Background
- The IMO requests each flag state to actively enforce international treaties and manage thorough safety of its ships by the introducing the MAS system.
- Flag State Control (FSC) is a measure taken to secure the safety management of Korea’s flag carriers so that they can acquire a status as an excellent ship safety management nation on the globe.
Relevant laws
- Article 69 of the Ship Safety Act (Foreign Control of Country of Port, etc.) and Article 91 of the enforcement regulations of the same act (Special Inspection)
Target ships
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The ministry of oceans and fisheries Affairs conducts the special safety inspection of ships entering Incheon Port among notified ships (priority control targets).
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Target ships are ships which have detention records in foreign ports or have had especially high instance of targeted factors within the recent three years
⇒The special safety inspection is conducted in a quarterly basis.
Actions taken to defective ships
- Issue an order of suspension of navigation or order of correction and supplement
- During the special inspection, training on how to respond to Port State Control (PSC) in foreign ports is also conducted to the target ship crewmen.
