Records from 2017 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 21 October 2024.
Inspection history · 15
21 October 2024
Appeal
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8040347
15 October 2024
PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8009814
4 October 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8014426
24 September 2024
PSC B · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8008466
24 September 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8008832
30 December 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7388495
12 December 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7366687
9 December 2021
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7363058
8 December 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Gulfport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7376122
19 April 2021
PSC B · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7178166
10 December 2018
ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6590310
9 August 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6235509
8 August 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6233953
8 August 2017
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6234633
3 August 2017
Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · NPV Safety Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6223556
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of the ship and equipment
Issued 25 September 2024
Resolved
OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE DISCOVERED DURING AN EXPANDED ISM EXAM REVEALED THE FOLLOWING DEFICIENCY: THE VESSEL FAILED TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ISM CODE THROUGH THEIR SMS PROCEDURES. THE VESSEL DID NOT TAKE APPOPRIATE ACTIONS ON IDENTIFIED NON-CONFORMITIES. THIS IS MADE EVIDENT BY DEFICIENCIES 2-7. A SAFETY MANAGEMENT AUDIT MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY THE ADMINISTRATION / RO BEFORE THE SHIP MAY BE RELEASED FROM DETENTION.
74 SOLAS (20) IX/3.1 ISM CODE 10.2
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Due 25 September 2024
Resolved 2 October 2024
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 25 September 2024
Resolved
MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO CONTROL LEAKS OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. PSCO OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FUEL OIL-SOAKED LAGGING AROUND TWO OF THE VESSEL’S GENERATORS AND MAIN DIESEL ENGINE.
74 SOLAS (09) II-2/4.1.1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Due 25 September 2024
Resolved 2 October 2024
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 25 September 2024
Resolved
MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO CONTROL LEAKS OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. PSCO OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL OIL ACCUMULATION ON TWO OF THE VESSEL’S GENERATORS.
74 SOLAS (09) II-2/4.1.1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Due 25 September 2024
Resolved 2 October 2024
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Oil and oily mixtures from machinery spaces
Issued 25 September 2024
Resolved
AN EFFICIENT BILGE PUMPING SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED, CAPABLE OF PUMPING FROM AND DRAINING ANY WATERTIGHT COMPARTMENT. PSCO OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES OF OILY WATER IN ENGINE ROOM BILGE WELLS, CAUSED BY AN APPROXIMATELY GALLON A MINUTE LEAK FROM NEARBY BALLAST PUMP.
74 SOLAS (20) II-1/35-1.2.1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Due 25 September 2024
Resolved 2 October 2024
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boat inventory
Issued 25 September 2024
Resolved
ALL LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES AND ARRANGMENTS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE STATED, THE NORMAL EQUIPMENT OF EVERY RESCUE BOAT SHALL CONSIST OF A SEARCHLIGHT. PSCO OBSERVED THAT THE ELECTRICAL PANEL FOR THE RESCUE BOAT WAS IMPROPERLY MOUNTED/SECURED CAUSING THE SEARCHLIGHT, COMPASS LIGHT, AND RECEPTACLE FOR THE PORTABLE LIGHT TO NOT OPERATE AS DESIGNED.
74 SOLAS (20) III/34, LSA CODE 5.1.2.2.11
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Due 25 September 2024
Resolved 2 October 2024
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Radar
Issued 25 September 2024
Resolved
EACH VESSEL 10000 GROSS TONS OR MORE MUST HAVE, IN ADDITION TO THE RADAR SYSTEM UNDER 164.35(A), A SECOND MARINE RADAR SYSTEM THAT OPERATES INDEPENDENTLY OF THE FIRST. PSCO FOUND S-BAND RADAR INOPERABLE SINCE JULY 2024. SUITABLE ARRANGEMENTS WERE NOT MADE BY THE VESSEL TO EFFECT REPAIRS IN A TIMELY MANNER AND NOTIFICATION WAS NOT MADE TO THE RECEIVING PORT PRIOR TO THE VESSEL’S ARRIVAL, POTENTIALLY COMPROMISING THE SAFETY OF THE INBOUND VOYAGE TO LOS ANGELES, CA.
33 CFR 164.37(a) 10103
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 25 September 2024
Resolved 4 October 2024
Resolution: Received Class and Technicians report attesting to satisfactory repair. See documents for report.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 25 September 2024
Resolved
THE CONDITION OF THE SHIP AND ITS EQUIPMENT SHALL BE MAINTAINED TO CONFORM WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE PRESENT REGULATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE SHIP IN ALL RESPECTS WILL REMAIN FIT TO PROCEED TO SEA WITHOUT DANGER TO THE SHIP OR PERSONS ON BOARD. PSCO OBSERVED MAIN ENGINE GOVERNOR ALARM PANEL IS NOT OPERATIONAL AND HAS MULTIPLE FAULTS.
74 SOLAS (20) II-1/11(a)
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 25 September 2024
Resolved 2 October 2024
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 25 September 2024
Resolved
ALL ELECTRICAL APPARATUS SHALL BE SO CONSTRUCTED AND SO INSTALLED AS NOT TO CAUSE INJURY WHEN HANDLED OR TOUCHED IN THE NORMAL MANNER. PSCO OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10 ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLES WITH LOOSE /IMPROPERLY INSULATED
74 SOLAS (20) II-1/45.1.3
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 25 September 2024
Resolved 2 October 2024
14 - Pollution Prevention › 148 - Ballast Water › Ballast Water Management System (BMWS)
Issued 25 September 2024
No resolution recorded
THE MACHINERY, BOILERS, AND OTHER PRESSURE VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED PIPING SYSTEMS AND FITTINGS SHALL BE OF A DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADEQUATE FOR THE SERVICE FOR WHICH THEY ARE INTENDED. PSCO OBSERVED FIVE LEAKS AND EMERGENCY REPAIRS, INCLUDING CEMENT BOXES, IN BALLAST WATER SUCTION / DISCHARGE PIPING. ADDITIONALLY, BALLAST WATER PIPING VALVES COULD ONLY BE MANUALLY OPERATED WITH PORTABLE HAND POWERED HYDRAULIC ACTUATORS.
74 SOLAS (20) II-1/26.1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 25 September 2024
No resolution recorded
BULK CARRIERS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED IN REGULATION II-1/3-1 AND THE STANDARDS FOR OWNERS' INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF BULK CARRIER HATCH COVERS, ADOPTED BY THE ORGANIZATION. PSCO OBSERVED THE MAJORITY OF HATCH COVER CLEATS WASTED ON CARGO HOLDS 1, 2, 3, 4.
74 SOLAS (20) XII/7.2
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations
Issued 25 September 2024
Resolved
IN ADDITION TO COMPLYING WITH THE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR FIRE INTEGRITY OF BULKHEADS AND DECKS OF CARGO SHIPS, THE MINIMUM FIRE INTEGRITY OF BULKHEADS AND DECKS SHALL BE AS PRESCRIBED IN TABLES 9.5 AND 9.6. PSCO'S OBSERVED AN OPEN PENETRATION IN AN A-CLASS BOUNDARY BULKHEADS ON THE BRIDGE AND INSIDE THE ENGINE ROOM LEADING TO A WORKSHOP. THE PENETRATIONS FOR THE UNNAPROVED AC UNIT WAS SEALED USED EXPANDING FOAM.
74 SOLAS (09) II-2/9.2.3.3.1
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 2 October 2024
14 - Pollution Prevention › 148 - Ballast Water › Ballast Water Management System (BMWS)
Issued 25 September 2024
No resolution recorded
FOLLOWING INSTALLATION, THE MASTER, OWNER, OPERATOR, AGENT, OR PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE VESSEL MUST PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE BWMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. VESSEL'S BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE UV TREATMENT SYSTEM AND THE #1 BALLAST PUMP IS SEVERLY LEAKING.
33 CFR 151.2025(a)(1)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 19 April 2021
Resolved
Electrical Installations shall be such that the safety of passengers, crew and ship from electrical hazards will be ensured. PSCO observed improper installation of wiring in both of ships laundry rooms. PSCO also observed exposed wiring in weathertight junction boxes on weatherdeck.
74SOLAS(14)11-1/40.1.3
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 9 December 2021
Resolution: PSCO OBSERVED REPAIRS MADE TO LAUNDRY ROOM WIRING AND WEATHER DECK JUNCTION BOXES.
Engineering › Lubricating Oil Service System › Valve, Control
Issued 8 August 2017
Resolved
0750-Fire Prevention-Oil Fuel, which if damaged would allow oil to escape from a storage, settling or daily service tank having a capacity of 500L and above situated above the double bottom, shall be fitted with a cock or valve. Vessel reported quick closing release valve from the oil daily service tank unintentionally closed prohibiting adequate lube oil for engine. SOLAS 74a II-2/4.2.2.3.4 30c
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 8 August 2017
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted class report from American Bureau of Shipping stating the deficiency was rectified. During the surveyor attendance, a visual inspection of the ME cylinder oil system and test of the quick closing valve found sat.