Port State Control Inspections

Marine & Coastal Environments

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Course Info

Length: 1 Week

City: Hamburg

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

May-05-2025

Hamburg
Aug-04-2025

Hamburg
Nov-03-2025

Hamburg

Dates in Other Venues

May-05-2025

Athens
June-30-2025

Istanbul
June-30-2025

Rotterdam
July-14-2025

London
July-21-2025

Dubai
Aug-04-2025

Athens
Aug-25-2025

Istanbul
Aug-25-2025

Rotterdam
Oct-13-2025

London
Oct-20-2025

Dubai
Nov-03-2025

Athens
Nov-24-2025

Rotterdam
Nov-24-2025

Istanbul

Course Details

Through the years, Port State Control inspection has been recognized globally as one important aspect of the maritime industry. It is carried out to validate that, foreign ships, their crew practices, and onboard equipment are within the standards set by international regulations in a national port.

This course covers the details of a Port State Control Inspection, its processes and procedures, that would equip participants with specific knowledge on preparing and successfully completing one.

Understand a Port State Control Inspection process
Determine how Port State Control Inspection have greatly contributed to enhance maritime safety and security, and prevention of marine pollution.
Recognize legal background and relative conventions for Port State Control
Enumerate types of deficiencies and detainable observations

Ship Officers and Engineers
Ship Owners
Ship Managers
Technical Superintendents
Designated Person Ashore
Other shore personnel involved into Port State Control issues

Hamburg

Course Outline

5 days course

The Port State Control Schematics

Background and History
Purpose of Port State Control
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
International PSC MoU’s
Responsibilities of Ships
Reporting
Classifications of ship inspections
Ship selection scheme
Criteria for priority and expanded inspection
Banning Criteria
Ship’s Risk Profile

The Port State Control Administration

PSC Targeting System
PSC Boarding procedures
Port State Control Inspection Prevention Action Survey
PSC items for inspection
A substandard ship: consequences and rectifications
USCG Port State Control
AMSA / EMSA

Observations related to Conventions

SOLAS
MARPOL
STCW
MLC 2006
Other items: Observations, Deficiencies and Detainable Items

Resolution A.1052(27)

Principles
Manning
Certification
Procedures
Criteria
Inspection Proper

Related Guidelines

Lifeboat
Safety Radio Equipment
Emergency Fire Pump
OWS
ORB I and II
PSC Checklist

Concentrated Inspection Campaign

Fire Safety System Arrangements
Hours of Work and Rest
Lifeboat Launching Arrangements
Enclosed Space Entry
International Load Lines
Structural Safety
Main and Auxiliary Machineries
Navigation
STCW
MLC 2006

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