Code 15150

ISM

This deficiency falls under the ISM category of the harmonised PSC inspection system. It relates to the Safety Management Certificate statutory certificate. The governing international instrument is ISM Code (International Safety Management Code).

Prior to consolidation, ISM-related findings were recorded under individual sub-codes (e.g. 15101–15149). These were merged into a single code (15150) in the harmonised system.

Inspection Statistics

Total findings

1,546

Detention correlation

21.9%

MoU region breakdown

MoU regionFindings
paris1,204
bsmou141
medmou138
tokyo33
iomou17

Year trend

YearFindings
2017181
2018124
2019130
2020135
2021161
2022184
2023177
2024163
2025230
202661

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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