Schedule

This course is intended to provide participants with an understanding of the requirements for successfully completing Port State Control Inspections. The course aims to enhance awareness and preparedness for PSC Inspections and help achieve compliance with the requirements regarding safety and pollution prevention. Attention is given to the most common deficiencies which may result in a vessel being detained. A detailed review of the ABS Pre-Port Arrival Quick Reference Guide and the ABS Routine Maintenance Checklist is included.

• Port State Control and targets
• Definitions used by Port State Control and their legal basis 
• Regional Port State Control agreements 
• Selection of ships for inspection
• Importance of preventive maintenance and Class attendance in connection with Port State Control detentions
• Inspection types of Port State Control
• Port State Control and cargo operations as well as manning
• Port State Control and Safety Management (ISM Code) & ISPS Code
• Port State Control in EU and US
• Commercial implications of Port State Control
• ABS Pre-Port Arrival Quick Reference Guide
• ABS Routine Maintenance Checklist

Ship and shore-based staff involved in marine operations.  This course meets the requirements of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology for continuous Professional Development.