Port state control (PSC) functions
- Protecting domestic port environments and securing the safety of life at sea
- Checking the enforcement of security measures to prevent the threat of international terrorism
- Promoting the shipping market by cracking down on substandard vessels
- Preventing accidents by man-made mistakes by checking the standards of crewman qualifications and working conditions
Major ships subject to checks
- High risk ships falling under the NIR (New Inspection Regime)
- Ships placed under detention three times a year in the Asia-Pacific region (Substandard ships)
- Ships with failures in ship equipment reported by port authorities or pilots
- Ships notified after port state control (PSC) by other port state
International conventions in relation to port state control
International conventions-
1966
The International Load Line Convention (LL 66)
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1974
SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Convention, 1974 and the Protocol of 1978 (SOLAS 74/78)
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1973
MARPOL (The Prevention of Marine Pollution from Ships) of 1973 and the Protocol of 1978
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1978/95
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978/1995 (STCW 78/95)
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1972
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG 72)
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1969
International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (ITC 69)
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1976
International Labor Organization Convention, 1976 (ILO Convention 147)
- Ship Safety Act
- Seafarers Act
- Ship Personnel Act
- Maritime Safety Act
- Marine Environment Management Act
- International Ship and Port Facility Security Act