Board a vessel as the Port State Control Officer: work compartment by compartment through the 17 Convention instrument checklist and find every deficiency before the ship's agents demand the PSCO sign off. Covers Paris MOU and Tokyo MOU inspection criteria, the difference between a standard and expanded inspection, detainable vs. non-detainable deficiency classification, and crew certificate verification procedure.
PSC detention costs a shipowner thousands of dollars per day. Understanding what inspectors look for — and why — is a core competency for every Chief Officer and Master on internationally trading vessels.