Port State guides

Port State detention risk: US Coast Guard

The US Coast Guard covers United States ports. Like other Port State Control regimes, it selects ships for inspection using a risk profile built from factors such as ship type and age, flag, the company's performance and the ship's own inspection history.

What inspectors commonly look at

• Certificates and documents, and whether surveys are in their windows.
• Fire safety and life-saving appliances.
• The safety management system in practice.
• Pollution prevention and record books.
• Navigation, and working and living conditions.

Before you arrive

Check the ship's profile, close open items from the last inspection, and run a pre-arrival checklist with the Master. The free detention-risk check shows the profile and the likely focus areas; it is a profile, never a forecast.

Always read the regime's own published rules and campaigns for the period of your call.