Port State Control Inspection is the process by which a nation exercises authority over foreign ships when those ships are in the waters over which such nation has jurisdiction. The right to do this is derived from both domestic and international law. A nation may enact its own laws, imposing requirements on foreign ships trading in its waters. Also nations, which are party to certain international conventions, are empowered to verify that foreign ships operating in their waters comply with the obligations set out in those conventions.

The purpose of Port State Control in its various forms is to identify and eliminate ships, which do not comply with internationally accepted standards and domestic regulations of the State concerned. When ships are not in substantial compliance, the relevant agency of the inspecting State may impose controls to ensure that they are brought into compliance.

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