- Recognised Organisation: BV
- Recognised Organisation for ISM DOC: BV
- Recognised Organisation for ISM SMC: BV
- Summary: two deficiencies with one grounds for detention+
| Defective item | Nature of defect | Ground for Detention |
|---|---|---|
| 13101 - Propulsion main engine | Not as required | Y |
| 99197 - Other safety in general | Other |
This vessel was still detained on 31st December 2015.
Detentions carried over from previous months
- Date and Place of Detention: 11 November 2015, Shoreham.
- Vessel Name: UNITED OCEAN
- GT: 3806
- IMO No: 9071052
- Flag: BOLIVIA (Not Listed)
- Company: Premier Shipping & Trading SA
- Classification Society: Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
- Recognised Organisation: GL / Guardian Bureau of Shipping (GBS)
- Recognised Organisation for ISM DOC: Guardian Bureau of Shipping (GBS)
- Recognised Organisation for ISM SMC: Guardian Bureau of Shipping (GBS)
- Summary: twenty-two deficiencies with four grounds for detention
| Defective item | Nature of defect | Ground for Detention |
|---|---|---|
| 01308 - Records of seafarers’ daily hours of work or rest | Incorrect entries | |
| 03102 - Freeboard marks | Not properly marked | |
| 03199 - Other (load lines) | Other | |
| 04103 - Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches | Not as required | Y |
| 04103 - Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches | Not as required | |
| 04104 - Emergency source of power - Emergency generator | Not as required | Y |
| 04106 - Emergency steering position com./ compass reading | Inoperative | |
| 07106 - Fire detection and alarm system | Missing | |
| 07116 - Ventilation | Not as required | |
| 10103 - Radar | Inoperative | Y |
| 10105 - Magnetic compass | Not readable | |
| 10106 - Compass correction log | Not as required | |
| 10111 - Charts | Not updated | |
| 10127 - Voyage or passage plan | Lack of information | |
| 10129 - Navigation records | Not as required | |
| 10138 - BNWAS | Inadequate | |
| 11103 - Stowage and provision of Lifeboats | Not as required | |
| 11117 - Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition | Not ready for use | |
| 15150 - ISM | Not as required | Y |
| 18311 - Messroom and recreational facilities | Not as required | |
| 18313 - Cleanliness | Not hygienic | |
| 18314 - Provisions quantity | Insufficient |
This vessel was still detained on 31st December 2015.
- Date and Place of Detention: 26 January 2015, Liverpool Dock, Liverpool.
- Vessel Name: DORIS T
- GT: 1973
- IMO No: 7626748
- Flag: ANTIGUA & BARBUDA (White List)
- Company: Interscan Schiffahrt-SG Esillschaft, Hamburg.
- Classification Society: Bureau Veritas (BV)
- Recognised Organisation: BV / GL
- Recognised Organisation for ISM DOC: GL
- Recognised Organisation for ISM SMC: BV
- Summary: eighteen deficiencies with six grounds for detention
| Defective item | Nature of defect | Ground for Detention |
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| 03108 - Ventilators, air pipes, casings | Not properly maintained | |
| 03108 - Ventilators, air pipes, casings | Not properly maintained | |
| 13108 - Operation of machinery | Lack of familiarity | |
| 11101 - Lifeboats | Not properly maintained | |
| 10111 - Charts | Expired | Y |
| 10127 - Voyage or passage plan | Not as required | Y |
| 11101 - Lifeboats | Not properly maintained | |
| 10199 - Other (navigation) | Other | |
| 01308 - Records of seafarers’ daily hours of work or rest | Incorrect entries | |
| 11117 - Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition | Not as required | |
| 01138 - International Energy Efficiency Certificate | Missing | |
| 02111 - Beams, frames, floors-corrosion | Corroded | Y |
| 02111 - Beams, frames, floors-corrosion | Corroded | Y |
| 02113 - Hull - cracking | Not as required | Y |
| 07109 - Fixed fire extinguishing installation | Not as required | |
| 18418 - Winches & capstans | Not properly maintained | |
| 15150 - ISM | Not as required | Y |
| 01138 - International Energy Efficiency Certificate | Missing |
This vessel was still detained on 31st December 2015.
- Date and Place of detention: 4 March 2010, Lowestoft
- Vessel Name: CIEN PORCIENTO (General Cargo)
- GT: 106
- IMO No: 8944446
- Flag: Unregistered
- Company: Open Window Inc
- Classification Society: Unclassed
- Recognised Organisation: Not applicable
- Recognised Organisation for ISM DOC: Not applicable
- Recognised Organisation for ISM SMC: Not applicable
- Summary: Thirty deficiencies including seven grounds for detention
This vessel was still detained on 31st December 2015.
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