- Port State Control (PSC) Inspection Regime (Updated)
- Inspection priorities:
- High-risk vessels (100% inspection per MSA Notice 2023-45):
- Age >15 years (20 years for bulk carriers)
- Previous detentions (within last 3 years)
- Flags on Paris/Tokyo MoU blacklists
- New: Ships without EEXI/CII documentation
- New: Vessels with overdue surveys
- Concentrated Inspection Campaigns (CICs):
- 2024 Fire Safety (July-Sept):
- Focus: Fire damper operation
- Testing of emergency lighting duration
- New: Verification of fire pump capacity
- 2024 Cyber Security (Oct-Dec):
- Focus: Network segmentation
- Verification of backup systems
- New: Crew awareness testing
- 2024 Fire Safety (July-Sept):
- High-risk vessels (100% inspection per MSA Notice 2023-45):
- Deficiency statistics (2024 Q1-Q2):
- Top 5 deficiencies:
- Emergency generator auto-start failure (23%)
- IMDG Code documentation errors (18%)
- Oil record book discrepancies (15%)
- Inadequate cyber security measures (12%)
- Lifeboat engine start failures (9%)
- New: Incorrect garbage segregation (7%)
- Detention statistics:
- Average detention rate: 4.7% (2023: 5.2%)
- New: 38% of detentions related to safety equipment
- Top 5 deficiencies:
- Inspection priorities:
- Environmental Compliance (Enhanced)
- Air emissions control:
- ECA requirements (Yangtze River Delta):
- Sulfur oxides: ≤0.1% (fuel sampling every bunkering)
- Nitrogen oxides: Tier III for ships built after 2021
- PM2.5 monitoring for vessels >5,000GT
- New: Black carbon monitoring trial for >20,000GT
- EU ETS implementation (from 2024):
- COâ‚‚ reporting for all >5,000GT vessels
- Required monitoring plan submission
- New: First surrender due September 2025
- ECA requirements (Yangtze River Delta):
- Ballast water management:
- D-2 standard enforcement:
- Mandatory for all ships >400GT
- Sediment sampling during 30% of PSC inspections
- New: Ballast water record book cross-checking
- High-risk zones:
- Yangshan: Special ballast exchange area 30nm offshore
- New: Real-time salinity monitoring at discharge points
- D-2 standard enforcement:
- Plastic regulations:
- Mandatory garbage management plan updates
- No single-use plastics in port operations
- New: Microplastic discharge prohibited
- Air emissions control:
- Safety Management Enforcement (Revised)
- Mandatory drills (per SOLAS Chapter III):
- Monthly:
- Abandon ship (full muster with immersion suits)
- Fire fighting (including SCBA duration tests)
- New: Enclosed space entry procedure review
- Quarterly:
- Damage control (for passenger ships)
- Cyber attack response (tabletop exercises)
- New: Emergency steering drill
- Monthly:
- Equipment certification:
- Lifesaving appliances:
- Annual servicing by authorized stations (list at msa.gov.cn)
- RFID tags for life rafts (tracking maintenance)
- New: Lifeboat load test every 5 years
- Firefighting systems:
- Monthly pump pressure tests (recorded)
- Thermal imaging camera checks
- New: Foam concentrate testing
- Lifesaving appliances:
- Mandatory drills (per SOLAS Chapter III):
- Cargo Operations Regulations (Expanded)
- Container safety:
- VGM verification:
- Tolerance: ±5% or 1 tonne (whichever less)
- 5% random weighing of declared containers
- New: Mandatory VGM for all outbound containers
- Dangerous goods:
- Mandatory segregation checks before loading
- EMS guide compatibility verification
- New: Temperature monitoring for Class 4.1
- VGM verification:
- Bulk cargo safety:
- Mandatory declarations:
- Moisture content for mineral concentrates (TML test)
- Angle of repose for grain cargoes (max 35°)
- New: Hydrogen sulfide monitoring for iron ore
- Coal cargo monitoring:
- Methane levels below 20% LEL
- Temperature monitoring every 4 hours
- New: Mandatory gas freeing before discharge
- Mandatory declarations:
- Container safety:
- Navigation Safety Rules (Updated)
- VTS requirements:
- Mandatory reporting points:
- Yangshan Approach: 30°30’N 122°15’E (Ch 08)
- Changjiang Kou: 31°20’N 121°55’E (Ch 71)
- Wusongkou: 31°23’N 121°30’E (Ch 12)
- New: Jinshan: 30°42’N 121°19’E (Ch 14)
- AIS-SART testing before entry
- New: Mandatory ECDIS updates verification
- Mandatory reporting points:
- Special areas:
- Yangshan Phase IV-VI:
- Speed limit: 10 knots (5 knots in fog)
- No overtaking within 1nm of terminals
- Mandatory bow thruster use when available
- New: Tug escort required for >300m LOA
- Yangshan Phase IV-VI:
- VTS requirements:
- Enforcement Measures (2024 Update)
- Penalty system:
- Minor violations (Level 1):
- Warning + rectification order (48hr compliance)
- Example: Improper garbage segregation
- New: Documentation errors without safety impact
- Major violations (Level 3):
- Fines up to RMB 500,000
- Vessel detention until rectification
- Company blacklisting for 3+ violations/year
- New: Master’s license suspension for severe cases
- Minor violations (Level 1):
- Appeal process:
- 7-day window to contest findings
- Online portal (msa.gov.cn/appeal) with:
- Document upload
- Case tracking
- New: Video evidence submission
- Penalty system:
