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Appendix 2: DCV Inspection Data

Table 1 - DCV inspections by office (top 15)

20222023% of total in 2023
Brisbane275Sydney2509.4%
Sydney268Cairns2338.8%
Airlie/Mackay263Brisbane2288.6%
Fremantle235Fremantle1997.5%
Cairns206Hobart1997.5%
Hobart171Airlie/Mackay1826.9%
Adelaide153Newcastle1264.7%
Melbourne137Townsville1244.7%
Gladstone130Adelaide1074.0%
Darwin104Port Kembla1054.0%
Port Kembla98Gladstone1023.8%
Coffs Harbour93Geraldton1003.8%
Geraldton62Melbourne923.5%
Newcastle43Coffs Harbour883.3%
State based agencies330State based agencies30511.5%

Table 2 - DCV inspections by state

State/territory20222023
Queensland859838
New South Wales792821
Western Australia349386
Tasmania193225
Victoria165137
South Australia146107
Northern Territory10575
Other / Not stated5365
ACT910
Total26712654

Table 3 – DCV deficiencies by deficiency type

Deficiency type2022 Deficiencies2023 Deficiencies2023 Share %Trend
Life-Saving Appliances2115221422.7%
SMS1843192719.8%
Fire Safety1410146815.1%
Structural Conditions7339259.5%
Certificates & Documentation6516536.7%
Safety of Navigation4956366.5%
Labour Conditions5795956.1%
Radio Communications2964604.7%
Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery2693593.7%
Water/Weather-Tight2232482.5%
Alarms59900.9%
Emergency Systems57580.6%
Pollution Prevention31350.6%
Dangerous Goods8100.4%
Total87699733  

Table 4 – DCV Inspections by Vessel Class

 20222023
Vessel TypeInspections% of InspectionsInspections% of Inspections
Class 1 Passenger59322.2%43216.3%
Class 2 Non-Passenger101037.8%112342.3%
Class 3 Fishing82630.9%84531.8%
Class 4 Hire and Drive2429.1%2248.4%
Unknown00.0%301.1%
Total2671 2654 

Note: Class is that valid at the time of inspection

Table 5 – 2023 DCV Deficiencies by Vessel Class and Deficiency Category

Vessel typeStructural/ equipmentOperationalHuman factorSMSLabour ConditionsTotal
Class 1 - Passenger1028340473811001896
Class 2 - Non-Passenger2082625738572223859
Class 3 - Fishing1793585615242093172
Class 4 - Hire and Drive441108615863776
Unknown14717130
Total5358166518819275959733
Deficiency Rate2.020.630.070.730.223.67

Note: Class is that valid at the time of inspection

Table 6 – 2023 DCV Deficiencies Rates by Vessel Class

Vessel typeInspectionsDeficienciesDeficiency RateDetainable DeficienciesShare of Detainable Deficiencies
Class 1 - Passenger43218964.395525.0%
Class 2 - Non-Passenger112338593.447534.1%
Class 3 - Fishing84531723.757634.5%
Class 4 - Hire and Drive2247763.46146.4%
Unknown30301.0000%
Total265497333.67220 

Table 7 – DCV Detainable Deficiencies by Deficiency Category

 20222023
Deficiency Type2022 Detainable Deficiencies2022 Category Share of Detainable deficiencies2023 Detainable Deficiencies2023 Category share of Detainable deficiencies
Structural Conditions3624.16%4922.27%
SMS3523.49%4319.55%
Fire Safety138.72%4018.18%
Life-Saving Appliances2718.12%2611.82%
Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery106.71%2210.00%
Certificates & Documentation85.37%188.18%
Water/Weather-Tight32.01%94.09%
Labour Conditions53.36%73.18%
Radio Communications32.01%31.36%
Safety of Navigation85.37%31.36%
Structural Conditions3624.16%4922.27%
Total149 220 

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