(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) Australia has one of the world’s largest mixed-market economies and is the largest continental landmass surrounded by water. Australia’s national livelihood depends on ensuring that maritime trade to, from and around the country remains safe and compliant with all relevant international conventions. Australia relies on sea transport for most of its imports and exports by weight. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s robust port and flag State control processes are an essential element in ensuring the safe operation of all vessels, the protection of the marine environment, and protecting seafarers and passengers' onboard vessels.
PSC deficiencies
There was a 19.1% decrease in the number of initial PSC inspections with 2,264 in 2024 compared to 2,797 in 2023. The detention rate for PSC inspections decreased slightly in 2024 with a 5.9% detention rate compared to 6.3% in 2023. The PSC detention rate in 2024 was consistent with the 10-year rolling average of 5.8%. The deficiencies per PSC inspection remained consistent in 2024 with a deficiency rate of 2.63 compared to 2.68 in 2023. This rate remained higher than the 10-year rolling average of 2.26 deficiencies per inspection. AMSA continues to refine its PSC targeting algorithm in order to prioritise inspection of ships that may have a greater likelihood of non-compliance with minimum international standards.
PSC Inspection Targeting
Foreign flagged ships are generally eligible for PSC inspection every 6 months. For eligible ships, AMSA applies a dynamic risk profiling system to assist in allocating PSC inspection resources in the most effective manner. The risk factor does not mean the ship is a high risk as such, it is simply a statistical tool to prioritise inspections.
Poor Performing Ship types
- Tugboats were, the poorest performing ships in 2024, with a detention rate of 16.7%.
- Offshore service vessels were the next poorest performing ship type with a detention rate of 12.5% percent.
- General cargo/multi-purpose ships were the next poorest performing ship type with a detention rate of 8.3%, followed by bulk carriers with a detention rate of 6.8% and gas carriers with a detention rate of 5.3%.
- Livestock carriers showed improvement with no detentions in 2024
PSC detainable deficiencies
According to the data, deficiencies related to the ISM category were the most prevalent, slightly increasing from 27.0% in 2023 to 27.57% in 2024. Fire safety maintained its position as the category with the second highest share of detainable deficiencies at 15.14%. The share of detainable deficiencies for water/weathertight conditions and lifesaving appliances remained stable at 12.97% and 11.35% respectively. Notably, the proportion of detainable deficiencies under MARPOL Annex I nearly doubled, rising from 4.9% in 2023 to 8.11% in 2024
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Source: AMSA
