BSMOU released the twenty-fourth edition of the Annual Report on Port State Control in the Black Sea region which is published under the auspices of the Port State Control Committee of the Black Sea MoU.
This Annual Report provides an overview of PSC activities conducted between 1 January and 31 December 2024. The reporting period was marked by the ongoing armed conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, which continued to pose serious risks to the safety and security of crews and vessels operating in the region and not boding well with the BS MoU’s objectives.
A significant observation in 2024 was the increase in the average detention rate to 4.71%, a notable
rise compared to levels in 2020s, after the Covid-19, Pandemic. Of particular concern is the steady increase in detention percentages since 2021, highlighting the growing necessity of robust port State control mechanisms.
In the year 2024, the BS MoU member Authorities carried out a total of 4,587 inspections, representing a
13.4% decrease from the 5,294 inspections conducted in 2023. This figure marks the second-lowest number of inspections since the establishment of the Black Sea MoU on PSC, surpassed only by 4,499 inspections in 2007. Moreover, the number of individual ships inspected in 2024 (3,304) was the lowest recorded to date.
A total of 216 vessels were detained due to serious deficiencies, resulting in a detention rate of 4.71%,
which is nearly one-fifth higher than the rate observed in 2023 (3.93%). Additionally, 17,285 deficiencies were recorded throughout the year, with an average of 3.77 deficiencies per inspection.
The most significant number of deficiencies found in 2024 was in the area of “Safety of Navigation”, followed by “Life Saving Appliances”, “Health Protection, Medical Care, Social Security”, “Fire Safety” and “Documents” which constitutes 52.3% of the total deficiencies found. In terms of detainable deficiencies, the categories of “Safety of Navigation”, “Fire Safety”, “Emergency Systems”, “Life Saving Appliances” and “International Safety Management (ISM)” remained the most prevalent, showing higher recording, both in numbers and relatively. Notably, ISM related issues accounted for 7.2 per cent of all detainable deficiencies, marking an increase in the 2024 reporting period.
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