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Share of detentions compared to share of inspections

In 2020, detentions occurred in 5.9 per cent of all inspections, and the rate of deficiencies per inspection was 2.1.

Flag StateNumber of PSC inspectionsDeficienciesDeficiencies per PSC inspectionDetainedDetention ratePSC shareDetention share
Antigua and Barbuda37611.65410.8%1.22%2.25%
Bahamas1142532.2265.3%3.77%3.37%
Belgium12171.4200.0%0.40%0.00%
Cayman Islands29331.1400.0%0.96%0.00%
China36651.8125.6%1.19%1.12%
Cyprus541112.0635.6%1.79%1.69%
Denmark12252.08216.7%0.40%1.12%
        
Greece47781.6636.4%1.56%1.69%
Hong Kong, China3306972.11226.7%10.92%12.36%
Isle of Man40280.7012.5%1.32%0.56%
Italy20281.4000.0%0.66%0.00%
Japan66701.0623.0%2.18%1.12%
Korea (The Republic of)27602.2213.7%0.89%0.56%
Liberia3998912.23328.0%13.21%17.98%
Malta1843111.6984.3%6.09%4.49%
Marshall Islands3978292.09194.8%13.14%10.67%
Netherlands23562.4328.7%0.76%1.12%
Norway55721.3159.1%1.82%2.81%
Panama7031,8382.61476.7%23.27%26.40%
Portugal35561.6012.9%1.16%0.56%
Singapore2955421.84134.4%9.76%7.30%
Taiwan (Province of China)

10

25

2.50

1

10.0%

0.33%

0.56%

United Kingdom

18

43

2.39

0

0.0%

0.60%

0.00%

Total

2943

6189

 

174

 

 

 

Note: this table only covers flag States with 10 or more inspections.