German Flag with new service for shipowners

With its latest service offer "Checks on Board", the German Flag supports shipping companies in preparing their ships for port state control inspections abroad. The goal is a better performance during unannounced surveys by offering these checklists that are in step with actual practice.

The Ship Safety Division of the BG Verkehr offers shipping companies with German-flagged sea-going ships a practical preparation for PSC inspections abroad with its new service "Checks on Board". These checklists are aimed at improving the performance of individual ships and their respective company-fleet as well as preventing the detection of deficiencies during PSC inspections.

"Checks on Board" is a new service of the German Flag and comes without any obligations; the internal results of the checklists remain with the shipping company. The checklists are meant for both the management on board as well as onshore company-inspectors since ship-side and land-side operations should be closely integrated with each other according to the core idea of the ISM Code.

The different editions of "Checks on Board" are always structured in the same way: The first part contains a checklist about the respective topic, the second part contains explanations and legal bases. In terms of content, the "Checks on Board" cover every part of a ship's operations from ship safety over marine environment protection to working and living conditions of seafarers.

Currently the following editions of "Checks on Board" are available at https://www.deutsche-flagge.de/en/german-flag/support-for-shipowners:

More "Checks on Board" will follow.