IMRRA's August
2017 Newsletter
Summary Analysis
of Data Assessed and Collated During August 2017
Port State Control
Many of IMO's most important technical conventions
contain provisions for ships to be inspected when they visit foreign ports to
ensure that they meet IMO requirements. Port State Control (PSC) is the
inspection of foreign ships in national ports to verify that the condition of
the ship and its equipment comply with the requirements of international
regulations and that the ship is manned and operated in compliance with these
rules. (source - http://www.imo.org/)
IMRRA regards PSC as a very important instrument in
raising standards of Maritime Safety as well as it is an important parameter in
the risk assessment process. 2,503 vessels were assessed by IMRRA in August
2017, among them 68 vessels with 522 deficiencies were recognized as vessels
with poor results of PSC inspection (equal five or more deficiencies). Among
these 68 vessels, seven were recognized with detention.
The table is based on vessels with poor PSC results
(Oil/Chemical Tankers, LPG/LNG, OBO vessels - 68 vessels in total) that were screened,
with the results demonstrating the ratio of recognized issues from the vessel's
age. August 2017 Tanker Vessels Delivery date
(0-5 years) Number of vessels Number of deficiencies Detentions 1978-1983 3 23 0 1984-1989 3 19 0 1990-1995 14 104 1 1996-2001 6 55 1 2002-2007 18 143 1 2008-2013 21 155 2 2014-2017 3 23 2 Total 68 522 7
PSC deficiencies by Type - August
2017 Name Number FIRE SAFETY 78 (15%) ISM 19 (4%) POLLUTION PREVENTION 25 (5%) SAFETY OF NAVIGATION 36 (7%) STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS 23 (4%) CERTIFICATE AND DOCUMENTATION 66 (13%) LSA 50 (10%) EMERGENCY SYSTEMS 23 (4%) PROPULSION AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY 25 (5%) LABOUR CONDITIONS 30 (6%) LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS 35 (7%) MLC 16 (3%) RADIO COMMUNICATIONS 9 (2%) WATER/WEATHERTIGHT CONDITIONS 29 (6%) ALARMS 6 (1%) OTHER 30 (6%) DANGEROUS GOODS 5 (1%) CARGO OPERATIONS INCLUDING EQUIPMENT 17 (3%) Total 522
IMRRA screened 2,503 vessels (127 357
162 DWT) during August.
IMRRA evaluated 2,503 tanker vessels, aged 0-25 years with different
deadweights (DWT) during August. The table demonstrates vessels with DWT from 20,000
to 50,000 mt, age 10-15 years were the most 'popular'
traded. 5,000 DWT to 20,000 mt, aged 5-10 years were second.
50,000 to 150,000 mt, age 5-10 were third. Number of evaluated vessels in August 2017 Years Deadweight <5000 5000-20000 20000-50000 50000-150000 >150000 ≥ 25 years 105 16 6 3 1 20-25 years 45 32 21 17 6 15-20 years 50 76 102 54 35 10-15 years 94 137 280 160 45 5-10 years 175 241 166 207 60 ≤ 5 years 32 78 148 75 36
IMRRA identified 575 vessels as operating with the risk upper than average risk
rating on the website. August's highest vessel risk was 66%.
During August's screening process, IMRRA was
notified 26 vessels (out of 2,503) were involved into incidents.
