How is PSC inspection carried out and what is form a and form b ?

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1.Initial Inspection: - PSCO inspects certificates on board as required by various Conventions and check if they are in order.
2.Report in Form A:- if the above are in order and PSCO’s general impression and visual observation confirm continued compliance, inspection will end and PSCO will issue a Report (using Form A) of inspection in which observed deficiencies will be reported.
3.More detailed inspection: An inspection conducted when there are clear grounds for believing that the condition of the ship, its equipment, or its crew does not correspond substantially with the particulars of the certificates.
4.Clear Grounds : Evidence that the ship, its equipment, or its crew does not correspond substantially with the requirements of the relevant conventions or that the master or crew members are not familiar with essential shipboard procedures relation to the safety of ships or the prevention of pollution.
Some examples of clear grounds are :
(a)Absence of principal equipment or arrangement as per Conventions
(b)Certificates clearly are invalid
(c) Logs, manuals and other required documentation not on board, not maintained or falsely maintained
(d) PSCO’s observation that serious hull or structural deficiencies exist
(e) PSCO’s observation that serious deficiencies exist in navigational equipment, safety and pollution          prevention.
(f) Evidence that crew not familiar with essential shipboard functions related to safety and pollution prevention or are not able to communicate with each other.

Form B ” is to be given to ship’s master which gives details of nature of deficiency, action to be taken etc.