Directive No.PSC/01 on Bahrain Port State Control.

This Directive consisting of 19 articles and XI Annexes, issued under Resolution No.20 of 2016, aims at providing guidance on the conduct of port State control inspections on any ship and its crew calling at a port or anchorage to engage in a ship/port interface. The Directive at art.4 lists the boats excluded from its provisions. It establishes also that (i) in one year must be inspected the 10% of the average number of foreign merchant ships calling ports in Bahrain; (ii) there are two types of inspections a) initial inspection and b) more detailed inspection; (iii) a report has to be drawn up by the inspector, also providing with it the ship's master; (iv) a ship can be detained when the inspection highlights deficiencies hazardous to safety, health or the environment; (v) in case of detention, the Directive indicates the bodies that need to be informed; (vi) circumstances for which a ship may be prohibited from entering the port; (vii) in case the deficiencies cannot be repaired in the port of inspection, the ship can be allowed to proceed to a near repair yard; and (viii) port authority must provide information in respect of each ship calling at its port or anchorage to the PMA regarding, among others, the ship's name and time of arrival or departure.
The Annexes provide details on the issues of the provisions.