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Appendix 3: FSC Inspection Data

Table 1 – Inspection results by Ship type

Ship typeInspectionsDeficienciesDeficiency rateDetentionsDetention Rate
bulk carrier341.3300.0%
gas carrier6122.0000.0%
offshore service vessel451.2500.0%
oil tanker133.0000.0%
other types of ship15493.2700.0%
passenger ship10595.9000.0%
ro-ro cargo ship12564.6718.3%
ro-ro passenger ship671.1700.0%
special purpose ship6223.6700.0%
tugboat431994.6337.0%
Total1064163.9243.8%

Table 2 – FSC RAV Deficiency rates by category and ship type

Ship typeStructural/ equipmentOperationalHuman factorISMMLC
bulk carrier0.670.330.330.000.00
gas carrier1.670.170.170.000.00
offshore service vessel0.750.250.250.000.00
oil tanker1.002.000.000.000.00
other types of ship2.070.930.130.000.13
passenger ship3.600.700.900.200.50
ro-ro cargo ship2.081.000.830.170.58
ro-ro passenger ship0.500.000.000.170.50
special purpose ship1.671.000.500.170.33
Tugboat2.561.120.630.090.23
2023 category deficiency rates 2.180.870.510.090.27
2023 category deficiency Counts23192541029

Table 3 Detainable deficiencies by deficiency type

 20222023
Deficiency typeNumber of detainable deficienciesShare of detainable deficienciesNumber of detainable deficienciesShare of detainable deficiencies
Emergency Systems120%240%
ISM250%00%
Fire Safety00%120%
Certificates and Documentation125%00%
Other00%120%
Safety of Navigation00%120%

Table 4 - FSC of Australian ships

20222023
InspectionsDetentionsDetention rateInspectionsDetentionsDetention rate
9533.16%10643.80%