The Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding (IOMOU) on port State control (PSC) in the Indian Ocean region released the annual report for the year 2023.
A total of 5785 inspections were carried out in 2023. Out of these 5785 inspections, 3021 inspections had deficiencies and the total numbers of deficiencies were 13346.
Serious deficiencies noted by the PSCOs led to the detention of 247 ships and needed to be rectified prior to the ships’ departure; the overall detention percentage for the year was 4.27%. There has been 14.28% increase in the total number of inspections in 2023, compared to those were inspected in 2022, the detention percentage has also increased from 3.93% recorded in 2022.
The average number of deficiencies per inspection in 2023 (2.30) has slightly increased compared to the previous year (1.95).
The information given in the report represents the port State control activities of Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, France, India, Iran, Kenya, Myanmar, Oman, Seychelles, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, and Yemen. The remaining member Authorities are trying to overcome the challenges in carrying out their PSC inspection activities.
It should be noted that Australia, is a member of both the Tokyo MoU and the Indian Ocean MOU. South Africa is a member of the Abuja MoU and Indian Ocean MOU, Oman is a member of Riyadh MoU and the Indian Ocean MOU. Each record their PSC data with both Mo Us, and so when considering a world picture of statistics, this duplication of data needs to be taken into account.