Overview
Port State Control (PSC) is a ship inspection program whereby
foreign vessels entering a sovereign state's waters are boarded and inspected
to ensure compliance with various major international
maritime conventions.
PSC programs are regional in nature; that is, several countries sharing
common waters have grouped together under a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) to ensure that vessels trading in their area are not substandard. There
are two MOUs to which Canada is signatory: the Paris
MOU and the Tokyo
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Sub-standard ship. |
Canada became an associate member to the Paris MOU in April 1988, and was
accepted as a full member in May 1994 - the first non-European member to be
so accepted. Canada was a driving force in the creation of the Tokyo
MOU and has been a member since its inception in December 1993. The Inspection
and Operations Standards division inputs to the work of the two MOUs and attends
meetings.
Ship inspections are carried out at all major ports by ship inspectors of
the Marine Safety Branch. An inspection database and list of detained
ships are maintained by the headquarters group, which in turn feeds into the
two MOU databases.
Select the links below for further information on Port State Control.
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