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Detentions of Danish ships in foreign ports
During the first two months of 2009, six Danish ships have been detained in connection with Port State Control inspections, five of which within Paris MoU and Tokyo MoU.
During the first two months of 2009, six Danish ships have been detained in connection with Port State Control inspections, five of which within Paris MoU and Tokyo MoU.
The detentions have been caused by especially two things:
- Insufficient control and testing of safety equipment; and
- Lack of crew certificates as prescribed on the ship’s Safe Manning Document
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Attention is drawn to the fact that shipping companies are responsible that their ships are manned in accordance with the Safe Manning Document and that all the crewmembers on board hold the certificates necessary for their position, including health certificates for all crewmembers.
If the ship is arranged for navigation with periodically unattended machinery spaces, documentation that the ship has been approved for this must be kept on board. It is stressed that, if the Danish Maritime Authority becomes aware that a ship is unseaworthy – for example if it is not manned in accordance with the Safe Manning Document – the Danish Maritime Authority will detain the ship. As a general rule, this will be the case no matter where the ship is at the time in question.
Further information about Port State Control is available from the Guidelines for Port State Control performed on Danish ships issued by the Danish Maritime Authority, no. 3 of 21 February 2003. |
28. April 2009
by
Arne Ulstrup
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