Government Marine Inspector

A government marine inspector is the flag-state or port-state official who inspects ships for compliance with safety, security, and pollution-prevention conventions, such as a US Coast Guard marine inspector or an MCA surveyor. Port-state control inspections follow the regional memoranda such as the Paris and Tokyo MOUs, with deficiencies recorded and serious ones detaining the ship. Flag-state inspection verifies that a vessel meets the standards of the conventions it is certificated under.