This is the 2009 Annual Port State Control (PSC) Report for the United States. This marks the twelfth edition of our annual report. This report provides the opportunity for transparent release of key statistical markers for use by other governmental and private sector entities in their assessments of vessel performance. Although the complete elimination of substandard shipping is a difficult goal to achieve, transparency of performance data is a key tool to obtaining that mark. Calendar year 2009 marked the fifteenth year of our formal Port State Control Program. In 2009, a total of 8,557 individual vessels, from 86 different Flag Administrations, made 75,902 port calls to the United States. The Coast Guard conducted 9,657 SOLAS safety exams and 8,725 ISPS exams on these vessels. The total number of ships detained in 2009 for environmental protection and safety related deficiencies decreased from 176 to 161. The total number of ships detained in 2009 for security related deficiencies decreased from 27 to 18. During calendar year 2009, we saw a drop in nearly all of the key tracking factors, likely owing to the downturn in worldwide economic conditions.


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