This course is for officers, whether they have been ship surveyors, masters, chief officers or chief or second engineer officers, who are to be authorized by their Governments to execute port State control in accordance with regulation 19 of chapter I and regulation 4 of chapter XI of SOLAS 74, as amended, with article 21 of Load Lines 66, with articles 5 and 6 and regulations I/4, II/10, III/8 and V/8 of MARPOL 73/78, with article X and regulation 4 of chapter I of STCW 78 and with article 12 of Tonnage 69. Those who successfully complete the course will be able to identify the responsibilities of a flag State to exercise control over its ships and explain the role of a port State in supplementing such control, to identify and correctly use those instruments available for port State control and to correctly identify and properly report any deficiencies to the flag State and to IMO, as appropriate.