The UK's Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 4 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during June 2010 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
Latest monthly figures show that there were 2 new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during June 2010 and 2 vessels under detention from the previous month. The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 2.8% this is slightly down from May's twelve month rate.
During the month of June 171 Port State Control inspections were carried out in the UK. A total of 61 vessels had no deficiencies raised against them, 79 had between one and five deficiencies, 22 had between six and ten deficiencies, 9 had between eleven and twenty deficiencies and none of the vessels inspected had more than twenty deficiencies.
Out of the detained vessels, 2 were registered with flag states listed on the Paris MOU white list, none were registered with flag states on the grey list, 1 was registered with a flag state on the black list and 1 was not flagged.
1. 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 (95/21/EC as amended), the Maritime and Coastguard agency (MCA) publishes full details of the foreign flagged vessels detained in UK ports each month.
2. Inspections of foreign flagged ships in UK ports are undertaken by surveyors from the MCA. Where a ship is found to be deficient or lacks the required documentation, MCA surveyors can take a range of actions leading to detention in serious cases. 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 SIReNaC. This allows the ships of flags with poor detention records to be targeted for future inspection.
3. Detained ships have to satisfy surveyors that remedial work has been carried out before they are allowed to leave port.
4. 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 or 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 and not necessarily the party issuing and/or carrying out surveys for certificates relevant to the defect found.
· Recognised Organisation.
· The "organisation" - responsible for conducting the statutory surveys: and issuing statutory certificates, (on behalf of the Flag State).
· Defects.
· The list gives a summary of the main grounds for detention and includes information where the ship has been released to sail to another port for repairs.
Vessels detained in June included:
A 7,478 GT. passenger ship was detained in Belfast because the fire safety measures were inadequate and the maintenance of the ship and equipment was not in accordance with the Safety Management System. The vessel had previously been detained in the UK in May 2006.
SHIPS DETAINED IN JUNE 2010
Date & Place of detention: 02/06/2010 - BELFAST
Vessel Name: VISTAMAR (Passenger Ship)
GT: 7,478
IMO: No: 8701193
Flag: Italy
Company: SO. GE. VI. S.R.L.
Classification Society: Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)
Recognised Organisation: Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)
Summary: 19 deficiencies, 4 grounds for detention.
The vessel was detained in Belfast for 4 days because fire doors were broken or missing, one fire door opening was restricted and numerous fire door latches were missing. Due to the number of deficiencies found, the maintenance of the ship and equipment was not in accordance with SMS.
Other deficiencies included: life jacket donning instructions were missing; on-board instructions for life saving appliances required updating; lifeboat instructions posted were incorrect; the public address system in the upper alleyways and cabins was inoperative and paint was stored incorrectly. In addition: there was a large bubble in the magnetic compass and the azimuth ring did not fit; portside liferaft emergency preparation light was not connected to the emergency system and was not marked; switches were inoperative for emergency overboard lights for liferafts and a test battery was missing for the emergency two-way communications.
The vessel was released on 05/06/2010.
Date & Place of detention: 09/06/2010 - ABERDEEN
Vessel Name: ICELANDICA HAV (General Cargo Ship)
GT: 1,530
IMO No: 8128884
Flag: Bahamas
Company: Hav Ship Management AS
Classification Society: Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Recognised Organisation: Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Summary: 3 deficiencies, 1 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Aberdeen for 4 days because it was unable to monitor the atmosphere of the cargo hold and adjacent spaces in accordance with precautionary measures indicated in the Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargo 2004.
Also the records of rest for all crew for the previous seven days were missing and the Master was not supplied with the specific carriage requirement, associated hazards and precautions in respect of the carriage of dangerous goods.
The vessel was released on 12 June 2010.
DETENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS
Date & Place of detention: 04/03/2010 – 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: Not applicable
Summary: 30 deficiencies 7 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Lowestoft because the main fire pump was inoperative and there was no alternative fire pump outside the machinery space. There were insufficient liferafts, the sanitary water system was inoperative and there was no fresh running water to the galley, pantry and shower room. There were no nautical publications and charts were incomplete for the operational area.
Other deficiencies found were insufficient provisions for the intended voyage and medicines were out of date. In addition the following items were found to be missing:
distress flares; line throwing appliances; lifebuoys; life jackets with lights; immersion suits; satellite EPIRB (Emergency Positioning Indicating Radio Beacon); fire extinguishers and the fire hose nozzle.
The vessel was still detained at 30/06/2010.
Date & Place of detention: 18/05/2010 – COWES (IOW)
Vessel Name: SAN MARINI (General Cargo)
GT: 462
IMO No:7601023
Flag: Georgia
Company: Ugmar Co Odessa Ukraine
Classification Society: Shipping Register of Ukraine (SUR)
Recognised Organisation: Shipping Register of Ukraine (SUR)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Shipping Register of Ukraine (SUR)
Summary: 13 deficiencies 5 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Cowes (IOW) for 30 days because the hours of rest records were not kept on board, several cubic metres of bilge water was on the tank top and there had been no shore discharge recorded since 5/04/2009, charts had not been corrected and the master and the engineer did not have a satisfactory command of the English language. Major non conformities were identified with respect to the resources and personnel and the maintenance of the ship and equipment which was not according to SMS. Other deficiencies identified included: the port engine room fire pump was inoperative; the port forward main engine fuel filter casing was repaired with liquid steel; one fire pump was inoperative because the sea water filter was dirty and there was little or no fresh food on board save for a few vegetables.
The vessel was released on 16/06/2010.
