MRS. LESLIE

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Marine Inspector identified fractured reduction gear mount. Repair reduction gear mount to the satisfaction the Coast Guard Marine.

Portable and semi-portable fire extinguishers must be inspected, maintained, and tested in accordance with the inspection, maintenance procedures, and hydrostatic pressure tests required by chapters 7 and 8 of NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, with the frequency specified by NFPA 10.

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Marine Inspector discovered a fuel leak on starboard main engine. Repair fuel leak to the satisfaction of a Coast Guard Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 143.205 701 C

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Ships crew unable to successfully demonstrate proper operation of bilge pump suction. Repair bilge pump to the satisfaction of a Coast Guard Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 143.205 701 C

Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. The following alarms must be provided: High bilge levels; Marine inspector discovered bilge alarm float switch broken and inoperable. Replace/Repair bilge alarm float switch to the satisfaction of a Coast Guard Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 143.230 16 C

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Marine Inspector discovered exhaust leaks on the stbd main diesel engine and stbd generator. Repair exhaust leaks to the satisfaction of a Coast Guard Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 143.205 16 C

The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather- tight function properly. Marine Inspector discovered gasket material on aft hatch was not creating proper seal. Repair/Replace gasket material to create proper affective seal. 46 CFR 140.610 16 C

Each towing vessel must perform the applicable tests in Table 143.245(b) of this section. The tests required by this section must be recorded in accordance with part 140 of this subchapter. Pressure vessel relief valves, Twice every 5 years, with no more than 3 years elapsing since last test. Vessel not able to provide proof of relief valve testing. Provide proof of relief valves being successfully tested. 46 CFR 143.245 16 C

Each towing vessel must carry the survival craft specified in Table 141.305 of this section, as appropriate for the towing vessel, in an aggregate capacity to accommodate the total number of individuals on board. Vessel does not have the required Rigid Bouyant Aparatus or equivalent. Install RBA or EPIRB.

Piping and machinery components that exceed 220 °C (428 °F), including fittings, flanges, valves, exhaust manifolds, and turbochargers, must be insulated. Measures must be in place to prevent flammable or combustible liquid piping leaks from coming into contact with these components. Both Main Diesel Engines do not have the required insulation on exhaust manifold.

Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency lighting sources must provide for sufficient illumination under emergency conditions to facilitate egress from each space. Emergency lighting in the engine room vestibule was found to be inoperable.

All towing vessels must be operated in a manner that minimizes the risk of down-flooding and progressive flooding. Repair two watertight bulkhead fittings in aft engine room upper and lower bulkhead.

Vent pipes for integral fuel tanks. Each integral fuel tank must have a vent that connects to the highest point of the tank, discharges on a weather deck through a bend of 180 degrees, and is fitted with a 30-by-30-mesh corrosion-resistant flame screen. Replace missing screens on all fuel system vent pipes.

All owners or managing operators of more than one existing towing vessel required to have a COI by this subchapter must ensure that each existing towing vessel under their ownership or control is issued a valid COI according to the following schedule: (4)By July 19, 2022, 100 percent of the towing vessels must have valid COIs on board. The vessel did not obtain a COI prior to the July 19th, 2022 deadline. The vessel is not permitted movement until a COI is issued

All bilges and void spaces are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable. The bilges in the engine room of the vessel contained excessive amounts of oily liquid rendering them a fire hazard as per the applicable regulations. 46CFR142.220(a)

Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. The following alarms must be provided: (5) High bilge levels; (b) Alarms must: (1) Be visible and audible at each operating station. The alarm located at the operating station may be a summary alarm; if the alarm at the operating station is a summary alarm, the specific alarm condition must be indicated at the machinery or bilge location; (2) Have a means to test actuation at each operating station or have a continuous self-monitoring alarm system which actuates if an alarm point fails or becomes disabled. The installed bilge alarm did not provide an audible or visible alarm on the bridge as required by the applicable regulations. 46CFR143.230(a)

Pressure vessels over 5 cubic feet in volume and over 15 pounds per square inch maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) must be equipped with an indicating pressure gauge (in a readily visible location) and with one or more spring-loaded relief valves. The total relieving capacity of such relief valves must prevent pressure from exceeding the MAWP, as established by the manufacturer, by more than 10 percent. (b) Pressure vessels must be externally examined annually. Relief valves must be tested in accordance with §143.245. (c) All pressure vessels must have the MAWP indicated by a stamp, nameplate, or other means visible to the crew. Both the port and starboard pressure vessels did not have the required nameplate or stamp and did not mark the MAWP as required by the applicable regulations. In addition, the starboard pressure vessel did not have a safety relief valve as required by the applicable regulations. 46CFR143.300(a)

Electrical components that pose an electrical hazard must be in an enclosure. The motor controller directly above the fuel pump did not have a proper enclosure as required by the applicable regulations, leaving multiple electrical components exposed directly above the fuel pump. 46 CFR 143.400(g)

Electrical equipment must be marked with its respective current and voltage ratings. Multiple breaker panels were not properly labeled and were not properly enclosed as required by the applicable regulations. 46CFR 143.400(c)

All installed bilge piping must have a check/foot valve in each bilge suction that prevents unintended backflooding through bilge piping. The bilge piping in the forward hold of the vessel was excessively corroded to the point that it would not effectively hold a liquid. 46 CFR 143.275

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. The slop oil tank onboard the vessel did not have a cover on the filling port and the goose neck vent flame screen was painted over, rendering it useless. 46CFR143.205(a)

The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly. Several water tight doors onboard the vessel had missing or excessively wasted gaskets, preventing them from functioning properly as required by the applicable regulations. 46CFR143.400(a)

Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. Throughout the engine room, numerous loose wires and unbundled wires were found creating a potential hazard. 46CFR140.610

The owner or managing operator of an existing vessel not operating under a stability document must be able to show at least one of the following: (1) The vessel's operation or a history of satisfactory service does not cause the stability of the vessel to be questioned by either the Coast Guard or a TPO engaged to perform an audit or survey. (2) The vessel performs successfully on operational tests to determine whether the vessel has adequate stability and handling characteristics. (3) The vessel has a satisfactory stability assessment by means of giving due consideration to each item that impacts a vessel's stability characteristics which include, but are not limited to, the form, arrangement, construction, number of decks, route, and operating restrictions of the vessel. Vessel has a permanenet starboard list, resulting in marine inspectors questionsing the stability of the vessel. The vessel has not conducted an operational test to determine whether the vessel has adequate stability and the vessel has not conducted a stability assessment.

Verification of compliance with the construction and arrangement design standards of this part must be performed according to the following table: (c) A vessel on which a new installation that is not a “replacement in kind”, Before the new installation is performed. Vessel installed a new starboard main engine that did not match the original specifications of the vessel. The vessel did not receive approval for this modification prior to installation as is required by the applicable regulations.

(b) To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover. (c) The valve must be installed in the fuel piping directly outside of the fuel oil tank. The installed shut off valve is not immediately outside of the fuel oil tank as required by the regulation. A second crossover line from the starboard fuel oil tank is not installed with any shutoff valve immediately outside of the fuel oil tank as required by the applicable regulations.

Remote fuel shut off was missing the location/operating instruction label. 46 CFR 27.207

The fire detection system did not sound an audible alarm upon activation. 46 CFR 27.203

General alarm instruction placard was missing from engine room. 46 CFR 27.201

General alarm does not sound in engine room. 46 CFR 27.201

All portable/semi-portable fire fighting equipment was past due for the annual servicing. NFPA 10