The port state control and their role in the maritime safety (original) (raw)
As a result of maritime accidents, states began to take action for some time trying to remove from its waters and ports to vessels that may be capable of harming human life and the environment through the implementation of Port State Control (PSC.) The Port State Control is the inspection of foreign ships by the port governing states in order to verify the condition of the vessel and its equipment meet the requirements of international conventions and which are managed and operated in accordance with international law force. The primary responsibility of a ship meets all the requirements imposed on their state flag, and if all flag states comply with their duties inspections by state boards of the ports would not be necessary. In Romania, ANR purpose is to reduce the number of substandard ships sailing in waters under through: a) increasing compliance with relevant national and international legislation on maritime safety, environmental protection and working conditions and life on board, regardless of their flag; b) establishing a common criteria for port State control of ships, harmonizing procedures on inspection and detention, taking into account its commitment made by the maritime authorities of Romania and the European Union Member States of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on PSC.
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