ZHENG KAI is a 2012 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 6 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2022, along with 4 deficiencies and 1 operational control.
Records from 2016 to 2022. Most recent: inspection, 24 March 2022.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 4 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
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Tonnage as PSIX records it27684 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton 81877 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton 95047 - Displacement, Metric Ton 43951 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 34399 - Simplified, Gross Ton 34399 - Simplified, Net 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.
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and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this
hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when
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15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of the ship and equipment
Issued 10 December 2021Resolved
15109 - IN MEETING THESE REQUIRMENTS, THE COMPANY SHOULD ENSURE THAT INSPECTIONS ARE HELD AT APPROPRIATE INTERVALS; ANY NON-CONFORMITY IS REPORTED, WITH ITS POSSIBLE CAUSE, IF KNOWN; APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN; AND RECORDS OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE MAINTAINED. OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE DURING AN EXPANDED ISM EXAM REVEALED THAT THE VESSEL FAILED TO DOCUMENT REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS RELATING TO ESSENTIAL LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT AS SEEN BY DEFICIENCY NUMBER TWO. AN EXTERNAL THIRD PARTY SMS AUDIT IS REQUIRED. - 74 SOLAS (20) IX/3.1 ISM CODE 10.2 - 30AC
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Due 10 December 2021
Resolved 12 December 2021
Resolution: Received documentation of completion of SMS audit. See documents for additional details.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Embarkation arrangement survival craft
Issued 10 December 2021Resolved
11124 - AN EMBARKATION LADDER COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH 6.1.6 OF THE CODE EXTENDING IN A SINGLE LENGTH FROM THE DECK TO THE WATERLINE IN THE LIGHTEST SEAGOING CONDITION UNDER ALL CONDITIONS OF TRIM UP TO 10 DEGREES AND A LIST OF UP TO 20 DEGREES EITHER WAY SHALL BE PROVIDED AT EACH EMBARKATION STATION OR AT EVERY TWO ADJACENT EMBARKATION STATIONS FOR SURVIVAL CRAFT LAUNCHED DOWN THE SIDE OF THE SHIP. PSCOS OBSERVED ALL FOUR EMBARKATION LADDERS WITH SEVERED OR SEVERELY DEGRADED SIDE ROPES CREATING AN INABILITY TO SAFELY DISEMBARK THE SHIP IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. - 74 SOLAS (20) III / 11.7 - 30AC
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Due 10 December 2021
Resolved 12 December 2021
Resolution: Received and reviewed class report and reattended vessel to ensure compliance with class arrangements. See documents and narrative for further information.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 10 December 2021Resolved
07126 - 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. PSCO OBSERVED NUMEROUS FUEL OIL LEAKS FROM FUEL OIL PUMPS ON ALL THREE GENERATORS CREATING SERIOUS POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE HAZARD. - 74 SOLAS (09) II-2 / 4.1.1 - 17AC
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 10 December 2021
Resolved 12 December 2021
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted class report attesting to repair of generators.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 10 December 2021Resolved
07110 - FIRE-FIGHTING SYSTEMS AND APPLIANCES SHALL BE KEPT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND READILY AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE USE. PSCO OBSERVED MULTIPLE LEAKS IN THE FIRE HOSE ON THE STARBOARD BRIDGE WING. - 74 SOLAS (09)II-2/14.2.1.2 - 10C
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 10 December 2021
Resolved 10 December 2021
Resolution: CREW REPLACED FIRE HOSE.
Ownership record
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