Carribean MOU on PSC released the PSC report for the year 2024. In accordance with the provisions of the applicable conventions and as per Section 1.2 of the MOU, Member States conduct inspections of foreign ships in their ports. This report summarizes the port State control developments and activities of the CMOU in 2024.

Over 2024, the CMOU Member States carried out a total of 392 inspections on ships registered under 47 Flags, which is a decrease of 148 or 27.41% over the previous year. Trinidad and Tobago carried out the most inspections with a total of 79, followed by the Netherlands (BES Islands) with 71. Of those Member States reporting inspections, St. Lucia and British Virgin Islands had the lowest recorded inspections with 1. In 2024, a total of 500 deciencies were identied, compared to 836 deciencies in 2023 – reecting a notable decrease of 40.19%.

Out of the 500 deciencies recorded, Ship’s Certicates and Documents were the highest deciencies recorded with a total of 63 or 12.60% followed by Fire safety measures with 62 deciencies recorded or 12.40% and Lifesaving appliances with a total of 61 or 12.20%. SOLAS was the category with the highest percentage of total deficiencies.

In 2024, 6 ships were detained because of detainable deficiencies found on board. The total number of detentions of the ships inspected decreased as compared with 2023, which had 9 detentions, reflecting a decrease of 33.33%. France recorded the largest number of detentions with 4, followed by the Netherlands (BES Islands) and Bahamas with 1.

For more datas please refer the Annual Report