Port State Control (PSC) inspection log
Port State Control is the operational record of every PSC inspection your vessels have ever had — date, port, MoU regime, inspector, deficiencies raised, and outcome.
For each inspection:
• Vessel and date
• Port of inspection and country
• MoU regime — Paris (Europe + Canada), Tokyo (Asia-Pacific), USCG (United States), AMSA (Australia), Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, etc.
• Inspector name and authority
• Deficiencies raised — code, description, action code (no action / rectify before departure / detainable)
• Detention status — yes/no, days detained, release reason
Why log clean inspections too:
A long history of clean inspections (or low deficiency counts) lowers your future detention risk profile. PSC regimes use risk-based targeting — frequent inspections + clean record = less frequent stops.
Detention risk score:
Each vessel gets a 0–100 detention risk score derived from:
• Outstanding overdue maintenance and certificates
• Open critical defects
• Recent deficiency count and severity
• Ship age, type, and flag (some flags carry higher risk profiles in certain regimes)
The score is shown on the Vessel record and on the PSC tab. Aim for under 25 — anything over 60 means the next PSC inspection is statistically likely to find issues.