USCG port State control: the US national programme
The United States Coast Guard port State control programme examines foreign ships in US ports; the Coast Guard also holds an observer seat at the Tokyo MoU.
The United States Coast Guard port State control programme examines foreign ships in US ports under US law rather than under a regional memorandum. The Coast Guard is an observer Authority of the Tokyo MoU and is not a member of any regional regime.
The full article will cover the legal basis in the US Code and Code of Federal Regulations, the targeting method, the Qualship 21 programme, detention and appeal, and how US examinations relate to the Paris and Tokyo MoU records.