§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport which countries are signatories to the international convention on standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers 1978.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThere are now 82 countries which are signatories to the international convention on standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers 1978. I have placed International Maritime Organisation circular STCW/circular 76, which lists the countries concerned together with circulars 77, 79, 80, 81, 82 and 84 which give the most recent accessions, in the Library.
§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the number of foreign ships inspected in British ports in each of the last five years under the provisions of the 1982 memorandum of understanding to secure compliance of ships with international standards and indicate(a) how many ships were found to have deficiencies, (b) under which flag those ships with deficiencies were flying, (c) how many ships were detained pending the correction of deficiencies and (d) what financial penalties were imposed.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe numbers of foreign ships inspected under the provisions of the memorandum of understanding on port state control 1982 were as follows:392W
Number 1986 2,439 1987 2,250 1988 1,839 1989 1,692 1990 2,118 (a) The numbers of the above found to have deficiencies were:
Number 1986 1,309 1987 1,228 1988 915 1989 1,003 1990 1,272 (b) Deficiencies were found on ships flying the following flags during 1989 and 1990:
Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Antilles (Netherlands), Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma (Myanmar), Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Faeroes, Finland, France, German Democratic Republic, German Federal Republic, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korean Republic, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, St. Vincent and Grenadier, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Togo, Turkey, USA, USSR, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Zaire.
(c) the numbers of foreign ships detained were:
Number 1986 18 1987 17 1988 37 1989 44 1990 79 (d) Financial penalties cannot readily be measured but usually comprise three main elements: the often considerable loss of revenue arising from delays in sailing, the cost of repairs and the cost of any further inspection to ensure that repairs have been satisfactorily carried out.