# The Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026, Regulation 24: Duty on port authorities to report ship arrivals and departures, etc


(1) A port authority must provide the information specified in paragraph (2) in respect of each ship calling at its port or anchorage to the Secretary of State, in a reasonable time and, whenever possible, in electronic format.
(2) The information is—
(a) the identifier of the port concerned,
(b) the ship’s name, IMO number and call sign, and
(c) the ship’s actual time of arrival or departure as appropriate.
(3) A port authority must also provide the Secretary of State with information in its possession about—
(a) a ship which fails to notify any information in accordance with—
(i) the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 2003;
(ii) the Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004;
(iii) Regulation (EC) No 725/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on enhancing ship and port facility security;
(b) a ship which proceeds to sea without having complied with regulation 12 or 16 of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 2003;
(c) a ship which has been denied entry to, or expelled from, the port on security grounds.
(4) The information provided in accordance with paragraph (3) must include the ship’s name, IMO number and call sign.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348280098/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-port-state-control-regulations-2026/regulation-24
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