ELRINGTON

Each towing vessel must be equipped with a means to detect smoke in the berthing spaces and lounges that alerts individuals in those spaces. This may be accomplished by an installed detection system, or by using individual battery-operated detectors meeting UL 217. Smoke detectors not provided in berthing spaces. Install smoke detectors in all berthing spaces.

The design of the fire detection system and its installation on the towing vessel must be certified and inspected by a registered professional engineer with experience in fire-detection system design, by a technician with qualifications as a National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) level IV fire alarm engineering technician, or by an authorized classification society. No evidence of installation approval on board vessel. Provide evidence of certification and inspection by proper authority.

A towing vessel that is certificated for limited coastwise, coastwise, oceans, or beyond 3 nautical miles from shore on the Great Lakes whose contract for construction was executed on or after August 27, 2003, must be equipped with both: (1) An approved 160-B semi-portable fire-extinguishing system to protect the engine room; and (2) A fixed fire-extinguishing system installed to protect the engine room. 160-B semi-portable fire-extinguishing systems is not provided on board. Install 160-B system at appropriate location. 46 CFR 142.315(b)

ach towing vessel must be fitted with a general alarm that: (1) Is activated at each operating station and can notify persons onboard in the event of an emergency; (2) Is capable of notifying persons in any accommodation, work space, and the engine room; (3) Has installed, in the engine room and any other area where background noise makes a general alarm hard to hear a supplemental flashing red light that is identified with a sign that reads: “Attention General Alarm - When Alarm Sounds or Flashes Go to Your Station”.Vessel did not did not have signs for the general alarm.

Each towing vessel operating in oceans and coastwise service must have a line throwing appliance approved under approval series 160.040.Line throwing gun must be equipped with three charges. The vessel only had one charge available and will need to have two more on board to meet requirements.