**Executive Summary**
This document is the Port State Control (PSC) and Flag State Inspection (FSI) report for November 2018, issued on February 15, 2019, by the Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India. It details inspections of foreign flag vessels in India, Indian flag vessels in India, and Indian flag vessels abroad, highlighting deficiencies, detentions, and the performance of Recognized Organizations (ROs) and Indian Ship Operators.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Port State Inspections of Foreign Flag Vessels in India**
* 42 inspections were conducted, primarily in Mangalore (10) and Mumbai (9).
* One detention occurred, bringing the total to 16 for the year.
* The Average Deficiency Index is 3.31, and the Nil Deficiency Index is 0.19.
* Bulk carriers were the most frequently inspected ship type (19 inspections).
* The major areas of deficiencies were registered under SOALS.
* **Flag State Inspections of Indian Flag Vessels**
* 37 inspections were conducted, primarily in Mumbai (10).
* One detention occurred, totaling 9 detentions till end of November 2018
* The Average Deficiency index is 4.73 & Nil Deficiency index is 0.08.
* IRS was the RO with the highest number of ships inspected (28).
* **Port State Inspections of Indian Flag Vessels Abroad**
* 14 inspections were conducted across 5 regional MOU/PSC regimes.
* There were no detentions.
* IOMOU showed the best performance with 4 inspections.
* **Deficiencies Overview**
* The most frequent deficiencies for foreign flag vessels were related to Log-books/compulsory entries (20).
* For Indian flag vessels abroad, the most frequent deficiencies were International Air Pollution Certificates (6).
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Vessel Operators and Owners
* **Impact:** Need to be aware of common deficiency areas to proactively address potential issues.
* **Action Required:** Review deficiency trends and ensure compliance with relevant regulations to avoid detentions and improve vessel safety and operational efficiency.
**Stakeholder:** Recognized Organizations (ROs)
* **Impact:** Evaluated based on the number of inspections conducted and detentions recorded.
* **Action Required:** Maintain high inspection standards and ensure thorough oversight of vessels.
**Stakeholder:** Directorate General of Shipping
* **Impact:** The report informs the Directorate's oversight and regulatory functions.
* **Action Required:** Use the data to identify areas needing increased focus and to refine inspection strategies.
Key Entities Referenced
Port State Inspections: Inspections conducted on foreign flag vessels in India.
Flag State Inspections: Inspections conducted on Indian flag vessels.
Directorate General of Shipping: The Indian regulatory body responsible for maritime affairs and safety.
Ministry of Shipping: The Indian government ministry overseeing maritime transport, ports, and shipping.
IOMOU: Refers to the Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control; a regional agreement on maritime safety and environmental protection.
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No: ENG/PSC/66(29)2012-Monthly Report Date: 15.02.2019
PSC/FSI INSPECTION REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2018
A. Port State Inspections Of Foreign Flag Vessels In India
a) There were 42 port state inspections in November 18 compared to 41 in October 2018. The maximum number of
inspections, that is 10, constituting about 23.80% of total inspections were conducted by Mangalore followed by 9
inspections, that is about 14.28% of total inspections were conducted by Mumbai.
b) There was one detention in November 2018. There were total 16 detentions till end of November 2018. The
Average Deficiency index is 3.31 & Nil Deficiency index is 0.19.
c) Bulk Carriers continue to be the maximum ship type inspected with about 19 inspections, that is, 45.23% of total
inspections in November 2018.
d) The major areas where maximum number of deficiencies was registered in November’18 were under SOALS.
e) Detained Vessels
Name of Vessel IMO No. Age/Type GT RO/Flag
9288576 15/Chemical
SG FRIENDSHIP
Tanker
11594 NKK
Performance parameters ship type Performance parameters RO wise
Ship Type No. of Inspection No. of Detention RO No. of Inspection No. of Detention
Bulk Carrier 19 0 ABS 3 0
Chemical Tanker 6 1 BV 3 0
CCS 3 0
Container Ship 2 0
DNV GL AS 6 0
Gas Carrier 4 0
IRS 1 0
General Cargo/Multi-Purpose Ship 7 0
KRS 2 0
Offshore Service Vessel 0 0
LR 10 0
Oil Tanker 3 0
NKK 13 1
Other Types of Ship 1 0
RMRS 1 0
Ro-Ro Cargo Ship 0 VR 0 0
Grand Total 42 1 Grand Total 42 1Table 3: Deficiencies Break-up
Type of Deficiencies No. of deficiencies
01199 : Other (certificates) 3
01202 : Certificate for rating for watchkeeping 17
01308 : Records of rest 8
01310 : Signs, indications 7
01315 : Oil record book 2
02117 : Decks - corrosion 7
03107 : Doors 5
03108 : Ventilators, air pipes, casings 4
03109 : Machinery space openings 14
03199 : Other (load lines) 4
04103 : Emergency, lighting,batteries and switches 10
05114 : Reserve source of energy 8
07105 : Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions 2
07106 : Fire detection and alarm system 2
07110 : Fire fighting equipment and appliances 6
07124 : Maintenance of Fire protection systems 1
09106 : Sanitary Facilities 4
09127 : Cleanliness 2
09203 : Lighting (Working spaces) 3
09209 : Electrical 5
09213 : Gas instruments 3
09298 : Other (accident prevention) 5
10109 : Lights, shapes, sound-signals 4
10127 : Voyage or passage plan 2
13199 : Other (machinery) 8
14199 : Other (MARPOL Annex I) 1
14611 : Ozone-depleting substances 2
Grand Total 139
B. Flag State Inspections Of Indian Flag Vessels
a) There were 37 Flag state inspections in November 18 compared to 34 in October 18. The maximum numbers of
inspections, that is, 10 constituting about 27.03% of total inspections were conducted by Mumbai.
b) The monthly performance trends of ships inspected between January-October 2018 indicates that after nil
detentions in first three months of 2018, the detentions were on a rise with about 8 detentions in last 7 months. In
November there was one detention taking the total to 9 detentions till end of November 2018. The Average
Deficiency index is 4.73 & Nil Deficiency index is 0.08.
c) Recognized Organizations: IRS with 28 inspections has the highest number of ships inspected in November
2018.
d) Owners/Managers: Seven Islands Shipping Ltd. with 3 inspections each has the highest number of ships inspected
in October 2018.
e) Detained Vessels
Name of Vessel IMO No. Age/Type GT RO/Flag
9193018 18/Tugboat
Ananya 292 IRSTable 1: Performance parameters ship type
Type of Ships No. of InspectionNo. of Detention
Bulk Carrier 2 0
Gas carrier 4 0
General cargo/multi-purpose ship 1 0
Offshore service vessel 2 0
Oil tanker 5 0
Other types of ship 5 0
Passenger ship 2 0
Tugboat 16 1
Grand Total 37 1
Table 2: Performance parameters RO wise
RO No. of Inspections No. of Detentions
IRS 28 1
IRS/ABS 2 0
IRS/DNV 3 0
IRS/KRS 1 0
IRS/LR 1 0
IRS/NKK 2 0
Grand Total 37 1
Performance Parameters based upon ship type and age
0-5 yrs 6-15 yrs 16-25 yrs > 25 yrs
Ship Type
No. of No. of
No. of detns. No. of detns. No. of No. of No. of No. of
insps. insps. insps. detns. insps. detns.
All Vessels 1 0 13 0 18 1 5 0
Bulk Carrier 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
OCV/General
Cargo/Multi- 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Purpose
Off shore service vessels 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oil Tankers 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
Container Vessels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passenger Vessels 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Gas Carrier 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
Tug Boats 0 0 8 0 6 1 2 0
Other Type of Ships 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0
MODU or FPSO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Performance of vessels: Based on ship type and size
Vessels< 500GT No. of insps. No. of Vessels >= 500GT &< 3000gt No. of insps. No. of
detns. detns.
All Vessels inspected < 500GT 17 1 All Vessels inspected >=500GT 7 0
&< 3000GT
General Cargo 1 0
0 0
Other Type Vessel 1 0 Bulk Carrier
Passenger Ships 1 0 Gas Carrier 0 0
Tug Boats 15 1 General Cargo 1 0
OSV 2 0
Oil Tanker
Vessels >= 3000gt No. of insps. No. of 0 0
detns. Other Type of Ships 3 0
All Vessels inspected >= 13 0 Tug Boat 1 0
3000GT
Bulk Carrier 2 0
General Cargo 0
Gas Carrier 4 0
OSV 0
Oil Tanker 5 0
Other Type of Ships
1 0
Passenger Ship
1 0
Performance of Indian Shipping Companies
Shipping Companies No. of Inspection No. of Detention
Ambuja Cements Limited 1 0
CAN OFFSHORE 1 0
DREDGING CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD 1 0
ESSAR SHIPPING LIMITED 1 0
GLOBAL OFFSHORE SERVICES LTD. 1 0
GREAT EASTERN SHIPPING CO. LTD. 1 0
HIND OFFSHORE PVT. LTD 1 0
HOGER OFFSHORE AND MARINE PVT LTD 1 1
JSW Steel(Salav) Ltd., 1 0
M/s Apeejay Shipping Limited kolkata 1 0
MUNDRA PORT AND SEZ LIMITED 1 0
MUNDRA PORT AND SEZ LTD 2 0
OCEAN SPARKLE LIMITED 1 0
OCEAN SPARKLE LTD 1 0
OCEAN SPARKLE LTD. 1 0
PLUTO SHIPPING LTD 1 0
Reliance Industries Limited 1 0
Reliance Industries Ltd. 3 0
SEAPORT SHIPPING PVT. LTD., CHENNAI 1 0
SEAWAYS OFFSHORE 1 0
SEVEN ISLANDS SHIPPING LTD 4 0
SS OFFSHORE 1 0
SS Offshore Pvt Ltd 1 0
SYNERGY OCEANIC SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD. 1 0
Tag Offshore Limited 1 0
THE GREAT EASTERN SHIPPING CO. LTD. 1 0
THE GREAT EASTERN SHIPPING CO.LTD. 1 0
the great easternshipping co.ltd 1 0
The shipping corporation of India 1 0
The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. 1 0
Triton Maritime Pvt. Ltd 1 0
Grand Total 37 1Detail of Deficiencies
Type of Deficiencies No. of deficiencies
01101 : Cargo Ship Safety Equipment (including exemption) 7
01113 : Minimum Safe Manning Document 10
01123 : Continuous synopsis record 7
01217 : Ship Security Officer Certificate 8
01305 : Log-books/compulsory entries 20
01308 : Records of rest 6
01309 : Fire control plan - all 7
01310 : Signs, indications 6
01311 : Survey report file 5
01315 : Oil record book 20
02112 : Hull - corrosion 10
03102 : Freeboard marks 4
03107 : Doors 18
03108 : Ventilators, air pipes, casings 2
03112 : Scuppers, inlets and discharges 2
04103 : Emergency, lighting,batteries and switches 2
05115 : Radio log (diary) 6
05118 : Operation of GMDSS equipment 4
06106 : Cargo transfer - Tankers 5
07115 : Fire-dampers 8
08111 : Other (alarms) 10
09209 : Electrical 7
14502 : Placards 1
Grand Total 175C. Port State Inspection of Indian Flag Vessels Abroad
a) There was a total of 14 Indian Flag vessels inspected in November 2018 in 5 regional MOU/ PSC regimes..
b) There was Nil detention in November 2018 taking overall detentions in calendar year 2018 till end of November
2018 to 7 detentions. The Average Deficiency index is 1.57 & Nil Deficiency index is 0.57.
c) Among the entire PSC regime, with 2 or more inspections, the best performance was that in IOMOU with 4
inspections
Performance under various PSC regimes
Regional MOU/PSC Number of Number of
Regime Inspections detentions
AMSA 1 0
IOMOU 4 0
Paris 2 0
USCG 2 0
Tokyo 2 0
Vina Del Mar 3 0
Total 14 0
Performance based upon ship type and age
Type of Vessel Number of Number of Type of Vessel No. of No. of
Inspections detentions Inspections Detentions
Other Type
Bulk Carrier
0-5 Years 0 0
0-5 Years 1 0
5-15 Years 0 0
5-15 Years 3 0
>15 Years 0 0
>15 Years 1 0
GAS CARRIER
Chemical Tanker
0-5 Years 0 0
0-5 Years 0 0
5-15 Years 2 0 5-15 Years 0 0
>15 Years 0 0
>15 Years 1 0
Oil Tanker
0-5 Years 0 0
5-15 Years 3 0
>15 Years 3 0Performance of Recognized Organizations Performance of Indian Ship Operators
RO No. of InspectioNno. of Detentions Name of companies No. of Inspections No. ofDetentions
Five Star Shipping co. Pvt Ltd 1 0
DNV/ GL 0 0
Aza Shipping Pvt. Ltd 2 0
IRS 5 0
Fleet Management India Pvt. Ltd. 2 0
IRS/ ABS 3 0 Seave Pvt Ltd 1 0
IRS/ DNV 3 0 SCI 2 0
The G. E. Shipping Co. Ltd. 5 0
IRS/ LR 3 0
Zen Shipping 1 0
Grand Total 14 0
Grand Total 14 0
Types of Deficiencies
Type of Deficiencies No. of Deficiencies
01124 - International Air Pollution Cert 6
01301 - Cargo Gear Record Book 1
03102 - Freeboard marks 3
07110 - Fire fighting equipment and appliances 2
07125 - Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills) 8
09225 - Loading and unloading equipment 2
Grand Total 22
Prepared by: Shri P. Gopi Nandan, Engineer & Ship Surveyor
Approved by: Shri B R Sekhar, Chief Surveyor