01. Detention Items
1) Ship overloaded.
2) Cargo hatch covers cannot be closed but vessel is still navigating.
3) Cargo hatch coamings or hatch covers have corroded holes.
4) Fire main rusted through with holes. Fire main severely corroded.
5) Fixed fire extinguishing system CO2 piping leading to cargo holds, engine room, or cargo pump room rusted through with holes.
6) Engine room ventilation trunk fire dampers severely corroded or funnel vents cannot be closed.
7) Steering gear defective, rudder stock to rudder blade connecting bolts loose, nuts missing.
8) Main deck has corroded holes or frames detached from shell plating.
9) Anchor chain corrosion exceeds limits.
10) Ballast tank, fresh water tank, fuel oil tank air pipes have corroded holes or pipe caps cannot be closed.
11) Lifeboat davits have corroded holes.
12) Lifeboat hoisting winch brake faulty.
13) Lifeboat davits severely corroded.
14) Fire doors cannot be closed or fire doors do not meet fire rating requirements.
15) Cargo hold forward and aft bulkheads have corroded holes or cargo hold top side tanks leaking.
16) Ballast tank or fresh water tank sounding pipes rusted through.
17) Watertight doors on main deck cannot be closed tightly or watertight rubber gaskets damaged or rubber channel cracked.
18) Deck house bulkheads or hatch coamings corroded through with holes.
19) Forepeak tank isolation valve seized or cannot be remotely operated.
20) Fire hydrant or fire main “isolation valve” leading to accommodation area seized.
21) Pilot ladder or pilot /disembarkation arrangement not in compliance.
22) Cargo hold ventilator dampers not free-moving or casing has holes.
23) Emergency steering practical test shows one method unsuccessful.
24) Void spaces have accumulated water or oily water exceeding 50cm.
25) Engine room pipe tunnel internal accumulated water exceeding 50cm.
26) Shell plating above waterline corroded more than 5%, draft marks, load line marks unclear.
27) Rudder stock sinking.
28) Upper rudder carrier seal ring leaking.
02. Fire Doors
1) A-class fire doors lacking self-closing device: Wheelhouse stairs, engine room entrance in accommodation, refrigerating machinery room.
2) Self-closing device damaged (Carpenter).
3) Self-closing door deformed, unable to close or close properly.
4) Fire door in passage between steering gear room and engine room tied with wire, not maintained in self-closing condition.
5) Fire door on deck accommodation wedged open with wooden chock in permanently open position.
6) Engine room entrance to steering gear room tied open with rope.
7) Self-closing door on deck trunkway left in permanently open position.
8) One fire door in mess room in open position.
03. Watertight Doors
1) Handles rusted, not free-moving, rubber channel rusted, rubber perished allowing light penetration, not watertight (Carpenter).
2) /close markings missing (Carpenter).
3) Watertight doors must have a force bar (both inside and outside).
4) Watertight door deformed.
5) Watertight door rubber gasket contaminated with paint or oil, some rubber perished, not watertight.
04. Deck and Accommodation Lighting, Signal Lights, Navigation Lights
1) Switch or light damaged.
2) Light bracket rusted, main mast signal light base corroded. Port and starboard light brackets rusted through. Side light housing corroded.
3) Emergency lights on exterior accommodation not conspicuous (should be painted red).
4) Inner baffle of side light should be non-reflective black paint.
5) Remove all paint from navigation lights.
All navigation lights need cleaning.
Emergency light covers need cleaning. Forepeak tank has exposed light.
05. Air Pipe Heads
1) Rusted, protective cover must be in good condition.
2) Float detached (tap air pipe head with foot, should feel float moving; float disc etc. easily damaged, this is a detention item).
3) Markings unclear.
4) Flame screen ineffective;
Oil tank vent openings must have flame screen cover.
06. Sounding Pipes
1) Sounding pipe base severely corroded.
07. Galley
1) Galley exhaust fan blocked by grease; galley ventilator too much grease, grease needs cleaning;
Galley exhaust hood grease deposit too heavy.
2) One mesh hole too large in fire screen above galley wok.
3) Range hood in galley has no filter.
4) Freezer room temperature cannot reach -18 degrees Celsius.
5) Galley refrigerator dirty.
6) Vent trunk above mess room water boiler dirty.
7) Meat room floor has cardboard and food.
8) Galley floor tiles cracked.
9) Galley lacks dedicated plastic garbage bin.
10) One mesh hole too large in fire screen above galley wok.
11) Galley and mess room tidy, garbage sorted clearly and neatly. Range hood and its ducting clean, closing device in good condition.
Freezer room stowed neatly.
08. Ventilators
1) Engine room ventilator remote closing wire jammed.
(Can be detained)
2) Ventilators on main deck, forecastle deck, poop deck exceeding 900mm in height require adequate support (add brackets).
3) Coaming, support structure in good condition.
4) Ventilator no obvious rust marks or /holes or other temporary repair measures (e.g., tape patches).
5) Markings: Ventilator lacks /close markings;
“Open” and “Close” directions and compartment name markings must be clear. Engine room ventilator /close direction marked incorrectly.
6) Ventilator damper plate rusted through.
7) /close free-moving, can be effectively opened and closed, but some ventilators jammed in open position;
Ventilator not watertight when closed tightly.
8) Cap-type ventilator wing nuts covered by paint, not free-moving, lack markings.
9) Accommodation ventilator on compass deck flame screen partially detached, ineffective.
10) Forecastle store room ventilator rubber perished.
11) Funnel deck engine room ventilator fire damper not working; for old ships, engine room main fan trunk must be opened to check damper condition. Pump room ventilator fire damper faulty.
09. Louvers
1) Funnel not closing tightly or has rust holes or rusted.
2) Battery room ventilation louver partially rusted away.
3) Funnel louver not closing tightly, has rust holes at top.
10. Main Deck Fire Main System
1) Fire main leakage condition: Shut off forecastle anchor wash, close all fire hydrants, start engine room fire pump to pressure 6 kg/cm2. If main fire main does not leak after 3-5 minutes, condition is good.
2) Main fire main isolation valve: Isolation valve opens and closes normally. Due to long disuse, often seized. Should be /closed 1-2 times per month on average, normally kept closed, so it gets operated each time accommodation is washed down.
(System SQPR0903-2FJ “Port State Control Inspection Item Self-Check List” specifies 3rd Engineer is responsible).
3) Drain valve: Drain valve closed for long periods, seized, not free-moving, causing residual water to accumulate in fire main, accelerating corrosion and rusting.
4) Expansion joint: Expansion joint leaking, due to long-term internal rubber perishing, needs re-machining or replacement.
However, due to poor longitudinal strength of old ships, the expansion amplitude of the midship expansion joint increases during each cargo operation, causing leakage.
5) Deck fire main not marked per system, should have directional arrow markings.
6) Main fire main lacks maintenance.
7) Fire main piping found severely corroded and leaking during hydrostatic test.
8) After berthing: Shut off anchor wash to prevent insufficient pressure from emergency fire pump during PSC inspection.
9) Fire hydrant: Cannot be closed tightly, has drip leak. /close seized, difficult to operate (Detention item for 3rd Officer).
11. Cargo Hold Access Hatch
1) Coaming rusted through, rubber perished or detached.
2) Wing nuts missing.
3) Hinge seized, /closing very difficult.
4) No locking pin for open position.
5) Vertical ladder access hatch closed, personnel not permitted to use, normal use of Australian ladder is safe.
There was a previous accident where a crew member fell from a vertical ladder.
12. Hatch Covers
1) Some watertight rubber gaskets detached, cannot guarantee watertightness.
2)
After closing, inspect the lower hatch to ensure it is light-tight.
3) After closing, flush water against the hatch cover gap to ensure it is watertight.
4) Some small hatch cover rubber gaskets need replacement.
5) Hatch cover quick-acting cleats are corroded and not movable.
6) Hatch cover has holes.
Cargo hatch covers cannot ensure weathertightness and watertightness; during tank inspection, the hatch covers are considered not watertight (vessel will be detained in Australia).
7) No gap between the hatch cover and the stopper block (generally not exceeding 2mm).
8) Cargo hatch cover support bracket cracked.
13. Cargo Hold Equipment
1) Cargo hold gas detection vent has no identification.
2) Hatch cover drainage channel severely corroded, pulley partially corroded.
3) Cargo hold bilge water level alarm switch panel placed in the closed position (main power).
4) Part of the hatch coaming severely corroded.
5) Deck hydraulic valve handle damaged.
6) Cargo hold ventilator cannot be fully opened nor fully closed; the cargo hold ventilation closing device must be movable.
7) Storm valves for each cargo hold: unobstructed, float ball movable, cover normal.
8) Cargo hold Australian ladder normal.
9) Bilge well pumping test normal.
14. Deck Scuppers: Whether blocked, or strainer rusted through.
15. Handrail supports at various locations throughout the ship rusted through at the base.
16. Ballast Tank Manholes: Whether not tightly closed, stud screws damaged, watertight rubber gasket aged and perished, manhole severely rusted.
17. Lower Hold Manholes
1) Manhole missing wing nuts.
2) Manhole rubber aged, edges rusted.
3) Manhole cover rusted through with holes.
18. Cable Release Gear
1) No cable release gear.
2) No sledgehammer (painted red) at the cable release gear location, needs to be provided.
19. Battery Room
1) Door must have identification.
2) Battery room needs cleaning.
3) Battery room door lacks no-fire, no-smoking safety signs.
4) Battery electrolyte level in the battery room is low.
5) Must be equipped with protective goggles, eye drops, and protective rubber gloves.
20. Anchor Equipment
1) Brake band severely worn.
2) Windlass tongue plate deformed.
3) Chain stopper notch severely worn.
4) Chain stopper pin worn, clearance too large.
5) Chain stopper pivot shaft worn, clearance too large.
6) Gear guard rusted through.
7) Base gusset plate rusted through.
8) Windlass lacks lubrication.
9) Windlass piping leaking oil.
10) Oil leakage at the port windlass control console.
11) Control handle and pin severely corroded.
12) Starboard windlass brake device deformed.
13) Port and starboard anchor stowing plate has cracks and deformation.
14) Windlass gear lacks grease.
15) A small number of anchor chain link studs detached.
16) No chain pipe cover.
21. Mooring Winch
1) Bearing bush worn, jumping up and down during rotation.
2) Stern mooring winch clutch operating lever missing pin.
3) Mooring winch gear guard corroded.
22. Life-Saving Appliances
1) Lifeboat searchlight not working.
2) Searchlight cannot be rotated left and right, seized by rust.
3) Embarkation ladder handrail stanchions severely corroded.
4) Port and starboard lifeboat on-load release gear blocked by paint.
5) Lifeboat handrail soft pad in poor condition.
6) Boat deck emergency light socket not movable.
7) Boat launching and recovery control switch box damaged.
8) Lifeboat motor corroded with defects.
9) Lifeboat davit pulley wall thickness significantly reduced.
10) Lifeboat lowering gear not secure.
11) Lifeboat drum brake parts, except for the gear which is usable, all others need replacement.
23. Other Fire-Fighting Equipment
1) Funnel fire damper cannot be closed.
2) Accommodation fire damper not functioning.
3) Standard discharge connection flange non-compliant.
24. Garbage Management
1) Crew garbage bins are plastic, non-compliant, need to be changed to metal.
2) Garbage bins must have metal lids, garbage bins must not leak.
3) Chief Officer’s office needs a garbage bin for plastic.
4) Garbage segregation unclear.
5) Garbage on the poop deck directly piled on deck, not collected into garbage bins.
6) Garbage not stored according to segregation categories.
7) Garbage bins in accommodation and stern should be made of non-combustible material.
8) Garbage not segregated as required, garbage records not proper.
9) Post garbage control procedures in public places.
10) Garbage Record Book:
1) Incineration of plastic garbage should have start and end times, as well as start and end ship positions.
2) When port reception facilities are available, plastic garbage and other garbage should be recorded separately.
11) Do not use empty oil drums to burn garbage, otherwise, a fine will be imposed, especially in Gwangyang Port, South Korea, extra attention is needed.
12) The new MARPOL regulations stipulate: Added to the types of garbage prohibited from discharge: incinerator ash from plastic products which may contain toxic or heavy metal residues.
Therefore, when recording in the Garbage Record Book, it is best not to record item 6. If recorded, it should be noted: excluding incinerator ash from plastic products which may contain toxic or heavy metal residues.
13) Garbage Record Book does not meet the requirements of MARPOL 73/78 amendments.
14) The garbage disposal regulation placard must be placed in the mess room.
15) Garbage warning signs need to be posted on both sides.
25. Chief Officer Management
1) The “Cargo Stowage Plan” prepared by the Chief Officer must be approved by the Master before execution.
2) There are instances of crew members rigging private antennas.
3) The muster list does not designate personnel for the maintenance of life-saving appliances.
4) Discharge plan does not show hull strength, shear force, bending moment, and waterline. Master’s signature required.
5) Deck Logbook not signed and reviewed by the Chief Officer.
6) Gangway watch did not check identification.
7) Loading sequence plan incompletely filled.
8) Chief Officer not proficient in using the combustible gas analyzer.
9) Certificate for the hazardous gas detector in the Chief Officer’s possession expired.
10) Some hatch cover hydraulic jacks leaking oil.
11) Store room (deck) still needs cleaning and organizing.
12) Port Captain questioned the ship’s SMS implementation level; an external audit is required.
13) No maintenance certificate for the lifeboat launching and on-load release gear system on board.
14) Duty crew did not register the boarding inspector; a security external audit must be conducted.
15) Multiple deficiencies indicate that the maintenance of the ship and equipment, and the operation status of the ISM system need improvement.
16) Bulk loading manual not provided; /Shore Safety Checklist for bulk cargo loading not provided.
17) Monthly maintenance plan and report not provided.
18) Shipboard working language does not meet requirements.
19) No inspection or identification check of persons boarding at the gangway entrance.
20) Stowage plan calculation does not comply with SOLAS Convention.
21) “Compass Deviation Log” has few records.
22) Dangerous goods not stowed according to the requirements of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.
23) Ship safety system cannot ensure the loading of dangerous goods according to the IMDG Code.
24) Left page entries in the Deck Logbook are not standardized.
25) Deficiencies indicate that the ISM cannot ensure the maintenance of the ship and equipment.
26) Pre-voyage meeting lacks specific content regarding areas for ballast water exchange, garbage disposal, and oily water disposal.
27) Operating procedures for all critical equipment not posted in the crew’s working language.
28) Oil drums and other flammable materials stored in the recreation room.
29) Access control non-compliant — visitor identification documents not checked.
30) Damage control plan on the navigation bridge not approved by the classification society.
31) “Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan” missing piping diagram.
32) No records of magnetic compass deviation determination; Deck Logbook amendments and entries lack standardization.
Gyrocompass error measurement is insufficient. The compass error logbook is not recorded in a standardized manner.
26. Watchkeeping Schedule
1) The crew rest hours schedule should be posted on the bridge and in the chief officer’s office.
2) The daily “Watchkeeping and Rest Record” is incomplete or shows obvious signs of falsification (e.g., personnel responsible for operations such as engine room bunkering, deck watering, berthing, and unberthing are recorded as being on rest).
3) The crew work and rest schedule lacks the signature of the person who prepared it.
4) The SMS cannot ensure correct recording of watchkeeping and rest hours. The Master cannot ensure the rest hours of watchkeeping personnel in accordance with STCW.
27. Mooring Winches
1) The clutch lacks a safety locking pin.
2) The mooring winch handle is damaged.
3) The mooring winch brake base is deformed.
4) No safety net is placed at the gangway.
5) Oxygen and acetylene cylinders are stored in an incorrect location.
6) No obvious /hydraulic oil leakage from windlasses, cargo winches, and mooring winches; no severe corrosion or cracking of the base.
28. Steering Gear Room
1) The emergency steering gear room lacks emergency steering operation procedures.
2) The steering gear room door is not kept closed.
29. Gangway
1) The roller on the lower platform of the starboard gangway is damaged.
2) The motor cover of the port gangway is cracked.
3) The safety net arrangement for the gangway bridge plate is not standardized.
4) The gangway safety net is not hung in accordance with requirements.
5) Gangways on both sides of the accommodation: The end steps should be painted with orange-yellow luminous paint (yellow and black stripes), and the crossbeams should also be yellow and black striped.
6) A wooden gangway plank should be placed connecting the gangway steps to the quay.
30. Drip Trays
1) Debris is piled up in the drip tray.
2) The drip tray is rusted through with holes.
3) The upper edge of the drip tray is severely rusted.
4) The drain hole of the drip tray is blocked, the plug is missing, or rusted and ineffective.
5) Screw plugs for each oil spill tray should be kept mobile and normally closed (drain when water is present).
6) Wooden plugs must not be used for drip trays on deck.
7) The /discharge points of drip trays for deck oil tank vents and bunkering flanges were originally equipped with hard rubber plugs; mechanical threaded plugs should be used.
31. Deck Valves
1) The remote drainage switch for the forepeak tank is inoperative.
32. Mooring Equipment
1) The sealing cover of some deck fairlead rollers is damaged.
2) The fairlead roller is not working.
33. Vent Pipes
1) Vent pipe heads for ballast tanks – some /rubber gaskets are displaced (floats in the two vent pipes of the forepeak tank are stuck in the air intake).
2) The flame screen of the fuel oil tank air pipe is damaged.
3) The vent pipe floats are intact and present.
(Tapping the “vent cap” to cause shaking can be used to check for the presence of a “ball” inside).
4) The fuel oil vent pipe is not secured.
34. Access Hatches to Lower Compartments
1) The watertight bulkhead manhole in the aft store room is kept in the open position.
35. Deck Cranes, Store Crane
1) PSC inspector requirements for deck cranes: The front window should have a windshield wiper.
If the glass is damaged, tempered glass should be custom-made. The safety chain should be painted yellow or red and white.
2) The safety pin of the hook should be mobile. Cargo hooks, shackles, and blocks lack stamped identification numbers.
(After stamping the number, it is best to paint it with silver paint to prevent rust).
3) The small shackle securing the limit switch ring for the stores crane is prone to chafing and breakage.
4) The cargo wire of the deck crane is not greased and is severely rusted.
5) The deck crane room floor has oil stains.
6) The stores crane must have a safe working load (SWL) marked.
7) The cargo wire is severely corroded with some broken wires.
8) The limit stop for the spare parts derrick is corroded.
36. Miscellaneous Items
1) The embarkation point padeyes and handrails for the forward life raft need to be rearranged (cut an opening).
2) The bulwark railing is bent.
3) The ventilation cover for the forepeak elbow is corroded, and the rubber seal is aged.
4) The bridge door cannot be opened; the bridge door is rotten and damaged.
5) The watertight window dogging handle is broken.
6) The deck grating has rust holes.
7) The ship’s loading computer cannot pass the setup test.
8) The exhaust fan in the paint room is inoperable.
9) The securing bracket for the spare anchor is rusted through.
10) Some deck lighting fixture covers are dirty and do not transmit light.
11) The lighting switches on the bridge wings are stuck.
12) Cable penetrations are not sealed.
13) Longitudinal stiffeners and frame structures inside the topside tanks are locally severely corroded.
(Detainable item).
14) Excessive number of lubricating oil drums on deck.
15) Fire hose box is corroded (Third Officer).
16) Anchor bell is missing.
17) The corridor floor inside the accommodation is buckled.
18) The edge of the skylight cover is damaged.
19) The exterior of the engine room escape hatch door should have a handle.
20) Several restricted areas are not locked.
37. Markings
1) Load line marks, waterline, ship’s name, and port of registry must be clearly visible.
2) Deck protrusions should be painted with orange-yellow luminous paint or white paint: padeyes, topside tank access doors, etc.
3) Helicopter landing area markings should be white paint or orange-yellow luminous paint.
4) Access to the main deck work area should be barricaded with yellow and black striped rope, with markings in Chinese and English: ENTRY WORK AREA WITH HELMET.
5) The battery room door lacks a “No Smoking” safety sign.
6) The engine room escape hatch and emergency exits must have markings.
7) Escape door markings are unclear. (Third Officer)
38. Lighting
1) The lighting switch in the midship deck house is damaged.
39. Battery Room
1) The lighting switch in the battery room is rusted stuck.
2) The battery room requires maintenance.
3) The battery room vent opening lacks a mesh screen.
4) The emergency battery room lacks a “No Open Flames” sign.
5) The battery room lacks eyewash solution or protective gloves.
40. Pilot Ladder
1) Must fully comply with IMO requirements (specific regulations are in the SMS instruction documents).
2) Check if the pilot ladder steps are damaged.
3) A retrieval line is tied to the lower end of the pilot rope ladder.
41. Hospital / Medical Room
1) Some medicines lack expiration dates.
2) The light in the hospital room toilet is not working.
3) The oxygen cylinder in the hospital room has insufficient pressure.
4) The hospital room lacks a spare oxygen cylinder.
5) No other items should be stored in the hospital room refrigerator.
6) No patient stretcher is available.
7) There are expired medicines.
8) The type of emergency stretcher is not approved.
9) Medical portable oxygen bag; the hospital room requires an oxygen cylinder with a breathing mask.
10) No first aid chart is posted in the hospital room.
