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Port state control (PSC) is an inspection regime for countries to inspect foreign-registered ships in port other than those of the flag state and take action against ships that are not in compliance. Inspectors for PSC are called PSC officers (PSCOs), and are required to investigate compliance with the requirements of international conventions ...
Inspections are done either under Flag State responsibility or Port State responsibility. The four basic categories of vessels subject to inspection are: Passenger vessels. This category of vessel includes crew boats, nautical school vessels, cruise ships, excursion vessels, charter fishing boats, etc., carrying more than six passengers.
The International Ship and Port Facility Security ( ISPS) Code is an amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention (1974/1988) on Maritime security including minimum security arrangements for ships, ports and government agencies. Having come into force in 2004, it prescribes responsibilities to governments, shipping companies ...
Flag of convenience ( FOC) is a business practice whereby a ship's owners register a merchant ship in a ship register of a country other than that of the ship's owners, and the ship flies the civil ensign of that country, called the flag state. [ 1] The term is often used pejoratively, and although common, the practice is sometimes regarded as ...
Port of Entry United States Road/Highway City and State Mexican Port of Entry Mexican Road/Highway City and State Status Otay Mesa East: SR 11 Toll: East Otay Mesa, California: Mesa de Otay II: Tijuana, Baja California: This is expected to be the first toll-based border crossing on the US-Mexico border. It is planned to open in 2024. [3]
Caribbean MOU. The Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Caribbean MoU) is an international regional organization whose purpose is to organize and harmonize Port State Control inspections on ships calling at ports of its member states. The possibility of inspecting ships flying a foreign flag was formalized by the Montego ...
In computing, a stateful firewall is a network-based firewall that individually tracks sessions of network connections traversing it. Stateful packet inspection, also referred to as dynamic packet filtering, [1] is a security feature often used in non-commercial and business networks.
The vessel passed foreign port state inspections in June and September 2023. In the June inspection, a faulty monitor gauge for fuel pressure was rectified before departure, Singapore’s port ...