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TRANSISTOR
TRANSISTOR is a 2015 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2025, along with 22 deficiencies and 5 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 2 May 2025.
- Built
- 2015
- Last inspected
- 2 May 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 22 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
1262575
WDI3964
1354549
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1354549
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded2
Years with a record
8 calendar years (2016–2025)
The 17 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
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 Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)40.0 ft × 15.0 ft × 4.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 8 / net 8
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderARMSTRONG MARINE INC · PORT ANGELES, WA, UNITED STATES · built 2015
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionGasoline Outboard
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationTwin Hull
Hailing portALAMEDA, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 13 September 2025 · expires 31 October 2026
Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it8 - Simplified, Gross Ton
8 - Simplified, Net Ton
8 - Simplified, Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.
One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.
Inspection history · 17
2 May 2025
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8127091
14 April 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8111645
12 July 2023
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7739860
6 July 2022
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7498324
24 May 2022
Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7457376
19 April 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7176855
28 December 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7117111
29 June 2020
Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6990380
30 April 2020
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6946190
13 December 2018
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6593298
12 June 2018
Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6440980
12 December 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6323034
1 February 2017
Plan Review "T" Boat · In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6100502
7 November 2016
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6036770
23 September 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6119107
3 May 2016
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5868117
3 May 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5868892
Deficiency record · 22
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 14 April 2025
Resolved
A Certificate of Inspection is valid for 5 years... Vessel's COI expired April 2024. Complete COI renewal inspection prior to movement.
46 CFR 176.107 (b)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 24 January 2024
Resolved
If the annual inspection reveals deficiencies in your vessel's maintenance, you must make any or all repairs or improvements within the time period specified by the OCMI. Vessel has multiple deficiencies that have exceeded the time period specified by the OCMI. Vessel to rectify deficiencies to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Other (crew and accommodation)
Issued 12 July 2023
Resolved
EACH DOOR USED AS A MEANS OF ESCAPE MUST BE CAPABLE OF BEING OPENED BY ONE PERSON, FROM EITHER SIDE, IN BOTH LIGHT AND DARK CONDITIONS. DOOR MUST BE LIFTED WHILE OPENING SIMULTAINIOUSLY. REQUIRED EITHER TO POST A SIGN DESCRIBING TO LIFT DOOR WHILE OPENING, OR REPAIR DOOR TO WORK PROPERLY.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 12 July 2023
Resolved
FOR FIXED-GAS FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS, THE OWNER OR MANAGING OPERATOR MUST PROVIDE SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE OF THE REQUIRED SERVICING TO THE MARINE INSPECTOR. FIXED-GAS FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS HAD REQUIRED, UPDATED TAGS, BUT SERVICING REPORT WAS MISSING. WHEN REPORT IS RECEIVED, SEND TO INSPECTOR FOR VERIFICATION.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 12 July 2023
Resolved
A VESSEL NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A POWER DRIVEN FIRE PUMP MUST HAVE AT LEAST THREE 2 1/2 GALLON BUCKETS, WITH AN ATTACHED LANYARD. THE WORD "FIRE BUCKET" MUST BE STENCILED IN CONTRASTING COLOR ON EACH BUCKET. BOAT ONLY HAS TWO BUCKETS. PLEASE PROCURE ONE ADDITIONAL BUCKET AND LANYARD AND STENCIL THE CORRECT VERBAGE.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Voyage or passage plan
Issued 12 July 2023
Resolved
PRIOR TO DEPARTING ON A VOYAGE, THE PASSENGER COUNT MUST BE COMMUNICATED VERBALLY OR IN WRITING, AND AVAILABEL ASHORE AT THE VESSEL'S NORMAL BERTHING LOCATION OR WIHT A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OWNER OR MANAGING OPERATOR OF THE VESSEL. THE PASSENGER COUNT SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE COAST GUARD UPON REQUEST. VESSEL HAS NOT BEEN CONDUCTING PASSANGER COUNTS AND WILL NEED TO COME UP WITH A PROCESS TO DO SO.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 12 July 2023
Resolved
THE NUMBER AND IDENTIFIACTION OF THE ITEMS STOWED INSIDE, AND THEIR SIZES, MUST BE MARKED IN CLEARLY LEGIBLE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ON EACH CONTAINER FOR LIFE JACKETS. CHILD LIFE JACKET LOCATION WAS NOT MARKED AND REQUIRES MARKING FOR IDENTIFICATION DURING AN EMERGENCY.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Cargo Ship Safety Radio (including exemption)
Issued 12 July 2023
Resolved
EVERY VESSEL MUST HAVE DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE RADIO INSTALLATION BY AN FCC-LICENSEND TECHNICIAN EVERY FIVE YEARS. VESSEL TO SHOW ISSUANCE OF SAFETY RADIOTELEPHONY CERTIFICATE.
47 CFR 80.903
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 6 July 2022
Resolved
Alcohol testing of each individual must be conducted within 2 hours. No alcohol testing strips were on board the vessel.
46 CFR 4.06-3
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 6 July 2022
Resolved
The person in command of a documented vessel must have on board that vessel the original Certificate of Documentation currently in effect for that vessel. Certificate of Documentation was expired, new certificate was not on board.
46 CFR 67.313(a)
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire alarm
Issued 6 July 2022
Resolved
At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification, the owner or managing operator must be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspection of its fire protection equipment, including the following: Inspection and testing of all smoke and fire detection systems, including sensors and alarms. Smoke alarm in the main accommodation cabin was inoperable without batteries.
46 CFR 176.810(a)(7)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 13 December 2018
Resolved
Vessels which transport more than six passengers for hire while such vessels are being navigated on any tidewater within the jurisdiction of the United States adjacent or contiguous to the open sea, or in the open sea to carry a radiotelephone installation complying with this subpart. Vessel was missing FCC safety and station licenses certificates. Vessel must receive a new safety radiotelephony certificate and station licenses from the FCC.
47 CFR 80.901
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 13 December 2018
Resolved
Pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing systems must be installed and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. The annual inspection for the pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing systems is overdue. Owner must hire third party contractor to conduct annual maintenance.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 13 December 2018
Resolved
Portable fire extinguishers on a vessel must be of an approved type. All fire extinguishers are overdue for annual maintenance. Vessel must have third party contractor conduct annual maintenance on fire extinguishers.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 13 December 2018
Resolved
Vessel must carry one floating water light. Vessels floating water light has an expired battery. Battery must be replaced in floating water light.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 13 December 2018
Resolved
A submersible electric bilge pump may be used as a power bilge pump. Vessel has a broken Rule 2000 electric submersible bilge pump in the starboard aft void. Electric pump must be replaced in kind.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 17 July 2018
Resolved
Vessel must conduct annual inspection prior to carrying passengers. Last inspection was completed on 07NOV2016.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection
Issued 12 December 2017
Resolved
Vessel must conduct Drydock prior to carrying passengers. 46 CFR 176.600
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Not Installed
Issued 14 July 2017
Resolved
Vessel shall not operate as a ferry vessel until portable bilge pump, approved by Plan Review Letter PR-17-6100502 and required by OCMI correspondence 17-21, has been properly installed and inspected by a Marine Inspector. 46CFR182.520e/175.550
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Cable
Issued 21 April 2017
Resolved
Provide required one line diagrams for special consideration of portable bilge pump in lieu of fixed power pump in accordance with 46CFR182.520a - 46CFR175.550, 46CFR176.700b
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Fire
Issued 7 November 2016
Resolved
Provide Emergency Instructions for Fire at Sea, Man Overbaord, and Rough Weather.
Engineering › Gasoline Engine (propulsion) › Engine Block (4 cycle)
Issued 3 May 2016
Resolved
Prove proper operation of #3 outboard engine following repairs.
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.