Records in 2019. Most recent: inspection, 8 April 2019.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
Fire protection systems & fire fighting systems and appliances shall be maintained and ready for use. PSCO found ships' water supply valve for water mist system in closed position, which renders the automatic system inoperable. Chief Engineer stated he closes the valve for the safety of the crew and also stated he does not know how long valve was closed and there is no entry in the Engine Log Book.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
The machinery and associated piping systems and fittings shall be of a design and construction adequate for the service for which they are intended. The lube oil heat exchanger (plate cooler) has fresh water gushing out from the water in line and there is a temporary baffle installed to direct water down to the bilge.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Temporary repairs made, to be addressed permanently at drydock. Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
Means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids. Oil soaked lagging is present in multiple places in engine room including, but not limited to, above the condenser on hot well, over the LT cooling water pump, and over the lube oil 3-way valve.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Oil soaked lagging removed and replaced. Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Shipboard operations
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
The Safety Management System should ensure compliance with mandatory rules and regulations. The vessel was unable to provide transfer procedures and none were posted at the bunker stations.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Transfer procedures posted. Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Shipboard operations
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
The Safety Management System shall be maintained. Due to objective evidence during port state control exam, there has been a failure of SMS aboard the vessel as evidenced by the deficiencies identified, lack of crew familiarity with testing of fire fighting appliances, operation and testing of rescue boat motor, and overall condition of the engine room. An SMS audit is recommended.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: External SMS audit conducted by BV.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
All lifesaving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. During operational testing, the rescue boat failed to start for 10-15 minutes. Once it started, it failed to stay on long enough to verify ahead and astern propulsion and was making significant noise, In addition, the crew tested the outboard without water as req'd by manufacturer.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 5 March 2019
Resolution: Reviewed manufacturer's instructions which required water for operating outboard. Crew demonstrated proper operation of outboard with water and proved ahead and astern propulsion.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
Means shall be provided whereby normal operation of propulsion machinery can be sustained with special consideration given to the malfunctioning of the fuel oil supply system for boilers and engines. Multiple thermostats have been removed from the HFO piping and tanks with various reasons being given as to why.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Thermostats replaced. Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
The machinery and associated piping systems shall be of a design and construction adequate for the service for which they are intended. The SSDG #1 has excessive vibration while in use which has resulted in the inboard accessory end engine mount cracking in multiple places.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Parts ordered to affect permanent repairs, COC issued. Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
Fire detection and fire alarm systems shall be kept in good working order so as to ensure their required performance if a fire occurs. The smoke detector at the base of the stairway in the engine room was inoperable during testing.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Multiple detectors replaced. Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
A ship when in a port of another contracting gov't is subject to control by officers duly authorized concerning operational requirements in respect to the safety of ships when there are clear grounds for believing the master or crew are not familiar with essential shipboard procedures relating to the safety of ships. After operational testing of smoke detectors, PSCO requested heat detectors at boiler be tested. C/E offered a lighter for testing, and the 2/E did not know how to test. In addition, the electrician attmepted to test a different heat detector with smoke, unaware it was not a smoke detector.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Shipboard operations
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
The Safety Managment System should ensure compliance with mandatory rules and regulations. Annual hydrostatic testing of bunker lines has not been completed.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Hydrostatically tested bunker lines. Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
There shall be, in each boiler room and in machinery spaces containing internal combustion machinery, at least one portable foam applicator unit consisting of a foam nozzle/branch pipe and a portable tank containing at least 20l of foam concentrate and at least one spare tank of foam concentrate of the same capacity. Foam applicator units throughout engine room only had one 20l portable tank of foam concentrate.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Spares ordered. Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
The ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board. THere is a strong smell of diesel fuel in the vicinity of the boiler and SSDG #1 with no readily apparent source.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Sureveyor found no outstanding issue.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
The machinery and associated piping systems shall be of a design and construction adequate for the service for which they are intended. The lube oil heat exchanger (plate type) is leaking lube oil into containment under the heat exchanger and is leaking into the bilge.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
Means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids. Bilges had excess oil accumulated in multiple places, including under the HFO strainers, lube oil heat exchanger, OWS, aft end of main engine, aftermost bilge well.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Vac truck removed 2,500 gallons from bilge.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
Doors fitted in boundary bulkheads of machinery spaces of category A shall be reasonably gastight and self-closing. Multiple doors were held back making them non-self-closing including emergency escape door and purifier spaces.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Hold backs removed. Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
The machinery, pressure vessels, and associated piping systems shall be of a design and construction adequate for which they are intended. The condenser on the hotwell is leaking.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 April 2019
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Gasket replaced. Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
The machinery and associated piping systems and fittings shall be of a design and construction adequate for the service for which they are intended. The overboard valve for ballast water behind the hotwell is in the open position and has salt and corrosion built up on valve stem to an extent that it does not appear operable.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 April 2019
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
The machinery and associated piping systems and fittings shall be of a design and construction adequate for the service for which they are intended. The freshwater generator overboard pipe has soft patches in multiple places.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 April 2019
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: COC Issued.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (SOLAS operational)
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
No change shall be made to the machinery, equipment, and other items covered by survey. In the freezer space, one marine air cooler drainage piping has been disconnected and is inoperable.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 April 2019
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Piping replaced. Class report rec'd attesting to proper operation.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
The ring, lines, and letters of the load line shall be painted white or yellow on a dark background. The deck line is not painted white or yellow.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 April 2019
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Class verified deck line was painted.