Research On The Quality Control Of Deficiency On Port State Control In China

Port state control is a kind of the third party inspection regime,which is independent of flag state control and shipping companies.It plays an important role on eliminating the substandard ships,maintaining marine safety and preventing pollution.The inspection results of PSC show the profound influence in the marine industry.However,because of the historic reason and lacking of the supervision mechanism,a series of problems appeared in the recent years.People pay more attention on the inspection deficiencies in the PSC reports,due to the impact on the stakeholders.This thesis focuses on the quality issues of PSC deficiencies,referring to the method of six sigma quality management and its DMAIC process,the tools of SIPOC and cause and effect diagram.The brainstorming method,questionnaire survey and way of qualitative analysis are also applied.During the study,the quality issues of PSC deficiencies are verified.It analyzes the primary causes of these problems from the views of system,mechanism,standard and staff.Some effective measures for improving the management are designed and applied,such as the promotion standards of PSC officers,the regimes of quality monitoring,and the improving training system for PSC officers.This research follows the issue of deficiency quality,and introduces the six sigma method into the PSC field.The quality of deficiencies can be enhanced by the measures mentioned above.The PSC inspection with high quality plays important roles on eliminating the substandard ships,keeping marine safety and ocean cleanness.It is also an effective approach to avoid economic loss caused by deficiency error or improper detention.Therefore,this thesis shows its practical significance and research prospect.