Records from 2016 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 29 February 2024.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 6 July 2023
Resolved
A vessel on a lakes, bays, and sounds, or rivers route must carry:
(1) Three hand red flare distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.021 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant; and
(2) Three hand orange smoke distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.037 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant. The vessel only had 3 hand red flares and 2 hand orange smoke distress signals.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 6 August 2023
Resolved 3 October 2023
Resolution: New FLARES provided, def cleared.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 6 July 2023
Resolved
Portable watertight containers for distress flares and smoke signals shall be of a bright color, and containers shall be clearly marked in legible contrasting letters at least 12.7 millimeters (0.5 inches) high: “DISTRESS SIGNALS”. Signal stowage container is not labeled "DISTRESS SIGNALS".
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 July 2023
Resolved 8 August 2023
Resolution: Operator provided pictures of flares box with "distress signal" written on it.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 6 July 2023
Resolved
Each ring life buoy on a vessel must:
(1) Be approved in accordance with § 160.050 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant. The grab line shall be 3/8-inch diameter polyethylene, polypropylene, or other suitable buoyant type synthetic material having a minimum breaking strength of 1,350 pounds. Ring life buoy grab line is deteriorated and requires renewal.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 6 August 2023
Resolved 6 October 2023
Resolution: Rvcd picture showing fully svcd Ring Life Buoy, def cleared.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 6 July 2023
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible. Vessel did not have a chart of the operating area on board.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 6 August 2023
Resolved 3 October 2023
Resolution: AREA OF OPERATION NAV CHART provided, def cleared.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 7 June 2023
Resolved
Vessel must undergo an annual inspection within the 3 months before or after each anniversary date. Vessel's anniversary date was 10 March, 2023. 3 month period following anniversary date ended 8 June, 2023. Vessel is not authorized to operate after 8 June, 2023.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 8 June 2023
Resolved 6 July 2023
Resolution: Vessel completed satisfactory COI Renewal.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 10 March 2022
Resolved
A vessel on a lakes, bays, and sounds, or rivers route must carry: Three hand red flare, or three hand orange smoke distress signals distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.021 or any substitutions IAW 46CFR180.64 (c). Replace missing flares.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 17 May 2022
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 10 March 2022
Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating watertight. Replace battery on ring buy water light. 46CFR180.70(d)
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 17 May 2022
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 10 March 2022
Resolved
Label bilge alarms as to assist captain and crew to quickly identify which space is flooding. 46CFR176.830
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 18 May 2022
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 10 March 2022
Resolved
Each vessel must be equipped with at least two operable portable battery lights. Replace batteries and place one in the operating station. 46CFR183.432
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 18 May 2022
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance and inspections
Issued 15 April 2019
Resolved
Each lifeline on a ring life buoy must: have a breaking
strength of at least 5 kilonewtons (1,124 pounds); and
be of a dark color if synthetic, or of a type certified
to be resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light.
The life line on the ring buoy was frayed and unraveled
and needs to be replaced.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 April 2019
Resolved 23 April 2019
Resolution: The lifeline on the ring buoy was replaced with proper line.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 15 April 2019
Resolved
On a vessel of at least 7.9 meters (26 feet) in length,
a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the
operating station to indicate a high water level in each
of the following normally unmanned spaces. The bilge
high water alarm was audible, but not visible at the
operating station.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 April 2019
Resolved 23 April 2019
Resolution: the visible light was changed, and operating.
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Medical Equipment, medical chest, medical guide
Issued 15 April 2019
Resolved
The items contained in first-aid kit shall be listed in
Table 160.041(b). The first-aid kit was missing ammonia
inhalants, aspirin and eye wash.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 April 2019
Resolved 23 April 2019
Resolution: first-aid kit was updated.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Man Overboard Drill (MOB)
Issued 15 April 2019
Resolved
An emergency instruction placard containing the
following information will satisfy the requirements of
185.510. The emergency instructions onboard the vessel
were not applicable to the vessels operations.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 April 2019
Resolved 23 April 2019
Resolution: The emergency instructions were updated.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 15 April 2019
Resolved
At each inspection for certification and periodic
inspection and at such other times as considered
necessary, all fire fighting extinguishing equipment
must be inspected to ensure it is in suitable condition.
The inspector must verify that the following tests and
inspections have been conducted by a qualified servicing
facility at least once every 12 months. The last
servicing of the fire extinguishers were on 1/18.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 April 2019
Resolved 23 April 2019
Resolution: the fire extinguishers were serviced.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 15 April 2019
Resolved
The master shall conduct sufficient drills and give
sufficient instructions to make sure that all crew
members are familiar with their duties during
emergencies that necessitate abandoning ship or the
recovery of persons who have fallen aboard. The
vessel's log book showed drills over 3 months old
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 April 2019
Resolved 15 April 2019
Resolution: the vessel conducted drills during the exam and will continue to fill out the log book.
Lifesaving › Visual Distress Signals (General) › Storage
Issued 1 February 2018
Resolved
Provide a watertight container labeled "DISTRESS SIGNALS."
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 February 2018
Resolved 2 February 2018
Resolution: The vessel representative provided a watertight distress signal box.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270)
Issued 1 February 2018
Resolved
Provide valid Certificate of Documentation.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 2 February 2018
Resolution: The vessel representative provided proof of DOC from the USCG NVDC.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Not Operational
Issued 1 February 2018
Resolved
Demonstrate proper operation of the high water level alarm for the #3 void space.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 2 February 2018
Resolution: The vessel representative operated the bilge high water alarm.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Other Accommodation Spaces › Recreation Space
Issued 11 September 2017
Resolved
Replace passenger seating on the port side, removing all ant infested rotten wood.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 24 January 2018
Resolution: The passenger seating on the port side was replaced.
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Bilge Alarm
Issued 5 January 2017
Resolved
Prove operation of visual indicators for bilge high water level alarms: 1, 2, 4. Fore to aft.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 January 2017
Resolved 19 January 2017
Resolution: Witnessed satisfactory operation of the bilge high level alarm visual indicators.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 5 January 2017
Resolved
Provide means of testing alcohol influence within 2 hours.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 January 2017
Resolved 9 January 2017
Resolution: The owner purchased new alcohol swabs and keeps them in his apartment within two miles of the dock from which the vessel operates.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Display Requirements
Issued 5 January 2017
Resolved
Provide Employee Assistance Program onboard.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 January 2017
Resolved 19 January 2017
Resolution: The EAP policy was provided onboard.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270)
Issued 5 January 2017
Resolved
Provide COD onboard.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 January 2017
Resolved 19 January 2017
Resolution: The original COD is now onboard.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable
Issued 5 January 2017
Resolved
Provide serviceable ring buoy.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 January 2017
Resolved 19 January 2017
Resolution: A new ring life buoy was purchased and placed onboard.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 20 September 2016
Resolved
Provide repair proposal for delaminated transom IWO port outboard engine.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 November 2016
Resolution: The transom was entirely replaced.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Deck Plating
Issued 20 September 2016
Resolved
Provide repair proposal for delaminated deck forward of port outboard engine.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 November 2016
Resolution: The deck was repaired and a stiffener was placed beneath to prevent flexing.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Transverse Bulkhead
Issued 20 September 2016
Resolved
Provide repair proposal for delamination at the base of the second and third bulkheads.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 November 2016
Resolution: The base of the bulkheads were cut back to good material and new wood was installed.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 20 September 2016
Resolved
Provide plan for fastener pull of a minimum of 16 fastenings IAW NVIC 7-95.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 20 September 2016
Resolution: Fasteners were pulled. The material was revealed to be galvanized steel, and the fasteners were in fairly new condition.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 20 September 2016
Resolved
Remove puddy and properly repair drill holes in forward compartment.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 November 2016
Resolution: Putty was removed and the area around the drill holes was cropped in 1 foot x 1 foot sections and new material was installed prior to reglassing the hull.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Keel
Issued 20 September 2016
Resolved
Provide repair proposal for wet keel.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 November 2016
Resolution: The fiberglass covering the keel was removed in several places to allow the keep to dry.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 20 September 2016
Resolved
Provide repair proposal for wet bottom planking in the third compartment aft.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 November 2016
Resolution: The bottom sheeting was cropped to good material and renewed.
Stability › Weathertight Integrity › General
Issued 20 September 2016
Resolved
Provide repair proposal for weathertight hatches.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 November 2016
Resolution: Hatches were replaced.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 15 September 2016
Resolved
Repair FRP delamination on bow IWO keel.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 September 2016
Resolved 7 November 2016
Resolution: The delamination was repaired and the FRP reglassed.
Engineering › Lubricating Oil Service System › Expansion Joint
Issued 15 September 2016
Resolved
Stop hydraulic leak of starboard outboard engine.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 September 2016
Resolved 7 November 2016
Resolution: The engine was sent to a servicing shop, where the leak was fixed, and now the engine is back on board.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection
Issued 14 September 2016
Resolved
Conduct hull and internal structural exam.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 7 November 2016
Resolution: The owner/operator cleared all major worklist items and completed dry-dock.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL
Issued 20 January 2016
Resolved
Provide vessel with a FCC Station License.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 January 2016
Resolved 9 December 2016
Resolution: Verified radio station license onboard.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate
Issued 20 January 2016
Resolved
Provide vessel with a FCC Radio Safety Certificate.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 January 2016
Resolved 5 January 2017
Resolution: Verified document onboard.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Proof of Consortium Enrollment (DAPI)
Issued 20 January 2016
Resolved
Add deckhands to company's Drug and Alcohol Program Consortium.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 February 2016
Resolved 7 November 2016
Resolution: Verified correction.
Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › License, Radio Officer
Issued 20 January 2016
Resolved
Provide vessel Captains with a Radio Operator Permit.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 January 2016
Resolved 9 December 2016
Resolution: Verified the master's attainment of a Radio Operator Permit.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Piping
Issued 20 January 2016
Resolved
Properly install bilge pumping system's discharge hoses with adequate positive valves.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 February 2016
Resolved 7 November 2016
Resolution: Positive valves were installed at the highest points possible of the hull in the bilge.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Portable Fuel System
Issued 20 January 2016
Resolved
Install portable gasoline fuel tanks as defined by ABYC H-25(1993).
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 February 2016
Resolved 7 November 2016
Resolution: The two 12 gallon West Marine tanks were replaced with four 6 gallon tanks complying with ABYC H-25(1993).
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery
Issued 20 January 2016
Resolved
Provide adequate arrangement of retrieving a person from the water (MOB drill).
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 February 2016
Resolved 28 November 2016
Resolution: A new ladder with a high-capacity weight-rating (650lbs) was placed onboard.