YANGTZE DAWN

SHIPS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER AND OF PART A OF THE ISPS CODE. AT SECURITY LEVEL 1, THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES SHALL BE CARRIED OUT, THROUGH APPROPRIATE MEASURES, ON ALL SHIPS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE GUIDANCE GIVEN IN PART B OF THE CODE IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AND TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES AGAINST SECURITY INCIDENTS; (7.2.2) CONTROLLING ACCESS TO THE SHIP. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 ON 28APR21, PSCO'S ATTENDED THE VESSEL TO CONDUCT AN ISPS EXAM DUE TO THE REPORT AN ABSCONDER WHO GAINED ILLEGAL ENTRY INTO THE U.S. ONCE ON ABOARD PSCO'S CONFIRMED THAT CREW CONDUCTED AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH OF THE VESSEL WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS OF THE CREW MEMBER. EXTERNAL VERIFICATION OF ISSC IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO RELEASE OF DETENTION. (CONTINUED....) VERIFICATION SHOULD FOCUS ON CONTROLLING ACCESS TO THE SHIP AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.

The safety management system should include procedures ensuring that non-conformities, accidents, and hazardous situations are reported to the company, investigated and analysed with the objective of improving safety and pollution prevention. On 17 October 2020 the Yangtze Dawn experienced an accident (fire) in their main engine room which created a hazardous situation necessitating the use of primary fire-fighting equipment. The Coast Guard received reports that one of the systems used, the hyper-mist, mayhave been less effective than desired, which required subsequent use of the fixed CO2 system to combat the fire. Submit evidence to [email withheld] detailing how this accident/ hazardous situation was reported to the company. investigated and analyzed (with particular focus on primary fire-fighting systems, includiong the efficacy of the hyper-mist) whith the objective of improving safety, including the implementaion of any corrective action and measures intended to prevent recuurence, (as detailed and required in ISM A/9). 74SOLAS(14) IX/3.1, ISM 9.1

The vessel experienced a propulsion irregularity while in the Mississippi River.

1499-other(prop machinery)- Machinery, boilers and other pressure vessels, associated piping systems and fittings be of a design and construction adequate for the service for which they are intended. PSCO observed cowling for the MDO transfer pump was removed. C/E stated that the impeller was inoperable. C/E submitted requisition to company on 9/5/2011. --SOLAS 74am II-1/26