GEO RESOLUTION

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

GEO RESOLUTION is a 1989 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 11 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 19 March 2026.

Built: 1989
Last inspected: 19 March 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 15
Deficiencies: 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 19 March 2026

Recorded inspections15

…physical examinations13

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2016–2026)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Identity

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8835243

V7IE2

1226686

Flag

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Maury page id

psix-1226686

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it1913 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
573 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
779 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
1414 - Displacement, Metric Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

Vessel history report

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Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

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Inspection history · 15

19 March 2026 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8328843

20 October 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8254648

4 September 2025 PSC B · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8225057

20 February 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8081561

20 June 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7938523

15 May 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7911669

7 June 2023 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7702412

23 March 2022 Ballast Water Examination · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7417276

26 August 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7292771

12 July 2019 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6743379

8 June 2018 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6444434

24 May 2018 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6422956

25 March 2018 Administrative Inspection · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Deficiency Check · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6377554

3 August 2016 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5950248

30 July 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5952631

Deficiency record · 11

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats

Issued 20 October 2025 Resolved

Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all life-saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. PSCO observed rescue boat engine unable to start. 74 SOLAS (24) III / 20.2 Action code: 40

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 20 October 2025
Resolved 19 March 2026
Resolution: Received satisfactory Class Report attesting to rectification.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire control plan

Issued 20 October 2025 Resolved

Plans and booklets shall be kept up to date; any alterations thereto shall be recorded as soon as practicable. PSCO observed Class C door arrangement in 1-75-2-Q not in compliance with fire control plan. 74 SOLAS (24) II-2 / 15.2.4.1 Action code: 40

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 20 October 2025
Resolved 19 March 2026
Resolution: Received satisfactory Class Report attesting to rectification.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances

Issued 20 October 2025 Resolved

Each lifejacket light shall have a source of energy capable of providing a luminous intensity of 0.75 cd for a period of at least 8hrs. PSCO observed inoperable lights. 74 SOLAS (24) III / 32.2.2 LSA 2.2.3.2 Action code: 10

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 20 October 2025
Resolved 20 October 2025
Resolution: New lights were installed on lifejackets.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions

Issued 4 September 2025 Resolved

The minimum fire integrity of bulkheads and decks shall be as prescribed in tables 44.1 and 44.2. PSCO observed missing fire gaskets on "A" class boundary doors which include 02 galley doors, stairwell doors, and doors leading into engine room.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 11 September 2025
Resolution: Fire gaskets were installed and verified by Class. See scanned Class report for details of the deficiencies.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 4 September 2025 Resolved

Hydraulic Power-Operated steering gear shall be provided with a fixed storage tank having sufficient capacity to recharge at least one power actuating system. PSCO observed that there was no fixed storage tank installed.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 11 September 2025
Resolution: Deficiency was issued a condition of class. See scanned Class report for details of the deficiencies.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Load Lines (including Exemption)

Issued 20 February 2025 Resolved

The ring, lines,and letters shall...be permanently marked on the sides of the ship... PSCO observed that the load line was not permanently marked and only painted. ICLL(66) Annex 1 reg. 8

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 March 2025
Resolved 12 September 2025
Resolution: Received documentation verifying that the load line was permanently affixed while the vessel was in dry dock. See attechd document for further information.

14 - Pollution Prevention › 145 - MARPOL Annex V › Garbage

Issued 20 February 2025 Resolved

Each discharge into the sea or to a reception facility...shall be promptly recorded in the garbage record book and signed for on the date of discharge...by the officer in charge. PSCO observed a discharge to a reception facility on 13NOV2024 that was not logged in the garbage record book. MARPOL Annex V/10.3.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 20 February 2025
Resolved 20 February 2025
Resolution: Captain and crew received training on proper Garbage Record Book maintenance.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear alarm

Issued 15 May 2024 Resolved

Steering gear for each hydraulic fluid reservoir shall give an audible and visual alarm on the navigational bridge. A audible alarm was not installed on the navigational bridge.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 June 2024
Resolved 20 June 2024
Resolution: Received and reviewed class report. Installed audible alarm for the system. Surveyor witnessed audible alarm and found in good working order.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Freeboard marks

Issued 26 August 2021 Resolved

03102 Freeboard Marks - The Ring Lines and Letter shall be painted in where or yellow on a dark background or in black on a light background. They shall also be permanatly marked o n 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. PSC examiners discovered that port and starboard side load lines were not in contrasting colors. ICLL REG 8 - 40(a)(c).

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 7 September 2021
Resolution: VESSEL PAINTED LOAD LINES IN CONTRASTING COLORS

Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Doors

Issued 25 March 2018 Resolved

0750- Fire prevention- Doors fitted in boundary bulkheads of machinery spaces of category A shall be reasonably gas tight and self closing. Main deck fire screen door 1-71-0 to machinery space is not self closing. Door is listed as A-60 on Fire Control Plan. 74 SOLAS (97) II-2/47.1

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 28 March 2018
Resolved 26 March 2018
Resolution: Corrective action report satisfactorily submitted and accepted by USCG and RO.

Fire Fighting › Structural - B Class Divisions › Doors

Issued 25 March 2018 Resolved

0750- Fire prevention- Doors in B class divisions shall be noncombustible. The Senior Rates Dining Hall door, 1-34-0-L, and the wardroom door, 1-14-2-L, are constructed of wood. Doors and boundary are listed as B-15 on Fire Control Plan. 74 SOLAS (97) II-2/47.1

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 April 2018
Resolved 7 June 2018
Resolution: Received class report attesting to the installation of approved B-15 fire doors to the senior rates dining hall and wardroom.

Ownership record

The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title, with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.