# Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on port State control (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 1: Generic parameters

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) Type of ship
Passenger ships, oil and chemical tankers, gas carriers and bulk carriers shall be considered as posing a higher risk.
(b) Age of ship
Ships of more than 12 years old shall be considered as posing a higher risk.
(c) Flag State performance
(i) Ships flying the flag of a State with a high detention rate within the Community and the Paris MOU region shall be considered as posing a higher risk.
(ii) Ships flying the flag of a State with a low detention rate within the Community and the Paris MOU region shall be considered as posing a lower risk.
(iii) Ships flying the flag of a State for which an audit has been completed and, where relevant, a corrective action plan submitted, both in accordance with the Framework and procedures for the Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme shall be considered as posing a lower risk. As soon as the measures referred to in Article 10(3) are adopted, the flag State of such a ship shall demonstrate compliance with the Code for the implementation of mandatory IMO instruments.
(d) Recognised organisations
(i) Ships which have been delivered certificates from recognised organisations having a low or very low performance level in relation with their detention rates within the Community and the Paris MOU region shall be considered as posing a higher risk.
(ii) Ships which have been delivered certificates from recognised organisations having a high performance level in relation with their detention rates within the Community and the Paris MOU region shall be considered as posing a lower risk.
(iii) Ships with certificates issued by organisations recognised under the terms of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009.
(e) Company performance
(i) Ships of a company with a low or very low performance as determined by its ships' deficiency and detention rates within the Community and the Paris MOU region shall be considered as posing a higher risk.
(ii) Ships of a company with a high performance as determined by its ships' deficiency and detention rates within the Community and the Paris MOU region shall be considered as posing a lower risk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/16/annex/I/division/I/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-16/annex-I/division-I/division-1
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