§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give details of the International Labour Organisation inspections carried out on United Kingdom merchant ships under the International Labour Organisation convention 147, specifying by country of inspection the number of vessels inspected, the number and names of vessels found to be contravening the convention, the nature of the contravention and the action taken by the inspecting country.
§ Mr. RidleyDetailed records of deficiencies found on United Kingdom ships inspected in the United Kingdom are available only from 1 March 1984. Since then 210 ships have been inspected, of which five were found with deficiencies related to this convention. These deficiencies were not serious enough to cause the ships to be delayed or detained.
Figures from the port state control committee of the memorandum of understanding show that in the first 12 months of its operation 311 United Kingdom ships were 79W inspected in the ports of the other 13 signatory nations. Details of any deficiencies found and consequential action taken are not readily available.
Mr. Prescott askedthe Secretary of State for Transport if he will give details of inspections of merchant vessels carried out under International Labour Organisation convention 147 in the United Kingdom since its entry into force in November 1981, specifying the flag state, the number of vessels inspected, the number of vessels found to be contravening the convention, the nature of the contraventions and the action taken in each case by the United Kingdom authorities.
§ Mr. RidleyDetails of inspections of foreign ships visiting United Kingdom ports have been recorded from 1 July 1982 when the memorandum of understanding on port state control came into effect. The figures are as follows. As a result of these inspections 56 ships were detained: 31 for manning deficiencies. These ships were reported to their Administrations.
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Inspections of foreign flag ships in the United Kingdom in accordance with the memorandum of understanding on port state control— from 1 July 1982 to 30 June 1984 Flag States Number of vessels inspected Algeria 3 Angola 2 Antilles, Netherlands 15 Australia 1 Austria 20 Bahamas 20 Bangladesh 16 Barbados 1 Belgium 23 Bermuda 9 Brazil 27 Bulgaria 13 Burma 8 Canada 4 Cape Verde 2 Cayman Islands 8 Channel Islands 9 China, Peoples' Republic of 32 Colombia 1 Cuba 1 Cyprus 139 Czechoslavakia 3 Denmark 283 Dominican Republic 1 Ecuador 2 Egypt 16 Eire 90 Faeroe Islands 15 Finland 88 France 41 Gambia 2 German Democratic Republic 58 Germany, Federal Republic of 779 Ghana 16 Gibraltar 22 Greece 305 Honduras 28 Hong Kong 38 Hungary 1 Iceland 20 India 62 Indonesia 1 Iran 6 Iraq 8 Isle of Man 1 Israel 6 Italy 18
Flag States Number of vessels inspected Ivory Coast 1 Japan 87 Jordan 5 Korea, Republic of 11 Kuwait 11 Lebanon 11 Liberia 104 Libyan Arab Jamahirya 6 Madagascar 1 Malaysia 13 Maldives 1 Malta 12 Mauritius 1 Mexico 3 Morocco 11 Netherlands, The 426 New Zealand 1 Nigeria 25 Norway 275 Pakistan 16 Panama 451 Paraguay 3 Peru 2 Philippines 25 Poland 74 Portugal 5 Qatar 4 Rumania 17 Saudi Arabia 16 Singapore 88 South Africa 1 Spain 187 Sri Lanka 5 St. Helena 1 Sudan 15 Sweden 119 Switzerland 8 Syria 1 Taiwan 3 Thailand 9 Tunisia 1 Turkey 27 United Arab Emirates 2 Uruguay 9 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 173 United States of America 38 Venezuela 2 Yugoslavia 34 Zaire 1 Total 96 flag states, 4,696 vessels inspected.
Deficiencies found relating to International Labour Organisation convention 147 Number Crew 221 Accommodation 64 Food and catering 16 Working space 19