§ Yvette CooperTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the reasons for the detention of all Belize-registered vessels under Port State Control arrangements in the past five years. [40998]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe table gives details on the 23 Belize-flag vessels detained by the UK from April 1993 to March 1998.
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Belize flag vessels detained by United Kingdom: 1993–31 March 1998 Name of vessel Ship type GT Date detained Date released Place of detention Reasons for detention Westwind Supply vessel 111 1/9/94 8/9/94 Grangemouth No loadline certificate. No liferafts, inadequate navigation lights, no certificated mate, no pilot books or tide tables. Caribe 1 General cargo 209 27/3/95 13/5/95 Newhaven Numerous air vents and pipes not closing. Hatch covers not watertight, various weathertight doors not closing, seawater leaking into master's cabin. Numerous deficiencies in life-saving equipment. No stability information, no certificated officers other than master. Claire General cargo 2,774 4/10/95 6/10/95 Aberdeen Starboard lifeboat engine inoperative. No emergency fire pump. Fuel oil emergency shut-off valves inoperative. Engine room fire hoses perished. Atlantic Princess Fish factory ship 1,322 10/10/95 13/10/95 Birkenhead International oil pollution prevention certificate not on board. Oily water separator inoperative. Tamar Tug 161 21/12/95 5/1/96 Portsmouth No satellite distress beacon (EPIRB). Liferafts incorrectly rigged. Liferafts incorrectly rigged and stowed. Bilges clogged with oil. Equipment missing from lifeboats. No master on board. Numerous additional deficiencies to load line, life-saving appliances, radio equipment and charts and publications. Reina General cargo 1,249 19/2/96 23/2/96 Teignmouth Oily water separator inoperative. One certificated radio officer missing, survival craft hand-held VHF missing. Tina M General cargo 447 14/3/96 15/3/96 Plymouth Ballast tank perforated due to grounding. Seabreeze General cargo 3,170 25/3/96 27/3/96 Tees Lifeboard launching equipment inoperative. Bunker tank emergency shut-off valves inoperative. Main radio transmitter inoperative. Orca Fishing vessel 133 27/6/96 1/7/96 Holyhead Liferafts incorrectly stowed and one expired. Distress flares expired. Fire extinguishers expired. Forecastle and accommodation doors unsecured. Lucie General cargo 919 3/7/96 4/7/96 Leith Insufficient liferaft capacity for crew on board. Lifejackets lacking lights. No gas leak detectors. Spare gas bottles incorrectly stowed. Reina General cargo 1,250 3/7/96 9/7/96 Barking Creek, London Main engine manoeuvring system defective. Fuel oil emergency shut-off valves inoperative. Fire dampers inoperative. Ballast tank vent pipes defective. Tramp General cargo 1,181 24/2/97 21/4/97 Newport Main propulsion inoperative in astern mode. Galley fire door missing. Emergency radio batteries defective. Veria General cargo 574 2/7/97 4/7/97 Teesside Number of crew on board less than that stated on safe manning certificate. Hold bilges unable to be pumped free of water. Hull corrosion at forepeak store. Fire main leaking. Not under command lights inoperative. Engine room vent flap unable to be secured. Star Anna General cargo 1,044 9/7/97 11/7/97 Mistley Engine room and harbour generator fuel oil emergency shut-off valves inoperative. Oily water separator defective. Almilan 1 Supply vessel 386 24/7/97 28/8/97 Marchwood Safe manning certificate inadequate for intended voyage. Master's certificate invalid for vessel. Ladoga-8 General cargo 1,511 18/9/97 20/9/97 Bromborough Radio telephony operator missing. Lifeboat equipment incomplete engine vent trunking on deck missing in several places. Skylark General cargo 2,456 22/9/97 3/10/97 Goole Oily water separator inoperative. Lifeboat thwarts and rudder damaged. Nautical publications missing. Navigation lights inoperative. Navtex receiver inoperative. Niral General cargo 1,948 17/10/97 21/10/97 Avonmmouth Vessel operating beyond class limits. No valid exemption from carriage of radio telegraphy on board. Oil water separator inoperative.
Belize flag vessels detained by United Kingdom: 1993–31 March 1998 Name of vessel Ship type GT Date detained Date released Place of detention Reasons for detention Seacombe Trader Bulk carrier 507 30/10/97 14/11/97 London Oily water filtering equipment inoperative. Excess oily water in engine room bilges. Manning not in accordance with safe manning certificate. Emergency fire pump inoperative. Reserve radio battery defective. Charts for area of operation out of date. Hand-held radio missing. Fire hoses holed. Sea Pink General cargo 1,203 20/01/98 21/01/98 Hull Emergency fire pump inoperative. Rema General cargo 748 09/02/98 13/02/98 Montrose No lifeboat on board. Master unable to produce certificate of competency. No qualified radio officers on board. Charts out of date. Nautical publications out of date. Fire hose leaking. No fixed fire fighting system in paint locker. Radio batteries found dry and in need of replacement.
§ Yvette CooperTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions(a) how many and (b) what percentage of vessels passing through British ports have been inspected under Port State Control arrangements (i) in the past year, (ii) in the past two years and (iii) in the past five years. [40999]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe number inspected during the periods requested is as follows:
PSC inspections by UK Number inspected % inspected April 1997–March 1998 1,890 27.6 April 1996–March 1998 3,770 27.5 April 1993–March 1998 10,239 30.4
§ Yvette CooperTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions(a) how many and (b) what percentage of vessels that have been inspected by Port State Control arrangements have subsequently been detained (i) in the past year, (ii) in the past two years and (iii) in the past five years. [41007]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe number inspected and detained during the periods requested is as follows:
Number detained % detained April 1997–March 1998 179 9.4 April 1996–March 1998 336 8.9 April 1993–March 1998 963 9.4
§ Yvette CooperTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions(a) how many and (b) what percentage of vessels that have been detained following an inspection by the Port State Control (i) in the past year, (ii) in the past two years and (iii) in the past five years had (a) a British port of registry and (b) a Belize port of registry. [41009]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe number detained as figures and percentages of total detentions during the periods requested is given in the table. These figures are based on inspections conducted under the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control. The British-flag vessels include those registered in overseas Territories.
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Detention of British and Belize flag vessels Number of British vessels detained Percentage of total detentions Number of Belize vessels detained Percentage of total detentions 1997 18 1.1 50 3.1 1996–97 32 1.0 72 2.2 1993–97 68 0.9 92 1.2