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Port State Control guides

How PSC inspections work, the deficiencies that recur, what a detention costs, and how crews prepare before the officer boards.

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PSC · 31 July 2026 · 7 min read

Concentrated Inspection Campaigns explained: the 2026 cargo securing CIC

Every autumn PSC officers add a themed questionnaire to routine inspections. In 2026 the theme is cargo securing. What gets checked and how to be ready by 1 September.

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PSC · 31 July 2026 · 6 min read

How to close out PSC deficiencies (without getting flagged again)

Action codes 17, 16 and 15 set the deadline. Here is the evidence that closes a PSC deficiency, and how to stop the same finding recurring across the fleet.

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PSC · 31 July 2026 · 7 min read

PSC deficiency codes explained: what each code means

The five-digit deficiency codes, the action codes that set deadlines, the real difference between code 17 and code 30, and where to find the official Paris MoU list.

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PSC · 31 July 2026 · 7 min read

PSC detention: what it really costs and what happens next

The full bill for a PSC detention: off-hire and repair costs in EUR, risk-profile escalation, charterer visibility, and the Paris MoU banning ladder.

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PSC · 31 July 2026 · 6 min read

PSC pre-inspection checklist by vessel type

The core PSC checklist is the same on every ship. The extra items are not. Practical pre-arrival checklists for tankers, gas carriers, bulkers and ro-ros.

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PSC · 31 July 2026 · 7 min read

SIRE vs PSC: how vetting and Port State Control differ

One is the law's floor, the other a charterer's judgement. Why passing Port State Control says little about vetting, and which record a tanker operator should mind first.

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PSC · 31 July 2026 · 7 min read

The five most common PSC deficiency areas (and how to avoid them)

Fire safety leads the Paris MoU 2025 deficiency statistics, ISM is the single most recorded finding, and general cargo ships get detained at far above the average rate.

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PSC · 31 July 2026 · 7 min read

The Paris MoU Ship Risk Profile explained

The weighting points behind low, standard and high risk, what each level means for inspection frequency, and why one ship's detention taxes the whole fleet.

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PSC · 31 July 2026 · 6 min read

Tokyo MoU vs Paris MoU: the differences that matter to fleet managers

Same conventions, different rules: risk thresholds, inspection windows, flag lists and enforcement compared across the two big Port State Control regimes.

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PSC · 31 July 2026 · 7 min read

What happens during a Port State Control inspection

The fixed sequence of a PSC inspection, from targeting and boarding through certificate checks, escalation, crew drills, and the report that follows the ship for 36 months.

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PSC · 16 June 2026 · 5 min read

How to prepare for a Port State Control (PSC) inspection

What PSC officers tend to check first, the deficiencies that recur, and a pre-inspection routine that surfaces them while there is still time to fix them.

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Beyond the reading.

These guides explain the regime. Fleetward is how a fleet gets ready for it: the crew documents the pre-inspection on mobile, and the office sees the gaps before the inspector does.

How Fleetward prepares a ship for PSC