Tokyo MOU released the annual report on PSC for year 2023. In 2023, 30,887 inspections, involving 18,298
individual ships, were carried out on ships registered under 101 flags. Figure 3 and Table 2 show the number of inspections carried out by the member Authorities of the Tokyo MOU. Table 2b provides the number and percent of physical and remote initial and follow-up inspections conducted by Authorities. Out of 30,887 inspections, there were 18,806 inspections where ships were found with deficiencies. Since the total number of individual ships operating in the region was estimated at 27,544, the inspection rate in the region was approximately 66%* in 2023 (see Figure 1). Information on inspections according to ships’
flag is shown in Table 4. Figure 2 and Table 3 provide information on inspections per ship risk profile.
Figures summarizing inspections according to ship type are set out in Figure 4 and Table 5.
Inspection results regarding recognized organizations are shown in Table 6
In 2023, 1,334 ships registered under 71 flags were detained due to serious deficiencies having been found onboard. The detention rate of ships inspected was 4.32%.