MARSANNE

If the vessel's... radar.. stops operating properly, the person directing the movement of the vessel must report.. that it is not operating properly to the nearest captain of the port, district commander, or, if participating in a vessel traffic service, the the vessel traffic center, as soon as possible. A malfunction in the S-Band radar, rendering it inoperable, was not reported as per the requirement above. 33CFR 164.53(b)

General arranfement plans shall be permanently exhibited... showing clearly for each deck... means of access to differnent compartments, deck, etc. Two fire doors in "A" class divisions are required to be self-closing per the fire control plan; the doors have hold-backs and not fitted with self-closing devices. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/15.2.4.1

All ships engaged on international voyages shall keep on board a record of navigational activities and incidents which are of importance to safety of navigation and which must contain sufficient detail to restore a complete record of the voyage. No record of the inoperable S-Band radar was logged on any logbook. 74 SOLAS (20) V/ 28.1

Any failure of the oil filtering equipment shall be recorded in the oil record book Part I. The oil content meter was stuck at 3PPM. The alarm status continuously active, such that the oil filtering equipment could not be used; none of these issues were recorded properly. MARPOL 73/78 ANNEX I/17.5

The company should establish procedure to ensure that the ship is maintained in conformity with the provisions of the relevant rules and regulations. In meeting these requirements, the company should ensure that any non-conformity is reported with its possible cause, if known; and records of these activities are maintained. The company did not ensure that non-conformities were recorded in any logbooks on board. As identified in deficiencies 3 and 4, per CG-5437B dated 12/13/2022; the company shall ensure an external audit is performed. 74 SOLAS (20) IX/3.1 ISM / 10.2.2 & .4