Code 14804
Ballast Water Exchange
This deficiency falls under the Pollution Prevention category of the harmonised PSC inspection system. It relates to the International Ballast Water Management statutory certificate. The governing international instrument is MARPOL (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships).
Inspection Statistics
Total findings
53
Detention correlation
9.4%
MoU region breakdown
| MoU region | Findings |
|---|---|
| paris | 49 |
| bsmou | 2 |
| medmou | 2 |
Year trend
| Year | Findings |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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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