Written question asked by Karl Turner (Labour) on Thursday, 19 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 July 2018 (named day). It was answered by Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 July 2018 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Port State Control

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vessels were detained in UK ports after port state control inspection by Maritime and Coastguard Agency officials in each year since 2015; and if he will list the five most common grounds for detention in each of those years.

Answer

The number of vessels detained in UK ports after port state control inspections by Maritime and Coastguard Agency officials in each year since 2015 is shown below:

Year	Detentions
2015	41
2016	40
2017	40

The five most common grounds for detention is neither analysed nor published by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Member States. Information about the common grounds for detention is not readily available in the format requested.

However, the Paris MoU does publish the most common deficiencies, which may singularly or as a combination prompt the detention of a vessel. The five most common deficiencies across the Paris MoU are shown below:

Year	Deficiency relating to:
2015	International Safety Management code
	Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
	Nautical publications
	Charts
	Oil record book
2016	International Safety Management code
	Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
	Nautical publications
	Charts
	Oil record book
2017	International Safety Management code
	Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
	Nautical publications
	Charts
	Voyage or passage plan

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 166154
Session: 2017-19
Subjects: Port state control European Maritime Safety Agency
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Port State Control

Secondary information

Librarians' tools