Port State Control inspections continue in the Mediterranean, including one on a yacht laid up for the winter in a shipyard, which received at least 13 deficiencies and was detained.

The Professional Yachtsmen’s Association has analyzed inspection records and discovered 15 yachts have been inspected since Jan. 1, 13 of which had deficiencies and four of which were detained.

The PYA has released a briefing for its members that outlines the deficiencies.

“It appears, from looking at the database of all PSC inspection reports (viewable on the Paris MoU website, www.parismou.org), that Italy has carried out far more PSC inspections of yachts that any other member state,” the PYA briefing notes.

“The detention of Haida G is of particular significance because, at the time of the inspection, the yacht was laid up for the winter and out of commission,” the briefing states. “Nobody had imagined, until that inspection, that PSC inspections would take place in such circumstances.”

The PYA has approached the Italian PSC administration to seek clarification on several issues arising from the inspections of yachts and expects to have a meeting with them in Rome “quite soon”, according to the briefing.

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