Paris MOU issues base instruction for the PSC inspection. Paris MoU Port State Control Committee (PSCC) Instructions are drafted for the purpose of providing guidance to the Port State Control Officer (PSCO) in performing a Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
Paris MoU Port State Control Committee (PSCC) Instructions are drafted for the purpose of providing guidance to the Port State Control Officer (PSCO) in performing a Port State Control (PSC) inspection. They are the basis for harmonizing the practices of the Paris MoU inspection regime. However, the guidance contained in PSCC Instructions does not restrict the PSCO in the scope of inspection or in using their professional judgement while performing the PSC inspection.
PSCOs are expected to carry out their inspections in accordance with the Code of Good Practice. The Code is to assist PSCOs in conducting their inspections to the highest professional level. PSCOs are central to achieving the aims of the Paris MoU. They are the daily contact of the Paris MoU with the shipping world. They are expected to act within the law, within the rules of their Government and in a fair, open, impartial and consistent manner.
The PSCO conducts an inspection of the ship, which is a sampling process and gives a snapshot of the vessel’s condition at the time of the visit(s). The inspection report provides the ship’s Master the relevant information on the result of the inspection including any detected deficiencies and the time limit for its rectification, in accordance with the PSCO professional judgement.
The inspection report does not constitute a declaration of seaworthiness nor is it a survey for the issuing,
endorsing or renewal of statutory certificates.