Implement Council Dir 2009/16/EC on port State control to strengthen control of foreign flagged ships calling at UK ports in order to reduce the risk they pose to health, safety or the environment.
Commencement date
24 November 2011
Summary
The Directive introduces a risk based scheme of inspection, strengthens powers to exclude ships which are persistently sub-standard and requires port authorities to provide information on actual times of ship arrivals and departures to support the European Commission
