Code 14501
Garbage shipboard handling
This deficiency falls under the Pollution Prevention category of the harmonised PSC inspection system. The governing international instrument is MARPOL (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships).
Inspection Statistics
Total findings
232
Detention correlation
15.5%
MoU region breakdown
| MoU region | Findings |
|---|---|
| paris | 106 |
| bsmou | 39 |
| medmou | 38 |
| tokyo | 36 |
| iomou | 6 |
Year trend
| Year | Findings |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 37 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2024 | 31 |
| 2025 | 33 |
| 2026 | 15 |
Based on 12,814 inspections with itemised deficiency records (7% of 183,503 total inspections). Detention correlation is the share of inspections with this finding that ended in detention.
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