C5.3. Port State responsibilities
C5.3.a. What is a port State?
C5.3.b. What is the purpose of a port State inspection?
C5.3.c. What is port State control (PSC)?
C5.3.d. Is a port State required to inspect all foreign ships?
C5.3.e. Who is an “authorized officer” for port State control?
C5.3.f. Is there guidance or a model for a port State inspection and monitoring system and to provide guidance to authorized officers?
C5.3.g. What is to be inspected during port State control?
C5.3.h. If a ship’s Maritime Labour Certificate and Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance appear to be in order can there be any further inspection?
C5.3.i. When may the foreign ships of non-ratifying countries be inspected in a port State?
C5.3.j. What if there is a complaint about a matter that is not on the list of 16 areas to be certified?
C5.3.k. Who can make a complaint under Standard A5.2.1?
C5.3.l. When can a ship be detained by an authorized port State officer?
C5.3.m. What are the onshore complaint handling procedures?
C5.3.n. Who has to develop onshore complaint handling procedures?
C5.3.o. Who can make an onshore complaint?
C5.3.p. Who is an authorized officer for purposes of onshore complaint handling?
C5.3.q. Are complaints confidential?
C5.3.r. Should a ship flying the flag of a member State holding an expired Maritime Labour Certificate (MLC) or interim MLC or not having on board an MLC or DMLC or interim MLC be recorded as a deficiency in a PSC report?