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To discharge ballast water into the waters of the United States, the master, owner, operator, agent or person in charge of a vessel subject to 151.2025 of this subpart must either ensure that the ballast water meets the ballast water discharge standard in 151.2030(a), use an AMS as described in 151.2025(a)(3), or ballast with water from a U.S. public water system, according to the schedule in paragraph (b) of this section. Subject vessel, of keel laid date 12AUG2008 and ballast water capacity of 23154 m3, is past its compliance date per the implementation schedule in 33 CFR 151.2035 (b). Currently, vessel’s installed BWTS is inoperative. Vessel is not authorized to discharge untreated ballast into the waters of the U.S. without prior written authorization from the local Captain of the Port under the provisions of 33 CFR 151.2040 (b).

Oil tankers of 20,000 tonnes deadweight and above, constructed on or after 1 January 2012, shall be provided with a fixed hydrocarbon gas detection system complying with the Fire Safety Systems Code. The fixed hydrocarbon gas detection system referred to in chapter II-2 of the Convention shall be designed, constructed and tested to the satisfaction of the administration based on performance standards developed by the Organization. The crew was sunable to test fixed gas detection because they sid not have enough span calibration gas onboard.

1860-Ships carrying cargoes for which 15.12, 15.12.1, or 15.12.3 is listed in column O in the table of Chapter 17 shall have on board sufficient but not less than three complete sets of safety equipment, each permitting personnel to enter a gas-filled compartment and perform work there for at least 20 minutes. The COF lists multiple cargoes that refer to the above requirement, but vessel does not have the appropriate equipment to protect the crew to enter a gas-filled compartment for 20 minutes. 74 SOLAS (14) VII/10.1 IBC Code 14.2.1 50ac