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A vessel on an oceans, coastwise, limited coastwise, or Great lakes route must carry; Six hand red flares; Six hand orange smoke distress signals. Vessel only had four hand red flares. 46 CFR 180.68

Placards containing instructions for donning and use of the life jackets onboard the vessel must be posted in conspicuous places that are regularly accessible and visible to the crew and passengers. No life jacket donning placard is posted. 46 CFR 185.516(a)

The minimum number of portable fire extinguishers required on a vessel must be acceptable to the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, but must not be fewer than the minimum number required by Table 181.500(b) and other provisions of this section. Vessel is not equipped IAW Table 181.500(b)—Required Portable Fire Extinguishers. Permanently install and label an additional fire extinguisher on board the vessel, IAW the listed equipment on the COI. 46CFR181.500

At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification, the owner or managing operator must be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspection of its fire protection equipment. The annual servicing requirements for the portable fire extinguishers have not been completed. Certification or licensing by a state or local jurisdiction as a fire extinguisher servicing agency will be accepted by the Coast Guard as meeting the personnel certification requirements of NFPA 10 for annual maintenance and recharging of extinguishers. 46CFR176.810(b)(1)

The owner, managing operator, or a qualified servicing facility as applicable must conduct the following inspections and tests IAW 46 CFR 176.810(b). The fixed-gas fire extinguishing system inspections and tests required by Table 176.810(b) of this section, in addition to the tests required by 46 CFR 147.60 and 147.65. have not been completed, and the engine start over-ride function is non-operational. The owner or managing operator must provide satisfactory evidence of the required servicing to the marine inspector by a qualified servicing facility. 46CFR176.810(b)(2)

As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date: Charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible, coast pilot, and light list. The vessel does not have a chart and current navigation publications for navigation. 46CFR184.420

Vessel does not have a Federal Communications Commission Safety Radiotelephony Certificate. Complete required inspection and obtain valid certificate. 47CFR80.59(a)(2)

The master and crew of a vessel will be familiar with the content of and have mounted at the operating station, emergency instructions containing the actions to be taken in the event of fire, heavy weather, or man overboard conditions. The emergency instruction placard should contain at least the applicable portions of the “Emergency Instructions” listed in § 185.512. The emergency instructions must be designed to address the particular equipment, arrangement, and operation of each individual vessel. If there is no suitable mounting surface aboard the vessel, the emergency instructions need not be posted but must be carried aboard the vessel and be available to the crew for familiarization. 46CFR185.510

A marine employer whose vessel is involved in a casualty or incident that is, or is likely to become, a serious marine incident as defined in § 4.03–2 of subchapter A of this chapter shall comply with the requirements of § 4.06 in subchapter A of this chapter. The vessel's alcohol test swabs are expired. Replace with non-expired alcohol test swabs. 46CFR185.212

Vessel operator does not have a marine radio operator permit as required by 47 CFR. 47 CFR 80.159