Document Type
Article Restricted
Publication Date
5-2008
Journal Title
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
Volume Number
44
Issue Number
3
First Page
491
Last Page
503
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2006.11.005
Abstract
This paper uses 4080 observations from the Swedish Maritime Administration (1996–2001) to test how vessel’s characteristics influence the length of time between two port state control inspections (PSC) along with the number of deficiencies detected during PSC. It also investigates whether a ship that has undergone PSC inspection at a certain time exhibits a reduction in the total number of deficiencies detected during the next control. Estimates from Poisson models stress that the age of the vessel, ship type, and flag of registry appear to be significant predictors. Subsequently, the analysis on 874 repeated inspections shows that following a PSC inspection, the reported deficiencies during next inspection is reduced by 63%.