UGLJAN

The master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of a vessel equipped with ballast tanks that operates in the waters of the United States must employ one of the authorized ballast water management methods listed in 33 CFR 151.2025(a). Vessel’s ballast water management system is inoperable. Vessel has been granted an extraordinary circumstance to employ the ballast water management method listed in 33 CFR 151.2025(a)(3) to conduct cargo operations while in the Sector New Orleans COTP Zone. In accordance with 33 CFR 151.2040(b)(3), the vessel must discharge only that amount of ballast water operationally necessary to ensure the safety and stability of the vessel for cargo operations. 33 CFR 151.2025(a) 40C

ALL SHIPS SAILING IN SEA AREAS A1, A2, A3 SHALL HAVE AN INMARSAT SHIP EARTH STATION. THE VESSELS INMARSAT-C IS NON-OPERATIONAL DUE TO A MALFUNCTION. REPAIRS TO BE MADE IN BY THE SECOND USA PORT CALL (PROVIDENCE) OR NLT 14FEB2018, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CLASS DISPENSATION ISSUED 31JAN2018. SOLAS 2014 CONS. IV/10.1.1

0199-Other(cert.)-Subject to the provisions of reg. I/10, para. 5, any cert. req. by convention must be kept avail. in its original form on board the ship in which the holder is serving. C/E (embarked 7AUG16) and 2/E (embarked 26JUL16) and neither has flag state endorsement on board as required.

1020-Fire alarm-The activation of any detector shall initiate a visual/audible fire signal at the control panel. PSCO observed testing of smoke detector with no visual nor audible alarm.