LOMAVIK

Each 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. General alarm was inoperable from the operating station.

There must be an installed or portable bilge pump for emergency dewatering. Could not dewater from the port side engineroom space.

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. Missing lagging on centerl ME.

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. The over speed shutdown on all (03) main engines do not function to prohibit the main engines from over speed conditions.

A 40-B portable fire extinguisher must be located near the storage room or cabinet. This is in addition to the portable fire extinguishers required by tables 142.230(a) and 142.230(b) of this part. There is no 40-B portable fire extinguisher installed in the vicinity of the flammable locker in the machinery space.

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. The ship’s whistle is inoperable.

Paints, coatings, or other flammable or combustible products onboard a towing vessel must be stored in a designated storage room or cabinet when not in use. Multiple can items of flammable materials were found stored outside of the flammable locker.

Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency lighting sources must provide for sufficient illumination under emergency conditions to facilitate egress from each space and must be either: Automatic, battery-operated with a duration of no less than 2 hours; or Non-electric, phosphorescent adhesive lighting strips that are installed along escape routes and sufficiently visible to enable egress with no power. There is no emergency lighting for the accommodation space.

The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location: Hydraulic steering fluid pressure, if the vessel is equipped with hydraulic steering systems. The hydraulic steering gear system is not equipped with pressure gauge.

Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. The following alarms must be provided: Low hydraulic steering fluid levels. The hydraulic steering gear system is not equipped with a low hydraulic steering fluid level alarm and lazarette bilge alarm.

Alarms must: Have a means to test actuation at each operating station or have a continuous self-monitoring alarm system which actuates if an alarm point fails or becomes disabled; and continue until they are acknowledged. The alarm panel at the operating station is not a continuous self-monitoring alarm system nor does the alarms continue to sound until they’re acknowledged.

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. There is an exposed “dead end” electrical cable from the battery charger on the aft engine room bulkhead.

Each watertight door must be marked on both sides in clearly legible letters at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) high: “WATERTIGHT HATCH—KEEP CLOSED”. The watertight doors to the machinery space are not marked on both sides.

A towing vessel subject to this subchapter and choosing the Coast Guard inspection option, or required to have the Coast Guard inspection option, must undergo an annual inspection within 3 months before or after the COI anniversary date. The 3rd annual inspection was not completed within 3 months of the anniversary date, April 30, 2024. 46 CFR 137.200

All installed bilge piping must have a check/foot valve in each bilge suction that prevents unintended backflooding through bilge piping. Bilge piping does not have check/foot valve in each bilge suction. 46 CFR 143.275

All lifesaving equipment must be tested and maintained in accordance with the minimum requirements of § 199.190 of this chapter and inspections recorded in the TVR. The weekly and monthly inspections of lifesaving equipment were not conducted or recorded in TVR, conduct inspection and record in TVR. 46 141.235(a)

A health and safety plan must be onboard complying with the requirements of 46 CFR 140.500, 46 CFR 140.505, and 46 CFR 140.510. No health and safety plan was available during the inspection, place onboard and conduct training. 46 CFR 140.500

The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly. The rubber gaskets in the water tight doors were found to be dry rotted and cracking, replace gaskets. 46 CFR 140.610 (b)

Piping for flammable or combustible liquid, sea water cooling, and fire fighting systems must be fitted with isolation valves clearly marked by labeling or marked in accordance with ISO 14726:2008(E). Isolation valves fuel system and fire fighting systems are not labeled or have color coding. 46 CFR 143.250(d) & (e)

All crew members must be provided with health and safety information and training, and must be documented. No training documentation was available during the inspection. 46CFR140.515

A towing vessel of 26 feet or more in length and more than 600 horsepower, engaged in commercial service must carry a operational AIS Class "A" device. The AIS onboard is not operational and is displaying an MMSI that does not match vessels FCC License. Install onboard an operable AIS Class "A" device.

The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location: main engine lubricating oil pressure and main engine RPM. All three main engines require an RPM gauge. Install RPM gauges on the three main engines. 46 CFR 143.230 (c)(1)

by this subpart, the surveyor must determine that the item or system functions as designed, is free of defects or modifications that reduce its effectiveness, is suitable for the service intended, and functions safely in a manner consistent for vessel type, service and route. All three shafts on vessel have significant scoring(1/4 to 3/4 inch) where water bearings are located. Two areas per shaft were identified. Repair or replace all three shafts. 46 CFR 137. 215(a)

When conducting a survey of a towing vessel as required by this subpart, the surveyor must determine that the item or system functions as designed, is free of defects or modifications that reduce its effectiveness, is suitable for the service intended, and functions safely in a manner consistent for vessel type, service and route. All six shaft water bearings have significant wearing and have lost all function resulting in significant damage to the vessels shafts. Repair or replace all six shaft water bearing. 46 CFR 137. 215(a)

When conducting a survey of a towing vessel as required by this subpart, the surveyor must determine that the item or system functions as designed, is free of defects or modifications that reduce its effectiveness, is suitable for the service intended, and functions safely in a manner consistent for vessel type, service and route. Port propeller has significant pitting. Repair or replace propeller.

The owner or managing operator must notify the cognizant OCMI when the condition of the vessel, its equipment, systems, or operations, create an unsafe condition. None of the above conditions were made aware to the Coast Guard.

Vessel's LOMAVIK, CHENA and RIVERWAYS 14 were beset in ice while conducting cargo operations IVO of Nunapitchuk, AK in the Johnson River. Due to the potential for structural damage from the ice, vessels are required to conduct Internal Structural Exam prior to operating with Cargo. 46CFR31.10-21 46CFR137.325

To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover. The valve must be installed in the fuel piping directly outside of the fuel oil supply tank. The remote fuel shut off valve is not directly located outside the tank, there is a valve installed at the tank and branch line before the remote shutoff valve. Develop a plan to provide means to remotely shut off fuel at the first valve outside the day tank. 46 CFR 143.260(b)

Towing vessels operating on a Lakes, bays, and sounds route greater than 3 miles from shore must have a inflatable life raft with SOLAS B pack. Current life raft is only allowed within 3 miles and vessel must not proceed beyond 3 miles until replaced with SOLAS B pack life raft. 46CFR141.305(d)

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. The center and port shaft seals were leaking at an excessive rate, approx. 1 gal per min. Tighten shaft packing. 46 CFR 143.205 (a)

Each life jacket must be marked block capital letters with the name of the vessel. Life jackets were not marked with vessel's current name, mark life jackets with current name. 46 CFR 141.340(f)(1)

All lifesaving equipment must be tested and maintained in accordance with the minimum requirements of § 199.190 of this chapter and inspections recorded in the TVR. The weekly and monthly inspections of lifesaving equipment were not conducted or recorded in TVR, conduct inspection and record in TVR. 46 141.235(a)

The emergency duties and duty stations required by this section must be posted at each operating station and in a conspicuous location in a space commonly visited by crewmembers. The station bill onboard identifies duties and responsibilities for up to 7 crewmembers but the COI is endorsed for only 4 crew, update a station bill that identifies duties and responsibilities for crew compliment listed on COI. 46 CFR 140.405 (c )

the name of the vessel must be marked on some clearly visible exterior part of the bow in a manner to avoid obliteration. The name was not marked on the port and starboard bow, paint name on bow. 46 CFR 67.123 (b)

Radios equipped with digital selective calling must use the assigned MMSI number. Radios with distress capabilities do not have the MMSI number programmed. 33CFR164.72(a)(3) 47CFR 80.103(b)

A health and safety plan must be onboard complying with the requirements of 46 CFR 140.500, 46 CFR 140.505, and 46 CFR 140.510. No health and safety plan was available during the inspection, place onboard and conduct training. 46 CFR 140.500

Survival craft and stowage locations must be marked in accordance with the requirements of §§ 199.176 and 199.178 of this chapter. Stowage locations for lifesaving equipment must be marked with symbols in accordance with IMO Resolution A.760(18) indicating the device stowed in that location. Each life raft stowage location should be marked with the capacity of the life raft stowed there. 46 CFR 141.325(b)

Each watertight door and watertight hatch must be marked on both sides in clearly legible letters at least (1 inch) high: “WATERTIGHT DOOR—KEEP CLOSED”. Watertight doors were not marked, mark watertight doors. 46 CFR 141.160 (e)

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Multiple dead end wires were discovered on the overhead forward of the generator, remove dead end wires. 46 CFR 143.205 (a)

The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly. The rubber gaskets in the water tight doors were found to be dry rotted and cracking, replace gaskets. 46 CFR 140.610 (b)

Means must be provided for closing, in case of fire, each doorway, ventilator, and annular space around funnels and other openings into such spaces. The closure device for the stack is made of plywood, provide closure device made of steel.

Piping for flammable or combustible liquid, sea water cooling, and fire fighting systems must be fitted with isolation valves clearly marked by labeling or marked in accordance with ISO 14726:2008(E). Isolation valves fuel system and fire fighting systems are not labeled or have color coding. 46 CFR 143.250(d) & (e)

All crew members must be provided with health and safety information and training, and must be documented. No training documentation was available during the inspection. 46CFR140.515

A towing vessel of 26 feet or more in length and more than 600 horsepower, engaged in commercial service must carry a operational AIS Class "A" device. The AIS onboard is not operational and is displaying the vessel's previous name. Install onboard an operable AIS Class "A" device. 33 CFR 164.46(b)(1)(ii)

The cognizant OCMI may require additional examinations of the vessel whenever he or she discovers or suspects damage or deterioration to hull plating or structural members that may affect the seaworthiness or fitness for the route or service of a vessel. During the visual inspection of the lazarette substantial wastage, consisting of wastage through framing, was discovered near the port and starboard rudders. Provide plan to crop and renew framing back to good metal prior to operations in 2024. 46 CFR 137.700(b) 05SEP2023: Vessel will be hauled out at the end of the operating season to conduct assessment of hull and framing in the Lazerette.

The master must ensure that all lifesaving equipment is properly maintained and ready for use at all times. The l Ife raft was not installed with the hydrostatic release and painter line assembled which prohibited proper deployment of the life raft in an emergency, installed hydrostatic release and painter. 46 CFR 141.230

At least two lifebuoys on a towing vessel greater than 26 feet must be fitted with a floating electric water light approved under approval series 161.010 or 161.110. The electric floating waterlight on the starboard buoy did not have batteries, install batteries. 46 CFR 141.360 c (2)

A towing vessel must carry a combination of day and night visual distress signals indicated in Table 141.370 of § 141.370 for specified areas where the vessel operates. Vessel is certified for Lakes, Bays, and Sounds route >3 miles from shore but only has 04 day/night distress signals. Vessel is restricted from operating >3 miles from shore until additional distress signals per table 141.370 are obtained. 46 CFR 141.375(a)

All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel has not recieved a COI IAW with regulations.

Installed electrical power sources must be capable of carrying the electrical load of the towing vessel under normal operating conditions. The generator onboard was inoperable during the inspection. Repair the generator and make available for inspection to the Coast Guard prior to cargo operation.

Vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification of emergency conditions at the operating station for: Main engine low lubrication oil pressure; Main engine high cooling water temperature; Auxiliary generator engine low lubrication oil pressure; Auxiliary generator high cooling water temperature; High bilge levels; low hydraulic steering fluid level, if applicable; and low fuel level, if fitted with a day tank. No alarms are available on the bridge for any system.

The design of the fire detection system and installation must be certified and inspected by a registered professional engineer with experience in fire-detection systems, by a technical qualified as a NICET level IV fire alarm engineering technician, or by an authorized classification society with equivalent experience. Documentation was not available during the inspection for the fire detection system.

The vessel must carry a survival craft intended for its area of operation. The current liferaft is not approved for an Oceans route. Vessel must have an Inflatable liferaft with a SOLAS A Pack.

Vessel must have a search light controllable from the vessels operating station and capable of illuminating objects at a distance of at least two times the length of the tow. Vessel does not have a search light onboard.

Towing vessels operating on an Oceans route must have line throwing appliances approved under approval series 160.040. Vessel does not have line throwing appliances on board.

All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase in period. This vessel was laid up 18JUN2020, but placed back into service in 2021. IF an inspection is not completed prior to 25OCT21, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (rectify deficiency prior to movement) and the vessel may no longer be permitted to operate.