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Technical Notices
TOKYO MoU – Annual Report 2019 – INSB Class rerformance
Tokyo MOU released the Annual Report for 2019 summarizing the port State control developments and activities of the Tokyo MOU in 2019. Moreover, the report also provides port State control statistics and analysis on the results of inspections carried out by member Authorities during the year.
Inspections
In 2019, 31,372 inspections, involving 17,647 individual ships, were carried out on ships registered under 97 flags. Out of 31,372 inspections, there were 18,461 inspections where ships were found with deficiencies. Since the total number of individual ships operating in the region was estimated at 25,741, the inspection rate in the region was approximately 69% in 2019.
In 2019, 983 ships registered under 66 flags were detained due to serious deficiencies having been found onboard. The detention rate of ships inspected was 3.13%. Both the number of detentions and detention percentage has decreased continuously till the previous year; however, a bounce of the trend was found in 2019.
Detainable Deficiencies
Figure 8 of the PSC Report illustrates the most frequent detainable deficiencies found during inspections, among which detainable deficiencies on Lifeboats (Life saving appliances) was the highest.
Deficiencies
It has been noted that fire safety measures, life-saving appliances and safety of navigation continue to be the top three categories of deficiencies discovered on ships representing nearly 45% of the total number of all recorded deficiencies.
Comparing the data with the last year, deficiencies under the category of certificates and documentation reduced by 1,181 in number or 18% by percentage. MARPOL Annex VI related deficiencies dropped about 40% in 2019, after the 2018 CIC. A general reduction trend is also found in categories of radio Communications, cargo operations including equipment, safety of navigation, dangerous goods and ISM. There was a continuous increase of deficiencies relating to BWM, after two years of implementation of the convention. As a direct result of the CIC on Emergency Systems and Procedures in 2019, deficiencies on emergency systems increased 1,029 in number or 25% by percentage.
INSB Class performance at the Tokyo MoU area.
For a number of consecutive years, INSB Class has been amongst the solid performers.
Below are the INSB Class PSC 2019 data as extracted from the Tokyo AR2019 report:
2019
Total Inspections: 28
Detentions: 2
RO related detentions: 0
2017-2019
Total Inspections: 109
Detentions: 8
RO related detentions: 0
However, we are yet to be included in the consolidated triennial RO performance list 2017-2019 as per Tokyo MoU, since ROs involving 60-179 inspections are not included