NIKOLAOS A

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

NIKOLAOS A is a 2009 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2021, along with 11 deficiencies and 3 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 10 October 2021.

Built: 2009
Last inspected: 10 October 2021
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 10 October 2021

Recorded inspections11

…physical examinations8

…with no type recorded3

Deficiencies 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 6 calendar years (2016–2021)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Identity

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9493949

V7HA7

1054466

Flag

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Maury page id

psix-1054466

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it67802 - Displacement, Metric Ton
58133 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
19458 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
32287 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

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Inspection history · 11

10 October 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7325638

2 January 2020 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6879139

6 January 2019 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6597971

3 June 2018 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6432755

16 February 2017 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6085904

16 February 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6089353

14 August 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5972329

14 August 2016 COE-Offshore

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5972357

9 August 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5967714

25 January 2016 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5803112

4 January 2016 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5790226

Deficiency record · 11

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Incinerator, Shipboard

Issued 3 June 2018 Resolved

MACHINERY SHALL BE OF A DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADEQUATE FOR THE SEVICE FOR WHICH THEY ARE INTENDED AND SHALL BE SO INSTALLED AND PROTECTED AS TO REDUCE TO A MINIMUM ANY DANGER TO PERSONS ON BOARD. INCINERATOR REFRACTORY OBSERVED IN SEVERELY WASTED CONDITION. SOLAS 74(2014 CONS.) CHAP 1/11

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 3 September 2018
Resolved 6 January 2019
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted class report from Korean Register of Shipping stating the deficiency was rectified. The wasted refractory of the incinerator was repaired and in good order and functional test was conducted.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat › Handholds/Handrails

Issued 3 June 2018 Resolved

AFTER ANY SURVEY OF THE SHIP UNDER REGULATIONS 7, 8, 9, OR 10 HAS BEEN COMPLETED, NO CHANGE SHALL BE MADE IN THE STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENTS, MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER ITEMS COVERED BY THE SURVEY, WITHOUT THE SANCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION. THE EXTERIOR GRAB LINE ON THE STERN LAUNCH LIFE BOAT IS MISSING.

Engineering › Lubricating Oil Storage/Transfer System › Valve

Issued 3 June 2018 Resolved

AFTER ANY SURVEY OF THE SHIP UNDER REGULATIONS 7, 8, 9, OR 10 HAS BEEN COMPLETED, NO CHANGE SHALL BE MADE IN THE STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENTS, MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER ITEMS COVERED BY THE SURVEY, WITHOUT THE SANCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION. VALVE WAS DISCOVERED INSTALLED IN OPENING FOR LUBE OIL SETTLING TANK.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 3 September 2018
Resolved 6 January 2019
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted class report from Korean Register of Shipping stating the deficiency was rectified. The valve in the the opening for the L.O. settling tank was removed.

Documentation › Logs/Records › Oil Record Book

Issued 3 June 2018 Resolved

THE OIL RECORD BOOK PART 1 SHALL BE COMPLETED ON EACH OCCASION, ON A TANK TO TANK BASIS IF APPRORIATE, WHENEVER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MACHINERY SPACE OPERATIONS TAKES PLACE IN THE SHIP. APPROPRIATE OIL RECORD BOOK ENTRIES NOT TRUE.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 3 June 2018
Resolved 3 June 2018

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations

Issued 3 June 2018 Resolved

CONDITION OF SHIP AND ITS EQUIPMENT SHALL BE MAINTAINED TO CONFORM WITH PROVISIONS PRESENT REGULATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE SHIP WILL REMAIN FIT TO PROCEED WITHOUT DANGER TO THE SHIP OR PERSONS ONBOARD. Unapproved insulation installed in overhead of emergency generator room.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 3 June 2018

Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Navigation Underway, General

Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved

1410-Propulsion Main Engine-The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with provisions of the present regulations to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board. PSCO received report of a propulsion irregularity while U/W at MM 90 LMR. SOLAS (2014) II-1/11(a) 60a

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 February 2017
Resolved 22 February 2017
Resolution: Class report recieved. Class verified replacement of siezed MDE fuel injectors to correct propulsion irregularity.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat Equipment › Food Ration

Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved

0611-Lifeboat Inventory-All life saving appliances and arrangements shall comply with the applicable requirements of the code. A food ration totaling not less than 10,000 KJ for each person the lifeboat is permitted to accomodate; these rations shall be kept in airtight packaging. PSCO observed three of the 25 10,000 KJ food ration packages were not airtight. SOLAS (2014)III/34&LSA CODE 17a

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 16 February 2017
Resolved 22 February 2017
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted documentation from owners stating the food rations were purchased and delivered to replace deficient rations.

Operations/Management › Vessel Safety Management › Documentation Maintenance/Control

Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved

2199-Other (MARPOL operational def.)-Company should ensure that procedures are in place to promptly remove obsolete documents. PSCO observed SOPEP had an outdated and innacurate competent authority contact list dated 23DEC2011. SOLAS (2014) IX/3.1 & ISM CODE A/11.2.3 16a

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 March 2017
Resolved 22 February 2017
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted class report stating the deficiency was rectified by providing SMS Document Control refresher training and by removing outdated and inaccurate SOPEP contact information.

Operations/Management › Vessel Activity › Bunkering

Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved

9900-Other(not clearly hazardous)-Vessel is required to test bunker lines to a static liquid pressure at least 1 1/2 times the MAWP. PSCO observed record of last hydrostatic pressure test of bunker lines at 3.2 bar on 20SEP2016, but no evidence of MAWP was available to confirm sufficient pressure test. 33CFR156.170(c)(4) a

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 703 - Prior to bunkering operations
Due 16 February 2017
Resolved 22 February 2017
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted proper documentation from ship operators that stating the deficiency was rectified by ensuring plan and procedures in place to properly test hystrostatic bunker lines to 1.5 MAWP.

Engineering › Sea-water System (primary cooling) › Piping

Issued 4 January 2016 Resolved

1430 - Generator Cooling - Means shall be provided whereby normal operation of propulsion machinery can be sustained or restored even though one of the essential auxiliaries becomes inoperative. Freshwater cooling system on #3 generator has a leak. 74 SOLAS (CONS ED 2004) II-1/26.3

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 January 2016
Resolved 25 January 2016
Resolution: SEC HOU-GAL PSC received a class report from NKK satisfying the requirement.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Tripping/Falling Hazard

Issued 4 January 2016 Resolved

0599 - Occupational Safety - Steering gear compartments shall include gratings or other nonslip surfaces to ensure suitable working conditions in the event of hydraulic fluid leakage. Steering gear room did not have a slip resistant deck. 74 SOLAS (cons ed 2004) II-1/ 29.13.2

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 25 January 2016
Resolution: SEC HOU-GAL PSC received a class report from NKK satisfying the requirement.

Ownership record

The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title, with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.