The number of PSC inspections decreased, and the number of retention increased. What happened?

In the context of the epidemic, from 2020 to 2021, the number of PSC inspections of Paris Memorandum members of Paris has decreased significantly. Before the epidemic, the number of inspections in 2019 was 17,916, and it fell to 13,168 times in 2020, and it was recovered to 15,387 times last year.

With the decline in the number of inspections, the retention also decreased from 534 in 2019 to 385 in 2020. But in 2021, the number of retention increased to 528 times. The retention rate is 3.43%, the highest level since 2017.

The Paris Memorandum Secretary is called "worrying security development" in its annual report. There is a view that the number of declines in 2020 means that many defects are omitted and "delayed" to 2021.

But this may also be a temporary phenomenon.

Luc Smulders, Secretary -General of Paris Memorandum, said that it cannot be concluded based on one -year data.

The changes in the number of inspections are not associated with the retention rate. It is necessary to determine whether it has a negative impact on security standards through a long period of data statistical analysis. He hopes that the number of inspections in 2023 can return to normal, which will help to understand the situation more clearly.

Global situation seems to be mixed. Other major port PSC inspections have not experienced the increase in the Paris memo. In the United States, the number of retention times has even declined, and the number of lags in Asia has increased.

According to the USCG report, before the epidemic in 2019, the number of retention was 95 in its 8622 inspections. In 2021, the number of inspections returned to the level before the epidemic, with a total of 8,663 times, and the retention dropped to 63 times.

The retention rate of Tokyo memo fell from 3.13%in 2019 to 2.31%in 2021.

So, what is the specific situation of the PSC inspection? Let's take a look at the relevant data of the 2021 annual report.

In the past three years (2019-2021), the shortcomings are: 39821 (2019), 28372 (2020), and 36113 (2021). The proportion of one or more defects in each PSC inspection has remained relatively stable, respectively, 52%(2019), 50%(2020), and 51%(2021). The average defect of single ships is 2.4/ships, and 2.2/ships in 2020. The number of defects (30 items) increased from 2182 in 2020 to 3274 in 2021.

In terms of retention, compared with 2020, the retention has increased from 385 to 528 times. Although the number of straws is similar to 534 times in 2019, the number of inspections is lower than 2019, the average retention rate rose to 3.43%, 2.98%in 2019, and 2.92%in 2020.

Black and white gray list. In 2021, there were 39 white lists, 21 of the gray list, and 7 of the blacklists.

In terms of ship type, in 2021, the top three ship types in the retention rate were 8.8%of livestock transport ships (below 11%); 6.1%of ordinary cargo ships/multi -purpose boats (higher than the previous year), commercial yacht 5.5 5.5 %(Higher than 0.6%last year). The percentage of the general category "Other" is 7.1%, which is the result of 1 strand in 14 inspections.

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Main defect category

The number of defects in the following 6 aspects (16 aspects) accounts for about 66%of the total number of defects.

● Certificate and file

The number of defects recorded in ship certificates, crew certificates and documents increased from 4042 in 2020 to 4797 in 2021. The total number of defects decreased from 14.2%in 2020 to 13.7%in 2021.

● Sailing safety

In 2021, the defects of navigation safety accounted for 10%of the total defects. The number increased from 3144 in 2020 to 3677 times in 2021.

● Fire safety

In 2021, fire safety defects accounted for 13.5%of the total defects, from 3730 in 2020 to 4,872 in 2021.

● Prevent pollution

In terms of pollution, in 2021, the total number of defects recorded in different pollution prevention zones was 2338 times, and 1884 in 2020. It is 6.5%with total defects, which is similar to 2020.

● Work and residential environment environment

The main defects in the environment of work and residential areas are as follows: health/safety and accident prevention (Area 11) 3444 times (44%of all MLC defects); food and catering (Area 10) 1431 times (accounting for all MLC defects for all MLC defects 18%); 697 times of the crew employment agreement (Area 4) (8.9%of all MLC defects); accommodation (Area 8) 628 times (8%of all MLC defects); 530 times (6.8%of all MLC defects).

The total number of defects in work and residential areas accounted for 21.7%of the total number of defects, which is similar to 2020. It was 7821 times in 2021, and this number was 6012 in 2020.

● Safety management

The number of defects related to ISM increased to 1777 times in 2021.The number was 1310 in 2020, and 2019 was 1784.From the perspective of total defects, from 4.6%in 2020 to 4.9%in 2021.

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