NAUTILUS is a research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2016, most recently in August 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 11 August 2026.
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.
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
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Tonnage as PSIX records it450 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton 402 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton 1337 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross 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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Every recorded inspection, 2016 to
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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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Inspection history · 23
11 August 2026Deficiency Check
Physical examination · U.S. COAST GUARD FORCES MICRONESIA/SECTOR GUAM · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 8461336
13 November 2025PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8267955
5 September 2025Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 8227463
1 April 2025PSC B
Physical examination · U.S. COAST GUARD FORCES MICRONESIA/SECTOR GUAM · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 8102977
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of the ship and equipment
Issued 26 October 2018Resolved
After any survey of the ship has been completed, no change shall be made in the structural arrangements, machinery, and equipments covered by the survey, without the sanction of the Admninistration. Vessel reported a grounding to its starboard aft quarter. The structural integrity of the hull and the seaworthiness of the vessel cannot be verified.
SOLAS (60) Ch. 1 Reg 11
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 27 October 2018
Resolution: Received survey report from DNV GL. Diver conducted survey and found the hull and equipment below water to be in good condition. See report scanned in documents.
01102 - CARGO SHIP SAFETY CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATE - AFTER ANY SURVEY OF THE SHIP UNDER REGULATIONS 7, 8, 9, OR 10 HAS BEEN COMPLETED, NO CHANGE SHALL BE MADE IN THE STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENTS, MACHINERY, EQUIPMENTS, &C. COVERED BY THE SURVEY, WITHOUT THE SANCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION. VESSEL IS USING DYNAMIC POSITIONING SYSTEM AS MACHINERY FOR MANEUVIRING IN PORT.
DYNAMIC POSITIONING SYSTEM IS NOT APPROVED MACHINERY SURVEYED UNDER VESSELS SAFETY CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATE.
- Solas 60 1/11
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 November 2018
Resolved 18 October 2018
Resolution: Recieved Class report attesting to installation and approval of DPS as auxiliary thrusters in port.
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