What is Nir in shipping?

The NIR is a risk based mechanism which will replace the existing Target Factor system. It has been designed to reward quality shipping with a reduced inspection burden, whereas ships considered to be high risk will be subject to more frequent in-depth inspections.

What is ship risk profile?

A ship’s risk profile is recalculated daily taking into account changes in the more dynamic parameters such as age, the 36 month history and company performance. Recalculation also occurs after every inspection and when the applicable performance tables for flag and R.O.s are changed.

How many types of PSC inspection are there?

When a PSC inspector boards the vessel, he would conduct one of the four types of PSC inspections.

What is clear ground in PSC inspection?

Clear grounds exist when a Port State Control Officer finds evidence, which in his/her professional judgement warrants a more detailed inspection of the ship, its equipment or its crew. The absence of valid certificates or documents is considered a clear ground.

What is new inspection regime?

Since 2011, a New Inspection Regime (NIR) has been implemented by the PSC of the Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) member countries to identify potential substandard ships and increase the effectiveness of inspections. If a ship has five or more deficiencies, the probability that it will be detained is high.

What does no more Favourable treatment mean?

The ‘no more favourable treatment’ clause is a concept used within the Paris MoU to ensure that, even when a flag state chooses not to ratify a convention (bring it into law in their country), their ships will still be expected to achieve substantial compliance to the regulations, ensuring that the standards of …

What is Indian Ocean MoU?

Indean Ocean MoU. The Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Indian Ocean MoU), signed in Pretoria (South Africa) on 5 June 1998.

What is no more Favourable treatment?

What is initial inspection?

During this “initial inspection,” the landlord or the landlord’s agent identifies defects or conditions that justify deductions from the tenant’s security deposit. This gives the tenant the opportunity to do the identified cleaning or repairs in order to avoid deductions from the security deposit.

What is walk around inspection?

In aviation, an outside check or walk around is the air crew inspecting certain elements of an aircraft prior to boarding for security, safety, and operational reasons. The pilot primarily inspects outside parts of the aircraft they will steer, e.g. control surfaces, tires and possible leaks from fuel or oil.

What is the title of the convention that aimed with the achievement of decent work for seafarers?

The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC), aims to ensure that all seafarers have the right to a safe and secure workplace, including fair terms of employment, decent working and living conditions on the ship, and the right to health protection, medical care and other types of social protection.

What are the criteria of Psco for detaining a ship?

the ship will be detained if the deficiencies on a ship are sufficiently serious to merit a PSCO returning to the ship to be satisfied that they have been rectified before the ship sails.

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