Table 4-11 U.S. Coast Guard Examinations by Registry Flag-Top 20 Ranked by Examinations (Descending), 2001
Table 4-11
U.S. Coast Guard Examinations by Registry Flag-Top 20 Ranked
by Examinations (Descending), 2001
| Flag | Examinations | Distinct vessel arrivalsa | Detentions | Detentions ratio (%) | 1999-2001 detention ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 10,711 | 7,842 | 173 | 2.21 | 2.70 |
| Panama | 2,741 | 1,717 | 40 | 2.33 | 3.78 |
| Liberia | 1,220 | 959 | 12 | 1.25 | 1.60 |
| Cyprus | 783 | 516 | 13 | 2.52 | 3.21 |
| Bahamas | 727 | 567 | 16 | 2.82 | 2.07 |
| Malta | 644 | 437 | 13 | 2.97 | 3.63 |
| Norway | 503 | 376 | 2 | 0.53 | 0.73 |
| Greece | 412 | 361 | 4 | 1.11 | 1.32 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 333 | 185 | 6 | 3.24 | 3.05 |
| Singapore | 310 | 235 | 2 | 0.85 | 2.52 |
| Netherlands | 228 | 175 | 1 | 0.57 | 0.20 |
| Hong Kong | 201 | 170 | 3 | 1.76 | 1.61 |
| Germany | 193 | 162 | 1 | 0.62 | 0.80 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 192 | 124 | 7 | 5.65 | 6.11 |
| Philippines | 172 | 113 | 1 | 0.88 | 2.28 |
| Marshall Islands | 160 | 147 | 5 | 3.40 | 1.60 |
| Denmark | 133 | 142 | 1 | 0.70 | 0.45 |
| Turkey | 127 | 75 | 6 | 8.00 | 6.77 |
| Russia | 106 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 |
| Cayman Islands | 105 | 63 | 2 | 3.17 | 3.03 |
| Italy | 92 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0.92 |
aNumbers represent unique vessels. Each ship is counted only once, regardless of the number of times it visits U.S. ports.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Port State Control, 2000 Port State Control Report, December 2001, available at: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/psc/miscpages/annualrpt00.doc.
- The three-year rolling ratio of detentions to individual vessels dropped from 3.55 percent for the 1998 to 2000 period to 2.7 percent for the 1999 through 2001 period, suggesting that the quality of vessels visiting U.S. ports is improving. Panama, which represents a growing percentage of visiting vessels (22 percent), accounted for 26 percent of all detained vessels.