Port State Control

Is a power to inspect vessel vested on

the state at whose port a foreign registered
vessels calls or docks as a form of control over
who may or may not be checked to enter or
depart from its jurisdiction.
Port State
The State who was the ports or offshore
installation on under whose jurisdiction falls
which inspection is visited by a ship flying the
flag of another for the purpose of trade
Party
A State that has adopted a Convention
through ratification or accession making the
provisions of convention are applicable to ships
carrying the flag of that State
Clear Grounds
Evidence that the ship, its equipment or its
crew do not correspond substantially with the
requirement of the relevant Convention or that
the Master or crew are not familiar with
essential shipboard procedures relating to the
safety of ships or the prevention of pollution.
Detention
Intervention taken by the port State when the
condition of the ship or its crew does not
correspond substantially with the applicable
Conventions or codes to ensure that the ship or
persons on board, or without presenting
unreasonable threat or harm to the marine
environment.
More Detailed Inspection
An inspection conducted when there are clear
grounds for believing that the condition of the
ship, its equipment, or its crew does not
correspond substantially with the particulars of
the certificates.
Sub-Standard ship
A ship whose full, machinery, equipment, or
operational safety is substantially below the
standards required by the relevant convention
or whose crew is not in conformance with the
safe manning document.

Valid certificates
A certificate that has been issued directly by a
party to relevant Convention or on its behalf by
a recognized organization after survey to a ship,
which satisfies the requirement of the relevant
conventions governing its construction and
operation.
Recognized Organization
An organization that meets the relevant
conditions set forth by IMO Res A.739(18) duly
authorized by a flag state Administration
through delegation to provide the necessary
statutory services and certification to ships
entitled to fly the flag of the Administration

Relevant Convention Implemented through
Port State Control
SOLAS 74 - 25/05/1980
SOLAS PROT 78 - 01/05/1981
SOLAS PROT 88 - 03/02/2000
LOAD LINE 66 - 21/07/1968
LOAD LINE PROT 88 - 03/02/2000
TONNAGE 69 - 18/07/1982
STCW 78 - 28/04/1984
COLREG 72 - 15/07/1977

** Port state control Inspection conducted
based on the criteria for inspection provided for
and cleared by a regional understanding
The Philippines belong to the Tokyo MOU

** Consideration in PSC Inspection
PSCO are to be mindful of requirement
of SOLAS1/19(f) and ensure that ships
are not unduly detained or delayed
If possible, conduct inspection at a
reasonable time and should be as least
disruptive to shipboard operation as
possible

** Selection of Eligible Ship
Make good use of limited resources;
Give more concentration on
substandard ships;
-Ships to be given priority for inspection
in accordance with provisions of the
Tokyo MOU
-Result of consultation of the MOU
database (APCIS) system and targeting
factors
-Information/ reports received
regarding substandard ships
** Considerations for Selection
To be considered:
Higher targeting factor in the
APCIS interface
Year Built
Detention history
Flag appearing in the annual
report in Tokyo MOU (3 years
rolling average of detention)
Non IACS member
Alleged by 3
rd
party (Pilot, Port
Authority, etc)
Passenger, RO-Ro ships, Bulk
Carrier
** Before Boarding at the Berth
- Surface of sea around the ship
- Hull condition
- Load line mark
- Mooring rope condition
- Visible eqts. are good condition
** Matters to observe at the gangway
- Condition of gangway in order
- In charge of security crew at the
gangway
- Checked and recorded ID of the PCSO
name on the record book
- Any prohibition or caution posted



** At the Captains Cabin or Ships
Office
PSCO should ask to the Captain;
State reason of PSC inspection
of the ship
Ask if all equipment are
operating satisfactorily during
the voyage
Last port and next port of call
Estimated time of departure
Last PSC inspection record
Nationality of crew and total
numbers of crew

** DOCUMENT CHECK
General
International convention
certificates should be checked issuing
Authority, validity, previous survey
date& place

International Tonnage Certificate (ITC)
Ship Safety Construction Certificate
(SC)
Ship Safety Equipment Certificate (SE)
Ship Safety Radio Certificate (SR)
International Oil Pollution Prevention
Certificate
(IOPP)
International Load Line Certificate (ILLC)
Copy of Document of Compliance (DoC)
Safety Management Certificate (SMC)
International Ship Security Certificate &
Continuous
Synopsis Record (ISSC & CSR)
Minimum Safe Manning Document
(MSMD)

Crews qualification (STCW)
Certificate of competency
Valid Flag Endorsement
Tanker Endorsement
GMDSS Operators License


**Procedures (Initial Investigation)
- Safe Navigation
- Radio Equipment
- Engine Room
- Electrical Equipment
- Fire Fighting System
** CLEAR GROUNDS
Absence of principal equipment or
arrangements required by the
convention
Evidence from a review of the ships
certificates that a certificate or
certificates are clearly invalid
Relating to deficiency
Evidence that documentation required
by the Conventions and certificates are
not on board, incomplete, are not
maintained or falsely maintained
Evidence from the PSCOs general
impression or observation that serious
hull or structural deterioration or
deficiencies exist
Information or evidence that the
master or crew is not familiar with
essential shipboard operations


detain a ship until deficiencies have
been rectified
permit a ship to sail with deficiencies,
subject to conditions



**Inspection Data should be
COMPLETE, CORRECT and ACCURATE



















I. HYDRODYNAMIC SUPPORT
Hydro is the prefix for water and dynamic
indicates movement. The two basic types
of vessels supported hydrodynamically
are
planing vessels
hydrofoils

Planing vessel are designed to run on top of the
water at high speeds. To achieve this they
typically have a very flat stern. The hull design
(shape) does not limit the maximum attainable
speed but does affect the power required for it
to get top of the water.
Hydrofoil craft are supported by underwater
foils, like the wings of an aircraft. At high speeds
these underwater surfaces develop lift and raise
the hull out of the water. Bernoullis Principle is
often used to explain how a wing develops lift.

II. HYDROSTATIC SUPPORT
Hydrostatically supported vessels are by
far the most common type of water borne
craft. They describe any vessel that is
supported by Archimedes Principle.
Word definition of Archimedes Principle
An object partially or fully submerged in
a fluid will experience a resultant vertical
force equal in magnitude to the weight of
the volume of fluid displaced by the
object. This force is called the buoyant
force or the force of buoyancy.
DISPLACEMENT SHIPS
These are the oldest form of ships coming
in all sizes and being used for such varied
purposes as carrying cargo, launching
and recovering aircraft, transporting
people, fishing, and war fighting.
SWATH
A special displacement ship is the Small
Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH).
Most of the underwater volume in the
SWATH ship is concentrated well below
the water's surface as shown in the
following figure. This gives them very
good seakeepingcharacteristics. They also
have a large open deck and are therefore
useful in a variety of applications
requiring stable platforms and a large
expanse of deck
space. SWATH vessels are currently
utilized as cruise ships, ferries, research
vessels, and towed array platforms.
Two major disadvantages of SWATH ships
are deep draft and cost.

SUBMARINES
Submarines are hydrostatically supported
but above 3 to 5 knots depth control can
be achieved hydrodynamically due to the
lift created by the submarines planes and
body of the hull.
Submarines have typically been used as
weapons of war, but lately have also seen
some non-military application.

III. Aerostatic support is achieved
when the vessel rides on a
cushion of air generated by lift
fans. These vessels tend to be
lighter weight and higher speed
vessels.
The two basic types of vessels supported
aerostatically are:
1.Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs) or
hovercraft continuously force air under
the vessel allowing some of the air to
escape around the perimeter as new air is
forced downwards.
2.The Surface Effect Ship (SES) or
Captured Air Bubble (CAB) craft, are
similar to ACVs in that they use a cushion
of air to lift the vessel.


*Passenger ship- carry passengers
Cargo Ship or Freighter- vessel that carries
cargo, goods and materials from one port to
another.
General Cargo Vessels- carry package items like
chemicals, foods, furniture, garments,etc
Refrigerated or reefer ship used to transport
perishable goods
Ferry or ferryboat used to carry primarily
passengers across a body of water
Heavy lift ship - vessel designed to move very
large loads that cannot be handled by normally
equipped ships.
**Semi-submerging capable of lifting another
ship out of the water
Icebreaker - designed to move and navigate
through ice-covered waters. It must have (1) a
strengthened hull, (2) an ice-clearing shape, (3)
power to push through ice-covered waters.
Tugboat (tugs) - boat that maneuvers vessels by
pushing or towing them. Tugs are powerful for
their size and strongly built, and some are
ocean-going. Some tugboats serve as
icebreakers or salvage boats.
Dredger is a ship that has a dredger device that
is use for scraping or sucking the seabed
A survey vessel is any type of ship or boat that is
use for mapping the bottom, benthic zone, full
water column and surface.
Hydrographic survey
General oceanographic survey
Dredging, Salvage, and Marine
Archeology
Factory ship, also known as a fish processing
vessel, is a large ocean-going vessel with the
extensive on-board facilities for processing and
freezing caught fish.
Whale ship (or whaler), is a specialized ship
designed for catching and/or processing of
whales for meat and oil
Trawlers (or draggers) is used mainly for
commercial fishing that involves pulling a
fishing net through the water behind one or
more boats. The net that is used for trawling is
called trawl.

Weather ship - ships stationed in the
ocean as a platform for surface and
upper air meteorological observations
for use in weather forecasting.

Cable ship (or cable layer) is a deep-sea
vessel designed and used to lay
underwater cable s for
communications, electric power
transmission, or other similar purposes.

Rescue ship (or lifeboat) is a boat
rescue craft which is used to attend a
vessel in distress, or its survivors, to
rescue crewmen and passengers






LICENSING OF VESSELS

Coastwise License issued to
vessels that engages in
coastwise trade
-Phil registry, 15tons, 1yr valid
Bay and River License issued
to vessels that engages in the
business of towing or carrying
articles or passengers in bays,
harbors,rivers
-valid 1 year, not issued on
vessels of 3tons or less

Pleasure Yacht License issued
to yachts used for pleasure

Pre-Departure Inspections (PDI) are
cursory so as not to unduly disrupt
vessel operations.
Vessel Safety Enforcement Inspections
(VSEI) are comprehensive inspections
done periodically or when gross
violations are discovered in the course
of Pre-Departure Inspection.
Emergency Readiness Evaluation (ERE)
assesses the human component of
seaworthiness.
MDSD Masters Declaration of Safe Departure
PDI Pre Departure Inspection
COI Certificate of Orderly Inspection
-issued if no violation was recorded during
inspection by PCG Inspector
VSEI Vessel Safety Enforcement Inspection
ERE Emergency Readiness Evaluation
-an assessment conducted to assess the
capability of the crew to execute prescribed
courses of action



PSC (Davao)
Articles 218 and 226 - most applicable UNCLOS
provisions
Flag State do:
National legislation
Supervision of ships under its flag
Issue of Certificates
Follow up of deficiency and pollution
reports
Notification to the IMO
Make offenses punishable
Ensure that personnel are properly
trained
Accident Investigation

Contracting Government undertake to
promulgate all laws,decrees,orders and
regulations (SOLAS 74 Art1)
Administration fully guarantee the
completeness and efficiency of inspection &
survey

PSC/PSCO
every ship when in port of another Party is
subject to control by officers duly authorized by
such government

APCIS Asia Pacific Computerized Information
System

**PSC Centers
Manila (PSC Center), Batangas, Cebu, CDO,
Davao, Gen San, Zamboanga

National Legislation on PSC
Republic Act 5173
Philippine Coast Guard Law 1967
Presidential Decree 601
Revision of RA 5173
Presidential Decree 600
Prevention and Control of
Marine Pollution
Presidential Decree 979
Revision of PD 600


To come into force, the MLC 2006 has to be
ratified by at least 30 member States with a
total share in the world gross tonnage of ships
of 33 percent.