4 FOREIGN SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING APRIL
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 4 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during April 2009 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
Latest monthly figures show that there were 2 new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during April 2009 and 2 vessels under detention from previous months. The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 3.6% this is slightly down from March’s’ twelve month rate.
During the month of April, 89 Port State Control inspections were carried out in the UK. A total of 36 vessels had no deficiencies raised against them, 33 had between one and five deficiencies, 10 had between six and ten deficiencies, 9 had between eleven and twenty deficiencies and there was one vessel inspected that had more than twenty deficiencies.
Out of the detained vessels, 2 were registered with flag states listed on the Paris MOU white list, none were registered with flag states on the grey list, 1 was registered with a flag state on the black list and one was from an unlisted flag state.
1.In response to one of the recommendations of Lord Donaldson's Inquiry into the prevention of pollution from merchant shipping and in compliance with the EU Directive on Port State Control (95/21/EC as amended), the Maritime and Coastguard agency (MCA) publishes full details of the foreign flagged vessels detained in UK ports each month.
2. Inspections of foreign flagged ships in UK ports are undertaken by surveyors from the MCA. Where a ship is found to be deficient or lacks the required documentation, MCA surveyors can take a range of actions leading to detention in serious cases. The UK is part of a regional agreement on port state control known as the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MOU) and information on all ships that are inspected is held centrally in an electronic database known as SIReNaC. This allows the ships of flags with poor detention records to be targeted for future inspection.
3. Detained ships have to satisfy surveyors that remedial work has been carried out before they are allowed to leave port.
4. When applicable the list includes those passenger craft prevented from operating under the provisions of the EU Directive on Mandatory Surveys for the safe operation of regular Ro-Ro ferry and high speed passenger craft services (1999/35/EU).
Notes on the list of detentions
Full details of the ship
The accompanying detention list shows ship’s name, the flag state and the ship’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) number which is unchanging throughout the ship’s life and uniquely identifies it.
Company
The company shown in the vessel’s Safety Management Certificate or the party otherwise believed to be responsible for the safety of the ship at the time of inspection.
Classification Society
The list shows the Classification Society responsible for classing the ship and not necessarily the party issuing and/or carrying out surveys for certificates relevant to the defect found.
Recognised Organisation
The “organisation” - responsible for conducting the statutory surveys: and issuing statutory certificates, (on behalf of the Flag State).
Defects
The list gives a summary of the main grounds for detention and includes information where the ship has been released to sail to another port for repairs.
Vessels detained in April included:
A16,565 GT. Bulk Carrier was detained in Hull because the starboard lifeboat bilge pump was defective and the fire main on deck was corroded and holed. A major non conformity was raised in respect of the large number of deficiencies identified indicating that the vessel was not being maintained in accordance with the ships’ SMS.
A 2,113GT General Cargo vessel was detained in Southampton because the vessel did not meet the requirements of the safe manning document on several occasions between February and March 2009, when an additional Watch Keeping Officer was required but not provided.
SHIPS DETAINED IN APRIL 2009
Date & Place of detention:04/04/2009 - Southampton
Vessel Name:INDEPENDENT (General Cargo)
GT:2,113
IMO No:8843874
Flag:Barbados
Company:Torbulk Ltd
Classification Society:Lloyds Register (LR)
Recognised Organisation:Lloyds Register (LR)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Lloyds Register (LR)
Summary: 21 deficiencies (5) grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Southampton for 3 days because the upper funnel deck engine room casing was heavily corroded and holed. Also the vessel was not manned in accordance with the requirements of the safe manning document; there was a false entry on one day during March in the records of rest for the Master, in addition the Master and Chief Officer did not have their statutory rest on some days during March 2009. Over half of the crew and officers did not have a sufficient command of the English language and the ships current/valid version of the SMS only existed in the English Language.
Other deficiencies identified included; the VHF receiver handle at steering position was connected with a make shift wire arrangement; the gyro repeater at steering position was 2.5 degrees out; and the hand held GMDSS VHF radios were inoperative. In addition the safety construction certificate was incorrectly filled and the common language on board was not recorded in the log book.
The vessel was released from detention on 03/04/2009
Date & Place of detention:23/04/2009 - Hull
Vessel Name:GRIGORIY ALEKSANDROV (Bulk Carrier)
GT:16,565
IMO No:8610215
Flag:Russia
Company:Far-Eastern Shipping Company.
Classification Society:Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS)
Recognised Organisation:Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS)
Summary:15 deficiencies (3) grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Hull for 6 days because the starboard lifeboat was not ready for immediate use as the bilge pump was defective – seized and the watertight integrity impaired forward; and the windows in the conning position were defective. In addition the fire main on the deck was corroded through and holed. Other deficiencies identified included the emergency fire pump was inoperative; rubber mats were missing in various locations in the engine room and steering gear flat; lifeboats were not ready for immediate use, the tricing pennants were not connected and the bottom boards in the port lifeboat were damaged .
The deficiencies identified indicated an apparent failure of the ISM, SMS on board especially with regard to section ISM section 10
The vessel was released from detention on 28/04/2009
DETENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS
Date & Place of detention:20/09/2007 - Lowestoft
Vessel Name:ST PIRAN (Other Cargo)
GT:306
IMO No:5085407
Flag:Sierra Leone
Company:Charter Shipping Inc
Classification Society:Phoenix Register of Shipping (PRS)
Summary:18 deficiencies (6)grounds for detention.
The vessel was detained with a significant amount of oil leaking from the silencer drain soaking the exhaust manifold lagging of the main engine, causing an imminent fire hazard. There was no effective fire pump available due to the breakdown of the main engine, and the alternative submersible electric pump was not effective. Also the Aldis signalling lamp was out of order, the VHF radio installation had an incorrect MMSI number and the radio battery charger arrangement and power distribution were incorrect. Other deficiencies included: some inoperative navigation lights as well as improperly maintained emergency batteries and portable fire extinguishers. The ship was still detained at 30/04/2009
Date & Place of Detention:02/03/2009 (Hull)
Vessel Name:ASPET (General Cargo)
GT:2,976
IMO No:8881682
Flag:Georgia
Company:BAF Shipping & Trading Ltd
Classification Society:Inclamar
Recognised Organisation:Inclamar
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Inclamar
Summary:26 deficiencies (3) Grounds for detention
This vessel was detained in Hull because the vessel sailed through sea area A3 when it was only equipped for areas A1 and A2, in addition the oily water separator was defective and the number and nature of the deficiencies indicated that the company safety management system (SMS) was not functioning on board. Other deficiencies identified included; the load lines and ships’ name were not clearly painted; the port hole starboard side aft glass was cracked and securing dogs seized; the engine room fire door was seized and the wheelhouse top vent cover was corroded and the there was a hole in the funnel door.
The vessel was still detained at 30/04/2009