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USCG – banning of substandard foreign vessels

The US Coast Guard issued a policy on the banning of substandard foreign vessels. Such banning has been ordered intermittently in the past, but a more formal protocol has now been established. A foreign vessel that has been detained three times within the previous twelve months will be subjected to an International Safety Management (ISM) Code expanded examination if it is determined that failure to effectively implement the vessel’s Safety Management System (SMS) is a contributing factor for the substandard conditions that led to the detentions. If the vessel fails its expanded examination following three detentions within the previous twelve months, a Letter of Denial will be sent to the vessel’s Owner and Company informing them that the vessel will be denied entry into any port or place in the United States unless specific actions are completed to the satisfaction of the US Coast Guard. The vessel’s flag administration and appropriate Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) secretariat’s will be notified of this action. These requirements will not be impacted regardless of whether the vessel is sold, placed under new management, reflagged, or renamed. Upon satisfactory review of all the submitted information required by the Letter of Denial, the Coast Guard will issue a Letter of Acceptance. Upon the vessel’s return to a port or place in the United States, it will be subjected to a Priority I Port State Control (PSC) Examination prior to entry. Policy Letter 10-03 (9/1/10). Fonte: Dennis Bryant.