VEGA GRANAT

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 vessel’s grouping and aggregation visual alarm indicators required as per IMO Resolution A.1021(26) were inoperable; for general emergency alarm, CO2 fire extinguishing pre-discharge alarm, fire detection alarm, machinery alarms, telephone alarm, engine-room telegraph alarm, and personnel alarm. The crew is unable to identify which alarm indicator is sounding, therefore cannot properly respond to emergencies. 74SOLAS(20)I/11.a

The purpose of this regulation is to prevent the ignition of combustible materials or flammable liquids. For this purpose, the following functional requirements shall be met: means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids, and ignition sources shall be restricted. PSCO observed oil soaked lagging on heavy fuel oil piping in the overhead space adjacent to the Engine Control Room, oil soaked lagging on piping in the engine room below the deck plate and on the bulkhead side of piping, multiple oil containers with hoses and funnels to varying equipment and spaces, hydraulic oil accumulation in the overhead of the steering gear room from a previously repaired leak, plastic hoses attached to the M.D.O settling tank and bypassing installed funnel and piping, a steam leak in the lube oil purifier room, damaged and missing indicator panels in the purifier room for lube oil and heavy fuel oil purifier, missing or deteriorated lagging around piping in the bilge, and overall uncleanliness of the engine room.

A fixed fire detection and alarm system shall be installed in: periodically unattended machinery spaces. PSCO observed inoperable smoke detector in Engine Control Room. 74SOLAS(09)II-2/7.4.1.1

All hatchways in position 1 and 2 shall be fitted with hatch covers of steel or other equivalent material. Except as provided in regulation 14(2), such covers shall be weathertight and fitted with gaskets and clamping devices. The means for securing and maintaining weathertightness shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration. The arrangements shall ensure that the tightness can be maintained in any sea conditions. PSCO observed over 50% of cargo hatch clamping devices missing/deteriorated from rust and unable to serve their operational purpose. Overall lack of adequate securing devices affects weathertightness of all of the vessel’s cargo holds. ICLL(88) I/16(1)

Paint lockers shall be protected by a carbon dioxide system, a dry powder system, a water spraying or sprinkler system, or a system providing equivalent protection, as determined by the Administration. In any case, the system shall be operable from outside the protected space. Acuation control for the CO2 for the paint locker was inaccessible due to the room containing the means of control being secured with a seized lock. PSCO observed crew taking over five minutes to access the CO2 room for the paint locker. 74SOLAS(09)II-2/10.6.3.1

The company and the ship shall comply with the requirements of the International Safety Management Code. PSCO collected objective evidence that the vessel’s SMS was not adequately being implemented throughout areas of the ship including: weathertightness, alarms, and presence of fire hazards in the engine room. Procedure 16 of the vessel’s SMS states, "Record to be made in maintenance report(s) and documented with pictures. Further, the Crew should draw attention to the dangers of proceeding to sea without fully secured hatch covers." PSCO observed wastage of cargo hatch clamping devices on over 50% of the devices. PSCO observed maintenance record dated 30JUN21 that stated all hatch devices were in fair/good condition; no documents addressed the extensive corrosion. Procedure 07 of the SMS states "The [maintenance] plan consists of several parts, such as monthly procedures, manufacturer maintenance sheets, forms...Safety, fire fighting, pollution and control equipment, pipelines and valves." PSCO observed extensive engine room build up of oil, inoperable alarms, and unauthorized electrical installations. Due to the severity of the discrepancies, an external SMS audit is required before release from detention. 74SOLAS(20)IX/3.1 ISM Code Part A 10

On all ships, within the machinery spaces, emergency escape breathing devices shall be situated ready for use and easily visible places. PSCO observed multiple EEBDs not ready for use, with canisters overly charged. 74SOLAS(09)II-2

Electrical installations shall be such that: the safety of the passengers, crew & ship from electrical hazards will be ensured. PSCO observed a power cable connected to an open electrical control panel in the Engine Control Room leading through a doorway into a separate panel located in an adjacent room. PSCO observed electrical cables originating from an external generator on the outside main deck, running through a watertight bulkhead leading into a breaker within the engine control room that was unsecured on the deck and posed a serious electrical and tripping hazard for the crew. 74SOLAS(20)11-1/40.1.

Any main and auxiliary steering gear control system operable from the navigation bridge shall comply with the following: in the event of a failure of electrical power supply to the control system, an audible and visual alarm shall be given on the navigation bridge. PSCO observed unsuccessful test of loss of power alarm for main steering gear system. 74SOLAS(20)II-1/29.8.4

Hydraulic power-operated steering gear shall be provided with the following: a low-level alarm for each hydraulic fluid reservoir to give the earliest practicable indication of hydraulic fluid leakage. Audible and visual alarms shall be given on the navigation bridge and in the machinery space where they can be readily observed. PSCO observed unsuccessful test of hydraulic low-level alarm. 74SOLAS(20)II-1/29.12.2

Electrical installations shall be such that the safety of passengers, crew and ship from electrical hazards will be ensured. PSCO observed an unprotected splice in the power cable of a washing machine in the officer’s laundry. 74 SOLAS(20)II-1/40.1.3

The ring, lines and letters shall be painted in white or yellow on a dark ground or in black on a light ground. They shall be permanently marked on the sides of the ships to the satisfaction of the administration. The marks shall be plainly visible and, if necessary, special arrangements shall be made for this purpose. PSCO observed that both port and stbd load line markings did not match the current ICLL certificate and old load lines were visible on the hull. ICLL(88)I/8

Fire-fighting systems and appliances shall be kept in good working order and readily available for immediate use. PSCO observed the CO2 line servicing the cargo holds had multiple support brackets wasted to the point of no longer supporting the CO2 line. In some places the crew had tied rope from the hydraulic lines to the CO2 line to help support the CO2 line's weight. One section of CO2 piping was unsupported for over twenty-five feet with three support brackets in a row wasted completely through. 74SOLAS(20)II-2/14.2.

The company and the ship shall comply with the requirements of the International Safety Management code. The company should establish procedures, plans and instructions, including checklists as appropriate, for key shipboard operations concerning the safety of the personnel, ship and protection of the environment. PSCO observed that no lockout tag out procedures were established within the ship's safety management system and that an inoperable auxiliary engine was not tagged out as inoperable. 74SOLAS(20)IX/3 ISM CODE 7

Where risk from overspeeding of machinery exists, means shall be provided to ensure that the safe speed is not exceeded. PSCO received notification from master that the engines governor was not working properly. 74SOLAS(20)II-1/27.1

Unless expressly provided otherwise, every ship shall be provided with a main steering gear and an auxiliary steering gear to the satisfaction of the Administration. The main steering gear and the auxiliary steering gear shall be so arranged that the failure of one of the m will not render the other one inoperative. PSCO received report that steering pump no. 2 was inoperable. 74SOLAS(20)II-1/29.1

The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provision 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 received a report of an inoperable boiler. 74SOLAS(2)I/11.a.

All ships of 3,000GT and upwards shall have: a 3 GHz radar, or where considered appropriate by the Administrations, a second 9 GHz radar of other means to determine and display the range and bearing of other surface craft, obstructions, buoys, shorelines, and navigational marks to assist in navigation and in collision avoidance, which are functionally independent of those referred to in paragraph 2.3.2. PSCO received report of an inoperable secondary, S-band radar. 74SOLAS(20)V/19.2.7.1