GREEN CHIEF

Whenever an accident occurs to a ship or a defect is discovered, either of which affects the safety of the ship or the efficiency or completeness of its life-saving appliances or other equipment, a request should be made immediately to the administration responsible for issuing the relevant certificate for a survey as may be requested by 1.10, be carried out as soon as practicable. CCSSC 97' CH 1 Part B 1.11.3 During transit to St. Thomas, vessel ran aground on the eastern trip of Vieques, damaging the hull and STBD shaft. This damage created water ingress points in the engine room. Class to attest to appropriate repairs and provide damage survey.

Measures should be taken to the satisfaction of the Administration to ensure that the equipment is functioning in a reliable manner and that satisfactory arrangments are made for regular inspections and routine tests to ensure continuous reliable operation. Vessels #2 generator has a lube oil leak dripping at approximately 1 drop per second while running. CCSSC 2.41.3

Measures should be taken to the satisfaction of the Administration to ensure that the equipment is functioning in a reliable manner and that satisfactory arrangments are made for regular inspections and routine tests to ensure continuous reliable operation. Starboard engine is missing a nut securing the piston head. CCSSC 2.41.3

Electrical installations should be such that all electrical services necessary for maintaining the ship in normal operational and habitable conditions will be assured without recourse to the emergency source of electrical power. Starboard navigation light found wired directly to the emergency batteries and secured to the ship with zip ties.

Rescue boats should be stowed in a state of continuous readiness for launching in not more than 5 min. Hydraulic hose that services the rescue boat crane burst rendering it inoperable.

Power ventilation of accommodation spaces, service spaces, cargo spaces, control stations and machinery spaces should be capable of being stopped from an easily accessible position located outside the space being served. This position should not be readily cut off in the event of a fire in the space served. On deck emergency shutdown for the engine room exhaust fan missing.

The owner or master of every ship to which this code applies should ensure that the condition of the ship and its equipment is maintained to conform with the provisions of this code to ensure that the ship in all respect will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship, persons on board or the enviroment. During inbound transit, vessel engaged into reverse and noticed a loss of propulsion on the starboard side, during dive survey it was discovered that the vessel had lost the starboard propellor. CCSSC 1.11.1 pg 10 / Action taken 17ac

Rescue boats should be stowed in a state of continuous readiness for launching in more than 5 minutes. Ship's rescue boat had no fuel and would not start. CCSSC 4.9.8.1

Means should be provided whereby normal operations of propulsion can be sustained or restored even though one of the essential auxiliaries becomes inoperative. Special consideration should be given to the malfunctioning of the hydraulic, pneumatic or electric means for controlling main propulsion machinery. The pneumatic controls are inoperable on the port side bridge and center console. The starboard bridge controls are partially inoperable.

Where power operated main steering gear units and connections are fitted in duplicate and each unit complies with the provisions of 2.38.4, no auxiliary steering gear need to be required, provided that the duplicate unit and connections operating together comply with the requirements of 2.38.3. Steering pump 2 is inoperable.

The arrangements for storage, distribution and utilization of oil used in pressure lubricating systems should be such as to ensure the safety of the ship and persons on board. Engine room bilge had an excessive amount of oily water. All waste oil tanks were full.

For each breathing apparatus a fireproof lifeline of sufficent length and strength should be provided capable of being attached by means of snaphook to the harness of the apparatus. Vessels fireline was not fireproof. A snaphook was also not provided. 97 Caribbean Cargo Ship Safety Code 3.11.3

Life saving appliances required by this chapter should comply with the technical specification of the LSA Code. Rescue boat on board does not meet technical specifications of the LSA Code. CCSS Code 1997 Ch 4.3.1 - 17c

All parts of machinery and their associated fittings which are under internal pressure should be subjected to an approved pressure test. Forward generator located in engine room has soft patch fittings installed on the sea water cooling lines. CCSS Code 1997 Ch 2.19.1 - 16c