HAFNIA TOPAZ

The master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of a vessel equipped with ballast tanks that operates in the waters of the United States must employ one of the authorized ballast water management methods listed in 33 CFR 151.2025(a). Vessel's ballast water management method is inoperable. Vessel has been granted an extraordinary circumstance to employ the ballast water management method listed in 33 CFR 151.2025(a)(3) to conduct cargo operations while in the Sector New Orleans COTP zone. In accordance with 33 CFR 151.2040(b)(3), the vessel must discharge only that amount of ballast water operationally necessary to ensure the safety and stability of the vessel for cargo operations. 33 CFR 151.2025(a)40c

Whenever an accident occurs to a ship or a defect is discovered which substantially affects the integrity of the ship or efficiency or completeness of its equipment covered by this annex the master or owner of the ship shall report at the earliest opportunity to the Administration. Demonstrate operational readiness of ODME by certificate issuing authority. MARPOL 73/78 I/6.4.3 50ac

Each inert gas system must be designed, constructed and installed in accordance with the provisions of SOLAS II-2, regulation 62, with the following provisions; Acceptable types of water seals include the wet and semiwet type. Other types of seals may be accepted on a case by case basis if approval is given by the Coast Guard Marine Safety Center. Vessel's inert gas sysstem is nitrogen generator and utilizes double block and bleed valve system in lieu of wet or semi wet system.