Regulation 19

* Reference is made to Resolution A.787 (19) — “Procedures for Port State Control” — adopted by the Organisation on 23 November 1995. [S 40/2000 wef 03/02/2000] ( a ) Every ship when in a port of another Contracting State is subject to control by officers duly authorised by such State in so far as this control is directed towards verifying that the Certificates issued under Regulation 12 or Regulation 13 are valid. ( b ) Such Certificates, if valid, shall be accepted unless there are clear grounds for believing that the condition of the ship or of its equipment does not correspond substantially with the particulars of any of the Certificates or that the ship and its equipment are not in compliance with the provisions of Regulation 11( a ) and ( b ). ( c ) In the circumstances specified in paragraph ( b ) or where a certificate has expired or ceased to be valid, the officer carrying out the control shall take steps to ensure that the ship shall not sail until it can proceed to sea or leave the port for the purpose of proceeding to the appropriate repair yard without danger to the ship or persons on board. ( d ) In the event of this control giving rise to an intervention of any kind, the officer carrying out the control shall forthwith inform, in writing, the Consul or, in his absence, the nearest diplomatic representative of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly of all the circumstances in which intervention was deemed necessary. In addition, the authorities responsible for the issue of the Certificates shall also be notified. [S 40/2000 wef 03/02/2000] ( e ) The port State authority of the Contracting State concerned shall notify all relevant information about the ship to the authorities of the next port of call, in addition to parties mentioned in paragraph ( d ), if it is unable to take action as specified in paragraphs ( c ) and ( d ) or if the ship has been allowed to proceed to the next port of call. [S 40/2000 wef 03/02/2000] ( f ) When exercising control under this Regulation all possible efforts shall be made to avoid a ship being unduly detained or delayed. If a ship is thereby unduly detained or delayed it shall be entitled to compensation for any loss or damage suffered.