The below documents are the Coast Guard's Port State Control Annual Reports from 1998 to the present. They provide key statistics related to enforcement of the regulations under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), and the International Ship & Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. Any questions or comments should be directed to the points of contact on the back cover of the report. 

Note: An error has been identified in the original 2013 PSC Annual Report that impacted the detention ratios of the Flag Administrations of the Cayman Islands and Tanzania. Corrections have been made to pages 7, 8, 10 and 12 of the original report to address the error. As a result of the error, the Cayman Islands has been removed from the list of targeted Flag Administrations and placed on the list of those Flag Administrations qualified for the U.S. Coast Guard Qualship 21 Program.

The following Flag Administrations were identified as having a detention ratio higher than the overall average and were associated with more than one detention in the previous three years. The detention ratios are based on data from the previous three years (2013, 2014 and 2015). The 3-year overall average for this year's evaluation risen from last year 1.31% to 1.67%.

Targeted Flag Administrations:

* Administrations not targeted last year.

Flag Administrations Removed From The List:

** Administrations removed due to only having one safety-related detention in the previous three years.

This policy letter outlines Coast Guard procedures for denying entry of certain foreign flagged commercial vessels into any port or place in the United States due to their history of operating in waters subject to U.S. jurisdiction in a substandard condition, outside acceptable standards.
Related Documents:

• Policy Letter 10-03: Banning Foreign Vessels
• Vessels Banned from U.S. Waters
• Paris MoU Banned List

    Background

    IACS Members

    Approved Classification Societies

The table below contain the U.S Coast Guard's List of Ships Detained for safety related deficiencies. The purpose of publishing this information is to aid the Coast Guard in carrying out its Port State responsibilities. The worldwide goal of Port State Control is to identify substandard vessels not in compliance with International Conventions.

The List of Ships Detained includes the vessel name, IMO number, date of detention, ship type, port, flag, Recognized Organization (Only for Safety), Recognized Security Organization (Only for Security) and deficiency summary.

The detention lists are subject to change without notice based on appeals made by the owner, operator, and/or classification society, and will be updated as cases are validated. A detention decision may be appealed under the provisions of Title 46, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 1.03. Furthermore, if a party believes they are not the owner, operator or managing operator of a vessel detained under the Coast Guard's Port State Control Authority, they should immediately provide the Port State Control Office with the documentation to substantiate their belief. However, all provisions of the detention will remain in effect while an appeal is pending. 

Archived Lists of IMO Reportable Detentions

All recognized organizations appealing their association with a vessel detention should contact:

Office of Foreign & Offshore Compliance Division (CG-CVC-2)
U.S. Coast Guard, Stop 7501
2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20593-7501
202-372-1251

This program has been established to allow vessels in a “large Fleet” to undergo additional IMO detention before being targeted by the Coast Guard. Ship management entities that have 25 or more individual vessels in their fleet, in which each one of those vessels have made at least one arrival to the U.S. in the past 12 months, are eligible to participate in this program.

Program Details

The following list represents those Ship Management entities (owners, operators and charterers¹) that are participating in the "Large Fleet" designation. Ship Management entities that have 25 or more individual vessels in their fleet, in which each one of those vessels have made at least one arrival within the past 12 months to the United States, are eligible to participate in this program. Members participating in the "Large Fleet" program are entitled to additional detention(s) before being targeted by the U.S. for Port State Control. This means that if a Large Fleet participant has been associated with 3 or more detentions³ (depending on size of fleet * see chart below) within a 12 month period, then that Ship Management entity will be targeted.

"Large Fleet" entities can participate in the program for 12 months, and then must reapply for each 12 month period thereafter. Organizations who feel that they qualify for eligibility to participate in this program may apply² directly to the following email address CGCVC@uscg.mil. Faxed applications will no longer be accepted. When applying, applicants must state that the purpose of the e-mail is to apply for the Coast Guard's "Large Fleet" designation and use the Large Fleet Template.

As of July 1, 2010, the below detention figures that will trigger a Ship Management entity to be targeted, are as follows:

* Companies with pending legal action or currently under probation with the U.S. Government are not eligible to participate in the Large Fleet program.

• 3 or more
• 5 Points: 2 or more
• 2 Points: 1 or more

• Appeal Guidelines
• List of Targeted Recognized Security Organizations
• RSO Filtering Guidelines

MARPOL 73/78 consists of six separate Annexes, each set out regulations covering the various sources of ship-generated pollution. The following link contains information on each Annex:

MARPOL 73/78

The requirements for the submission of NOADs are detailed in 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 160. The following links provided additional information concerning questions and interpretations to the regulations.

• Information for Recreational Vessels
• Non-Crew and Passenger Definition
• Operating Solely and Exclusively
• Passport Number Requirements
• Port or Place

    What is QUALSHIP 21?

• Qualship 21/E-Zero Pamphlet
• Frequently Asked Questions

• Application For QS21 Initial/Renewal and E-Zero Designation (Excel)
• Application For Adding E-Zero Designation To An Existing QS21 Certificate (Excel)

The following Flag Administrations have shown a commitment to excellence in their level of compliance with international standards but do not meet the full requirements for QUALSHIP 21 eligibility. Specifically, they have not met the requirement of at least 10 port state control examinations per calendar year for the previous three years. The list below contains Flag Administrations that have had at least three port state control safety examinations in each of the previous three years and have not been subject to any Port State Control detention in that same time period:

The following is the U.S. Coast Guard's list of ship managers (owners, operators and charterers) which have been associated with two or more safety detentions within the past twelve months. Placement on this list does not imply that all ships associated with the owner or operator are substandard.

The purpose of the enclosed information is to aid the Coast Guard in carrying out its port State responsibilities. The goal of the Port State Control Initiative is to identify substandard foreign flag vessels through boardings and examinations, and then to take the appropriate action to eliminate the threat that such vessels may pose to U.S. waters, ports, and citizens.

The Coast Guard's Port State Control examination program is designed to effectively direct its vessel inspection resources to those vessels which may pose greater risks. As a result, a vessel making a U.S. port call that is owned, operated or chartered by a person or entity that has had that vessel, or a different vessel, subject to more than one intervention action within the last twelve months is a higher priority for a Coast Guard Port State Control examination. However, the ship management is only one of several factors considered by the U.S. Coast Guard in deciding whether to actually examine a vessel.

Be advised that the Ship Management List is updated monthly. The revised version of the Ship Management List is sent to all Coast Guard Sectors and Port State Control Officers.

Targeted Charterers
Charterers have been targeted by the U.S. Coast Guard since July 1, 2004. Background on the collection of charterer information and targeting can be found in a Final Rule published on August 19, 2002 under the Advanced Notice of Arrival Regulations in 33 CFR 160 [USCG-2001-8659]. The Coast Guard's goal is to target the individual or organization that contracts for the majority of the vessel's cargo carrying capacity. The chartering entity that contracts for the majority of cargo space has control over vessel selection and, therefore, the condition of the vessel they choose to hire. In some cases, charterers, such as some major oil conglomerates, will have detailed vetting processes that examine whether the vessel complies with international standards before they put a single drop of product on a vessel. Such efforts to ensure a vessel meets international standards before making a chartering decision assist Port State Control regimes in combating substandard practices in the safety and environmental protection realm. In the ISPS Code realm, the charterer may also vet a vessel's security compliance program before making the chartering decision. While the charterer does not have direct influence on the vessel's operation in all cases, charterers strongly influence the maritime industry by the choices they make in determining who to hire. This ultimately affects and changes the habits of substandard operators which is the ultimate goal of the Port State Control program.

Charterer targeting is divided into two categories; safety and ISPS/MTSA. These are two, distinct targeting methodologies that share certain characteristics. For example, the Coast Guard targets charterers as part of Ship Management in both targeting matrices, however, a safety detention associated with a charterer does not affect targeting for ISPS/MTSA security compliance examinations. Conversely, an ISPS detention associated with a charterer does not affect targeting for Port State Control safety examinations. In addition, a charterer must be associated with at least two safety detentions or two ISPS detentions, to be targeted under these targeting methodologies.

Related Documents:

• Targeted Ship Charterer
• Targeted Ship Management