LATOUCHE

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)

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

143.400 Electrical systems, general. (a) Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. (b) Installed electrical power source(s) must be capable of carrying the electrical load of the towing vessel under normal operating conditions. (c) Electrical equipment must be marked with its respective current and voltage ratings. (d) Individual circuit breakers on switchboards and distribution panels must be labeled with a description of the loads they serve. Vessels electrical panel sketch with amps was lower than the amp of installed system. Electrical must have proper amp as it is built to.