02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Bulkhead -corrosion
Issued 19 November 2024
Resolved
A towing vessel must be maintained and operated so the watertight integrity and stability of the vessel are not compromised. Marine Inspectors discovered hole in the forward void into the forward compartment. Provide repair plan to the satisfaction of the marine inspector.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 November 2024
Resolved 11 December 2024
Resolution: Receieved photograph of repair. All sat.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 144 - MARPOL Annex IV (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › Sewage treatment plant
Issued 19 November 2024
Resolved
The instructions supplied by the manufacturer must contain directions for each of the following: The type and quantity of chemicals that are required to operate the device, including instructions on the proper handling, storage, and use of these chemicals. Marine Inspectors discovered chlorine tablets for pool use.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 3 December 2024
Resolved 6 December 2024
Resolution: Recieved photograph of approved MSD tablet for system.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 19 October 2023
Resolved
Each towing vessel must perform the applicable tests in Table 143.245(b) of this section. Pressure relief valves on air compressors and alarm set points on engines and generators had not be tested in the last 3 years.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 November 2023
Resolved 13 November 2023
Resolution: Conducted setpoint tests
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 19 October 2023
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. Exposed wiring from electrical enclosure for horn and lights.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 November 2023
Resolved 13 November 2023
Resolution: Removed and capped exposed wires
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 19 October 2023
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with navigation lights, shapes, and sound signals in accordance with the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) or 33 CFR part 84 as appropriate to its area of operation. Masthead light was not working.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 November 2023
Resolved 9 November 2023
Resolution: Lights functioning as designed
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 19 October 2023
Resolved
Means must be provided for stopping each fan in a ventilation system serving machinery spaces and for closing, in case of fire, each doorway, ventilator, and annular space around funnels and other openings into such spaces. Ventilation gasket is dry rotted.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 November 2023
Resolved 9 November 2023
Resolution: Gasket replaced
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Furnishings
Issued 18 November 2022
Resolved
The owner or managing operator must implement procedures to identify and mitigate health and safety hazards. Freezer was unsecured to bulkhead presenting a tipping hazard. 46 CFR 140.510(a)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 December 2022
Resolved 2 December 2022
Resolution: Received emailed Photo of rectified deficiencies.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 18 November 2022
Resolved
Cylinders must always be secured and, when not in use, they must be stowed in a rack in an upright position, with the valve protection cap in place. B5 semi-portable fire extinguisher was not secured or stowed in an readily available location to service engine room. 46 CFR 147.60(b)(1)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 December 2022
Resolved 2 December 2022
Resolution: Received emailed Photo of rectified deficiencies.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 18 November 2022
Resolved
Piping and machinery components that exceed 220 °C (428 °F), including fittings, flanges, valves, exhaust manifolds, and turbochargers, must be insulated. Measures must be in place to prevent flammable or combustible liquid piping leaks from coming into contact with these components. Exhaust manifolds on generators were not insulated. 46 CFR 143.220(b)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 December 2022
Resolved 2 January 2023
Resolution: Received photos of exhaust lagging in place on Both Diesel generators.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 18 November 2022
Resolved
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.” Signage for general alarm in engine room was faded and unreadable. 46 CFR 143.235(b)(3)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 December 2022
Resolved 2 December 2022
Resolution: Received emailed Photo of rectified deficiencies.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 18 November 2022
Resolved
The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly. Port side engine room weather tight door does not closing satisfactorily allowing light to pass through sealing surface. Stuffing tube on port side near weather-tight door needs cap. 46CFR140.610(b)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 December 2022
Resolved 2 December 2022
Resolution: Received emailed Photo of rectified deficiencies.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 18 November 2022
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards.
Spare breakers on switchboard had open slots where blanks should be placed. 46 CFR 143.400(a)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 December 2022
Resolved 2 December 2022
Resolution: Received emailed Photo of rectified deficiencies.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage
Issued 18 November 2022
Resolved
Rails or equivalent protection must be installed near the periphery of all decks accessible to crew. Equivalent protection may include lifelines, wire rope, chains, and bulwarks that provide strength and support equivalent to fixed rails. On the second deck near the bow of the vessel there is a gap in protect railing posing a falling hazard. 46 CFR 144.800(a)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 December 2022
Resolved 2 December 2022
Resolution: Received emailed Photo of rectified deficiencies.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
A towing vessel must undergo an annual inspection within 3 months before or after the COI anniversary date. Vessel is outside it’s window for the annual inspection (anniversary date of November 19th). Do not operate commercially until inspection completed.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 May 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Vessel underwent annual inspection.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills)
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
Master must ensure that a each crewmember participates in a fire drill at least once a month. Records show that it had been over a month since the last fire drill. Conduct a fire drill with all crewmembers.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Completed fire drill.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
Vessel is required to have both suitable means of escape from interior spaces and have suitable means of access control for security purposes. There were multiple doors with security locks on the outside that couldn’t be bypassed from the inside (potential blockage of escape routes). Modify physical security arrangements at access control points that can be bypassed from the inside.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 May 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Latches were removed so hatches can not be locked.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
Master must ensure that a navigation assessment is conducted prior to getting underway, that it and any changes are updated and communicated to the watch, and recorded in the TVR. The nav assessments didn't go over all the minimum required topics and they weren't being fully logged. Conduct nav assesments covering all the required topics and fully log it in the TVR.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 21 June 2022
Resolution: Vsl amended their nav assessment plan to reflect all required items.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
The connections of flexible cable plugs & socket outlets must be designed to prevent unintended separation. There were unsecured outlet connections below the console. Modify the connections to prevent accidental disconnection.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 May 2022
Resolved 12 June 2022
Resolution: connection was secured by outlet cover.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
The name of the towing vessel must be marked in block capital letters on each lifebuoy. Vessel name was missing on all life buoys. Put vessel's name on all lifebuoys.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Life buoy was marked with vessel name.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
A vessel of 12 meters or more in length shall be provided with a whistle and a bell. vessel didn't have a bell onboard.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Bell was installed infront of pilot house.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Water, pipes, tanks
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
All wash water faucets shall be labeled "Unfit for Drinking". Vessel's freshwater system doesn't meet the requirements for a "potable water system" & therefore has to be treated as "wash water" that isn't fit for human consumption. Sink faucets need to be labeled.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 May 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Sink was labeled with appropriate markings.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Other (crew and accommodation)
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
The owner must implement procedures to mitigate health and safety hazards. The H&S manual onboard was missing the required section on potable water. Owner needs to provide vessel with the missing instructions.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Potable water section was implemented and placed in the health and safety manual.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
All bilges and void spaces are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable. The bilge in the filter storage space was full of green antifreeze and other chemicals. Clean out the forward bilge.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Bilge was clean and dry.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards. Vessel had unsecured buckets of oil and chemicals in the filter storage space. Vessel needs these buckets secured from sliding/toppling.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Buckets were secured on shelf.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Warning notices
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
All machinery and equipment that is not in proper working order must be removed... or otherwise made inoperable. Vessel was missing it's lockout/tagout procedures and log. Provide vessel with lockout/tagout procedures and log.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: procedures and log for lock out tag out were implemented.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills)
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
All required training and drills must be recorded in the TVR. Drills that were being conducted were not being recorded in the TVR. Owner to conduct training with crew on required TVR/logbook entries.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Drills were completed and logged in the TVR.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards. The port main engine has a substantial oil leak that has caused the hoses to be saturated with oil. Replace hoses and identify/fix the oil leak on the port main engine.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 May 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: hose was replaced and no leaks noticed during operational check.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
All bilges and void spaces are to be kept free from accumulation of combustible/flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable. There was substantial amount of oil in the bilge. Remove oil from the bilge.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Bilge was clean with no excessive oil.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills)
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
Crew must... know how to operate the fuel shutoff valves in the engine room. Crew didn't know how to check valves when asked. Develop corrective action plan for properly conducting fire drills & tests of these valves.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Crew was proficent at the location and operation of the emergency fuel cut off valves.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be fitted with a general alarm that is activated at each operating station and can notify persons onboard in the event of an emergency.
During a deadship (simulation of a loss of power emergency), marine inspectors witnessed that the general alarm was not operational. Repair to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 May 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: General alarm was operational.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards. Marine inspector witnessed fuel in the heat shield on the stbd generator’s fuel filter. Clean and identify where to fuel originated from to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: No fuel in heat shield and no leaks noted.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards.
Marine inspectors witnessed oil on the stbd generator & it's starting battery. Secure the battery properly so as to not allow oil to leak directly onto it, and identify/cleanup/repair the oil leak.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: oil was cleaned up and no leaks noted during operational checks.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly. Marine inspectors witnessed gaps in the gaskets of the doors, causing the doors to not be weather tight; replace/fix as necessary.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Gaskets were replaced and adjusted.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 144 - MARPOL Annex IV (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › Sewage discharge connection
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
The operator must be able to secure the MSD in a manner that prevents the discharge of sewage. The seacock should be lockable or having it's handle removable. Make changes as necessary to the overboard discharge valve.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 May 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: The valve can be adequately secured.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Pipes, wires (insulation)
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
Each exhaust pipe from an internal combustion engine which is within reach of personnel must be insulated or otherwise guarded to prevent burns. Diesel engines were missing sections of lagging on the hot side of the turbo chargers. Install lagging on uncovered hot sections of the turbo/exhaust.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 May 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Exhaust was covered in lagging.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
All vessel equipment must be used in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended practices and in a manner that minimizes risk of injury or death. The total relieving capacity of pressure vessel relief valves must prevent pressure from exceeding the MAWP, as established by the manufacturer, by more than 10 percent. The gauge on the air receiver had too small of a range and would peg out before reaching 10% above MAWP, it should have a an upper range of 1.2-2 times the relief valve setting.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 May 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Gauge was replaced to meet the requirement.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with an industrial type first aid cabinet or kit. The first aid kits in the galley were expired. Replace either the expired components or the entire kits.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 May 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Two new first aid kits were purchased an on the vessel.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Other (crew and accommodation)
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
Refresher training on the H&S plan must be completed annually. Conduct and log this refresher training for crew members employed for more than a year.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 April 2022
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Crew received training.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
Any piping system that penetrates the hull below the waterline must be fitted with an accessible valve, located as close as possible to the hull penetration as practicable, for preventing the accidental admission of water into the vessel either through such pipes or in the event of a fracture of such pipe. Grid coolers adjacent to the hull on the starboard side need positive action shutoff valves installed.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 13 June 2022
Resolution: Valve was installed as close as practical to the hull.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have either a self-priming, power-driven, fixed fire pump, a fire main, and hoses and nozzles in accordance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section; or a portable pump, and hoses and nozzles, in accordance with paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section. Marine Inspector observed fire pump inop pressure, when hose was in operation. Prove that the fire pump can produce the required pressure with hose operating, on the STBD Generator, to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 28 June 2022
Resolved 21 June 2022
Resolution: Fire pump was overhauled and proof provided it was operating above 50 psi.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
ach towing vessel must be operated
in compliance with:
(a) The Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (46 U.S.C. Chapter
701); and
(b) 33 CFR parts 101 and 104, as applicable.
Marine Inspector observed crew unfamiliar with Vessel Security Plan. Vessel is not authorized to push red flag barges until crew provides security plan training records to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector. Or vessel can relinquish VSP/ASP and will no longer be authorized to push red flag barges.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 June 2022
Resolved 15 June 2022
Resolution: Vsl was removed from AWO.