Vessels flying a foreign flag have to comply with international rules and regulations such as SOLAS, MARPOL, ILO etc.
Port State Control inspections are carried out based on the National Port State law  (Wet Havenstaatcontrole), which is based on the European Directive 95/21.
Port State Control inspections are harmonised in Europe through the Paris Memorandum of Understanding.

Purpose
The purpose of Port State Control is to ban substandard vessels (vessels that are not in compliance with the international standards).

Port State Control resorts in the Netherlands at the Transport and Water Management Inspectorate (Inspectie Verkeer en Waterstaat, Toezichteenheid Zeevaart) in Rotterdam.

The Transport and Water Management Inspectorate can be reached at:

Telephone: +31 (0)70 456 46 50 (Port State Control)
Telefax    : +31 (0)10 202 35 20
psc@ivw.nl

When you dial one of the telephone numbers during after office hours or in the weekend, the answering machine will provide the number of the pager of the inspector on duty. You will be contacted shortly after dialling that number.