Records from 2017 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 8 December 2023.
Electrical › Lighting (service) › Lighting Fixture
Issued 12 February 2018
Resolved
9800-Other-Electrical installations shall be such that the safety of crew and ship from electrical hazards will be ensured. PSCO observed light fixtures installed on the cargo block port and starboard side cargo manifold with non-explosion proof enclosures without proper connection of wiring methods and conduit seals to maintain the integrity and functionality of the enclosure. 74 SOLAS(04)II-1/40.1.3
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 12 February 2018
Resolved 16 February 2018
Resolution: PSCO noted all ligt fixtured on the cargo block were repaired with proper connection of wiring methods and conduit seals maintaining the integrity of the enclosures.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Ventilators
Issued 12 February 2018
Resolved
0999-Other-The main inlets and outlets of all ventilation systems shall be capable of being closed from outside the space being ventilated. PSCO noted that the means for securing and maintaining weathertightness of ventilation closures throughout the vessels are compromised due to lack of maintenance. 74 SOLAS(01)II-2/16.9
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 12 February 2018
Resolved 16 February 2018
Resolution: PSCO witnessed all ventilation closures in working condition.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Machinery Space Opening
Issued 12 February 2018
Resolved
1299-Load Lines-The construction and the means for securing the weathertightness of hatchways in position 1 and 2 shall be at least equivalent to the requirements of regulations 15 and 16 of Annex I of the International Convention on Load Lines. PSCO observed that numerous hatchways on the main deck and poop decks in which the securing and maintaining tightness in any sea condition has been compromised due to lack of maintenance to the securing mechanisms. 66 ILLC Annex I/14
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 12 February 2018
Resolved 12 February 2018
Resolution: All hatch cover securing devices were examined and found satiscatory after thecrew conducted maintenance on securing devices and gaskets.
Lifesaving › Embarkation Appliances/Stations › Accessability
Issued 12 February 2018
Resolved
0680-Lifesaving Appliance-Before the ships leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all lifesaving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. PSCO noted that the forward life raft embarkation ladder was not fitted with a suitable device to attach ladder to the ships structure for immediate launching in an emergency. SOLAS 74(14)III/20.2
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 12 February 2018
Resolved 12 February 2018
Resolution: Embarkation ladder ends were fitted with thimbles and shackles to facilitate attachment to hull at forward port and starboard embarkation stations.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Buoyant Lifeline
Issued 12 February 2018
Resolved
0650-Lifesaving Appliance-Before the ships leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all lifesaving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. The PSCO noted that the lifebuoy located on the forward poop deck port side grab lines secured at four equidistant points were not in four equal loops as required by the Life-Saving Appliance Code. SOLAS 74(14)III/20.2
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 12 February 2018
Resolved 16 February 2018
Resolution: PSCO noted four equal loops on the lifebuoy.
Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Fixed Gas Detection
Issued 12 February 2018
Resolved
1899-Tankers-Where the atmosphere in double hull spaces cannot be readily measured using flexible gas sampling hoses, such spaces shall be fitted with permanent gas sampling lines. PSCO noted that one of the gas sampling lines was disconnected during the examination and the crew was unable to demonstrate operation of the permanent gas sampling system. SOLAS 74 II-2/59.4.4.2
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 12 February 2018
Resolved 12 February 2018
Resolution: Gas sampling line was reattached and tested satisfactorily.
Deck/Cargo › Cargo Stowage › General
Issued 12 February 2018
Resolved
1199-Cargo-Cargo samples which have to be kept on board shall be stowed in a designated space situated in the cargo area that are cell-divided in order to avoid shifting of bottles at sea. PSCO observed that the stowage space is not cell-divided to prevent shifting while at sea. SOLAS 74 (14) VII/10 and IBC Code Chapter 16.5
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 12 February 2018
Resolved 12 April 2018
Resolution: The proper ridged separator material was installed for sample bottle separation. All found to be in good order. See DNV Report 1144894 dated 4/10/18
Electrical › Lighting (emergency) › Lighting Feeder
Issued 12 February 2018
Resolved
0680-Lifesaving Appliance-Muster and embarkation stations shall be adequately illuminated by lighting supplied from the emergency source of electrical power required by regulation II-1/42, as appropriate. PSCO noted that the power source for the emergency embarkation lighting is being supplied directly from a light fixture located in the Bos'n Hole entryway.
SOLAS 74(14)III/11.4
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 12 February 2018
Resolved 16 February 2018
Resolution: PSCO noted the power source for the emergency embarkation lighting was supplied directly from a junction box instead of a lighting fixture.
Fire Fighting › Means of Escape › Doorways
Issued 12 February 2018
Resolved
0910-Safety in General-Doors fitted in boundary bulkheads of machinery spaces of Category "A" shall be reasonably gas tight and self-closing. PSCO noted that the fire door installed between the chemical storage room and the main machinery space was not gastight or self-closing. 74 SOLAS (01) II-2/47.1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 12 February 2018
Resolved 12 February 2018
Resolution: Door hinge mounting screws were renewed allowing the door to close and latch properly.
Operations/Management › Lifesaving › Op Readiness/Maintenance/Inspection
Issued 12 February 2018
Resolved
0699-Lifesaving Appliances-Posters or signs on or in the vicinity of survival craft and their launching controls shall be provided that illustrate the purpose of controls, the procedures for operating the appliance and give relevant instructions or warnings. PSCO noted the signs and posters were illegible due to damage and/or missing. SOLAS 74 (14) III/9
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 12 February 2018
Resolved 16 February 2018
Resolution: PSCO noted all required signs and posters were legible.
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Overfill Devices
Issued 12 February 2018
Resolved
1099-Alarm Signals-Each cargo tank of a tank ship must be equipped with an intrinsically safe high level alarm and overfill alarm that is audible so that it can be heard on the vessel where the cargo transfer is controlled and in the cargo deck area. The PSCO observed that the audible alarm was ineffective whereas it could not be heard over deck machinery operations. 33 CFR 39.2007
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 26 February 2018
Resolved 12 April 2018
Resolution: New cargo tank overfill & high level alram horns were renewed as original. See DNV-GL report 1144894 dated 4/10/18 attesting to completed repairs and removal of condition of class.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Valve
Issued 12 February 2018
Resolved
9900-Other-The ship shall be designed and maintained in compliance with the structural, mechanical and electrical requirements of a classification society which is recognized by the flag Administration. The PSCO noted that numerous port and starboard bunker station valves were inoperable and/or not functioning as originally designed. SOLAS 74(14) II-1/3-1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 26 February 2018
Resolved 22 November 2021
Resolution: The crew replaced a total of seven main deck bunker station valves from spares. Class inspected the repairs and found satisfactory.
Documentation › Logs/Records › Transfer Equipment Test/Inspection Records
Issued 12 February 2018
Resolved
1199-Cargo- To transfer the vapors of flammable or combustible cargo to a facility regulated by Title 33 CFR Part 154, a vessel's COC must be endorsed by the Coast Guard stating the vapor control system is approved under 46 CFR Part 39. The PSCO noted that the class society attestation was missing the following: a list of cargoes for which the VCS was reviewed, maximum vapor density, a statement that inert gas manual and oil transfer procedure were amended in accordance with with 46 CFR 32.53-10(b)(2) and 33 CFR 155.750(d) and the cargo tanks the certification applies. 33 CFR 39.1015
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 March 2018
Resolved 16 February 2018
Resolution: PSCO noted transfer procedures in compliance with relevant regulations.
Operations/Management › Vessel Safety Management › Reports and Analysis
Issued 12 February 2018
Resolved
2560-ISM Related Deficiencies-The company should establish procedures for the implementation of corrective action, including measures intended to prevent recurrence. PSCO requests that a corrective action plan to ensure that the deficiencies noted and the hazardous conditions observed be developed, including measures intended to prevent recurrence, and presented to the Coast Guard for review. SOLAS 74(14) IX/3.1 and ISM Code Part A 9.2
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 12 February 2018
Resolved 16 February 2018
Resolution: PSCO noted vessel followed SMS and submited required non-conformity reports for recent deficiencies to their company for resolution.
Operations/Management › Ballast Water Managment › Ballast Exchange
Issued 31 January 2017
Resolved
The master, owner, operator, agent or person in charge of a vessel equipped with ballast tanks that operates in the waters of the U.S. must employ one of the listed ballast water management methods. According to vessel's submitted ballast water reporting form, vessel intends to discharge ballast, taken on board in Kingston, Jamaica, while vessel loads cargo in Texas City, TX. 60ac
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 31 January 2017
Resolution: RCVD and apporved vessel's request to discharge without a open oceans exchange.
Lifesaving › Embarkation Appliances/Stations › Accessability
Issued 31 January 2017
Resolved
Muster and embarkation stations shall be adequately illuminated by lighting supplied from the emergency source of electrical power required II-1/42 or II-1/43. The vessel does not have required illumination for the forward liferaft. 17ac
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 2 February 2017
Resolution: See attached class report
Fire Fighting › Miscellaneous Items › Paint/Flammable Liquid Lockers
Issued 31 January 2017
Resolved
No electrical equipment installed in any space where flamabble fixtures are liable to collect on board tankers, unless the administration is satisfied that such equipment is appropriately certified for safe usage and the dust, vapors, or gases likely to be encouraged. The intrinsically safe lighting fixture installed in the ship's paint locker did not meet manufacturer specifications. 17ac
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 2 February 2017
Resolution: see attached class report
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate
Issued 31 January 2017
Resolved
The renewal and periodical surveys shall include an inspection of the equipment referred to in paragraph (b)(i) to ensre that it complies with the relevant requirements of the present regs. Currently vessel's SOLAS Safety Equipment Form E, DNVGL Life Saving Equipment Plan dated 2016-07-20 and vessel's current life saving arrangements fo not match. 17ac
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 2 February 2017
Resolution: see attached class report
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Overfill Devices
Issued 31 January 2017
Resolved
Provisions shall be made to ensure that the liquid head in any tank does not exceed the design head of the tank. Suitable high-level alarms, overflow control systems or spill valves, together with guaging and tank filling procedures, may be accepted for this purpose. Vessel's 4 Starboard high lever and overfill alarms are inoperable. 10c
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 31 January 2017
Resolution: Def rectified prior to completion of exam
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Overfill Devices
Issued 31 January 2017
Resolved
Provisions shall be made to ensure that the liquid head in any tank does not exceed the design head of the tank. Suitable high-level alarms, overflow control systems or spill valves, together with guaging and tank filling procedures, may be accepted for this purpose. Vessel's portside slop tank overfill alarm is inoperable. 10c
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 31 January 2017
Resolution: Rectified prior to completion of exam.