Sector Honlulu

Posted by LT Stephanie Young, Thursday, July 26, 2012

Vessel inspections remain a particularly important mission today because not all ships arriving in U.S. ports sail under a U.S. flag; a vessel’s flag state and owner have primary responsibility for a vessel. To ensure the safety of the vessels operating internationally, port state control inspectors hold those flag states and owners accountable for their operations.

Vessel inspections remain a particularly important mission today because not all ships arriving in U.S. ports sail under a U.S. flag; a vessel’s flag state and owner have primary responsibility for a vessel. To ensure the safety of the vessels operating internationally, port state control inspectors hold those flag states and owners accountable for their operations.