This is the 2006 Annual Port State Control (PSC) Report for the United States. The Coast Guard is strongly committed to sharing our PSC targeting methodology and publishing PSC compliance performance with the maritime community in our efforts to eliminate substandard shipping. On our twelfth year of Port State Control in the United States, we continue to see a declining trend of detentions and major control actions imposed on foreign ships. This cumulative improvement is a testament to our mutual resolve to effectively address substandard shipping and indicates that the collective diligence of all involved parties, port State, flag State, Recognized Organizations, and vessel owner and operator efforts are paying off. In 2006, a total of 8,178 individual vessels, from 79 different flag States, made 78,668 port calls to the United States. The Coast Guard conducted 10,136 SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) safety exams and 9,053 ISPS (International Ship and Port Facility) exams on these vessels. The total number of ships detained in 2006 for safety related deficiencies decreased from 127 to 110. The total number of ships detained in 2006 for security related deficiencies decreased from 51 to 35. At the same time, the number of distinct arrivals from 2005 to 2006 increased from 7,850 to 8,178.
Port State Control in the United States, Annual Report 2006
2006
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Marine & Waterway Transportation , Transportation Safety , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , US ports , United States , Annual reports , Marine security , Marine safety , Marine environmental protection , Enforcement , Initiatives , Detained vessels , Class-related detentions , Targeted flag States , Operational deficiencies , Quality of shipping , Class society performance , Safety of Life at Sea(SOLAS) , International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) , International Safety Management Code , Port State Control(PSC) , Maritime security standards , Security screening , United States Coast Guard(USCG) , Department of Homeland Security(DHS)