TRF PESCARA

The company should establish procedures to ensure that the ship is maintained in conformity with the provisions of the relevant rules and regulations and with any additional requirements which may be established by the company (10.1). In meeting these requirements, the company should ensure that: appropriate corrective action is taken (10.2.4). Vessels SMS "Volume II Company Operations 11.2.3.14-PR-Follow-Up of Defects" states that it is the responsibility of the company to "support master in implementing corrective actions." Letter of dispensation Ref. 17995-221905 regarding the faulty echo depth sounder requires the faulty echo depth sounder requires the use of a portable water depth sounding device when vessel is transitting restricted or conjested waters. As delineated in deficiency #2, the fire detection system display control unit was found to be faulty on 24AUG18. Vessels Master requested replacement parts on 29AUG18. The fire detection system has yet to be repaired. Regarding deficiency #3, Vessel's crew failed to utilize a portable water depth sounding device while transiting the navigable waters of the Houston Ship Channel as required by the letter of dispensation REF: 17995-221905. 74SOLAS(14)IX/3.1...ISM Code 10.1 and 10.2.3

Any required automatic sprinkler, fire detection, and fire alarm system shall be capable of immediate operation at all times and no action by the crew shall be necessary to set it in operation. It was reported to PSCO's that a section of fire detectors in engine room were faulty. 74SOLAS(14)II-2/7.5.5.2...FSS Code 9.2.5.1.1

All ships of 300 GT and upwards shall be fitted with an echo sounding device or other electronic means to measure and display the available depth of water. Vessel's echo depth sounder is faulty beyond the 500m range. 74SOLAS(14)V/19.2.3.1

CITE: 74 SOLAS (14 CONS.) II-2/10.2 40ac SHIP SHALL CARRY AT LEAST TWO FIRE-FIGHTER'S OUTFITS. 01 FIRE SUIT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A TEAR UNDER THE ARM.

2055: A training manual shall be provided in each crew mess room and recreation room or in each crew cabin. Officer's recreation room, officer's mess room, and crew mess room have no training manuals and there are no training manuals in each cabin. 74SOLAS(14)II-2/15.2.3.1.

During cargo ops a hole was discovered on the starboard side wing ballast tank in the number one cargo hold, which allowed water to enter into the hold. The [name withheld] deballasted the damaged tank to minimize further water intrusion. See scanned form B.

The emergency generator fuel oil service tank overflow sight glass is cracked and leaking fuel.