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HUA CHANG
HUA CHANG is a 1973 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 1986, most recently in September 1995, along with 42 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 1 operational control.
Records from 1986 to 1995. Most recent: inspection, 13 September 1995.
- Built
- 1973
- Last inspected
- 13 September 1995
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 42 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
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226302
Flag
CHINA
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Maury page id
psix-226302
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded18
…past their stated due date1
Years with a record
9 calendar years (1986–1995)
The 20 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 31 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it11691 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
33880 - Dead Weight, Ton
20059 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
33880 - Dead Weight, Ton
20059 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
Radio station licence
No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of
6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.
Inspection history · 20
13 September 1995
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 382535
15 May 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 711038
3 May 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 711039
29 April 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 378372
20 April 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 377205
19 November 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 362467
11 November 1993
Uninspected Other
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1153744
25 October 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 65762
5 January 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 355424
5 August 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 947488
4 August 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 16239
31 July 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 104359
16 December 1991
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 347782
4 September 1990
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 339085
12 August 1989
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 331911
9 January 1989
Type not recorded
No type recorded · COTP HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 507442
27 June 1988
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 324176
14 May 1987
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAVANNAH · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 316118
19 May 1986
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 520643
31 January 1986
Type not recorded
No type recorded · COTP NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 306745
Deficiency record · 42
Navigation
Issued 13 September 1995
Resolved
Repair echo depth sounding device recorder._x001C_ SOLAS 74 III/12 AND 33 C.F.R. 164.35(i)_x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Electrical
Issued 13 September 1995
Resolved
Clean the tops of the emergency generator starting batteries._x001C_ SOLAS 60 II/27_x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Electrical
Issued 13 September 1995
Resolved
Repair emergency generator electrical starter so that it can operate without human assistance._x001C_ SOLAS 60 II/26_x001C_
Navigation
Issued 13 September 1995
Resolved
Clean oil from containment around steering gear._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Electrical
Issued 13 September 1995
Resolved
Clean oil from containments around ship's service generators._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Lifesaving
Issued 13 September 1995
Resolved
Install retro-reflective tape on bottom of port and starboard life boats._x001C_ SOLAS 74 III/30_x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Electrical
Issued 13 September 1995
Resolved
Install electrical matting in front of main electrical switchboard in engine control room._x001C_ SOLAS 60 II/27_x001C_ _x001C_
Electrical
Issued 13 September 1995
No resolution recorded
Install electrical matting in front of emergency generator switchboard._x001C_ SOLAS 60 II/27_x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Documentation
Issued 29 April 1995
Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE THE SOPEP ON BOARD.
Lifesaving
Issued 29 April 1995
Resolved
LIFEBOAT BLOCKS HOLED AND WASTED.
Navigation
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
SOLAS Chapt. V Reg. 12.f The phone in the steering compartment was inoperable. A second phone was provided but was found inadequate. Vessel to provide new phone at next port of call.
Navigation
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
33 CFR 164.33(a)(3)(ii)/SOLAS Chapt. V Reg. 20 The vessel did not have on board the most current edition of the Tidal Current Tables. The vessel hada 1993 edition on board and the newest available is a 1995 edition. Vesselto have 1995 edition on board upon arrival at next U.S. port call.
Electrical
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
SOLAS Chapt. II-1 Reg. 45.1.3 Numerous steering gear and engine room lightfixtures were missing protective covers. Vessel to provide covers for light fixtures prior to next U.S. voyage._x001C_
Engineering
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
The vessel's main deck bunker piping was severely corroded. Some sections of the piping were only 50% of its original thickness. Vessel to renew piping prior to taking bunkers in the U.S. -or- prior to next U.S. voyage._x001C_
Engineering
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
33 CFR 155.820(b) The vessel operator could not make available for inspection the date and result of the most recent liquid static pressure test of the bunker piping system required by 33 CFR 156.170(c)(4). Vsl to renew piping and test prior to next U.S. voyage -or- taking bunkers in U.S.
Documentation
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
33 CFR 151.19(b)/151.29(a) - MARPOL I The vessel did not have on board a shipboard oil pollution emergency plan. Vessel to provide plan on board assoon as it is approved. _x001C_
Navigation
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
33 CFR 164.11(r)/SOLAS Chapt. V Reg. 12.h The vessel's secondary radar, required by 33 CFR 164.37(a), was not operable. The radar's antenna had aninoperable motor.
Navigation
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
33 CFR 164.38(d)(1) The vessel's ARPA, required by 33 CFR 164.38(b)(3)(iii), did not have a permanently affixed label containing the information listed in 33 CFR 164.38(d)(1)(i)/(ii).
Navigation
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
33 CFR 164.11(r)/SOLAS Chapt. V Reg. 12(b)(i)(2) The vessel's illuminated magnetic steering compass, required by 33 CFR 164.35(b), was not maintainedin an operable condition in that it could not be read.
Navigation
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
33 CFR 164.33(a)(1)(ii)/SOLAS Chapt. V Reg. 20 The vessel's chart (NOAA 11317) for the area transited, Matagorda Bay, was a 1991 edition without corrections. The 8th District LNM 07-95 listed numerous corrections for NOAA chart 11317 but were not found on the vessel's chart.
Documentation
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
STCW/SOLAS Chapt. V Reg. 13.a The vessel was not manned as per the Cert. of Safe Manning in that it did not have a licensed 1st Engineer as required. Liberian Consulate allowed the vessel's 2nd Eng. to act in the capacity of 1st Eng. until he receives the appropriate 1st Eng. license.
Navigation
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
33 CFR 164.11(r)/SOLAS Chapt. II-1 Reg. 29.11.1 The illuminated rudder angle indicator in the wheelhouse, required by 33 CFR 164.35(f), was not maintained in an operable condition in that it was showing 26 degrees STBD instead of 35 degrees. This was verified with the steering room indicator.
Unknown
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
33 CFR 164.53(b) The vessel's master failed to notify the USCG of the inoperable secondary radar prior to transiting U.S. navigable waters to theALCOA dock in Point Comfort, TX.
Lifesaving
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
SOLAS Chapt. III Reg. 38.6.2 The vessel's liferafts did not have weak links attached so as to make them in a float free arrangement.
Lifesaving
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
SOLAS Chapt. III Reg. 7.1.3 The vessel did not have the required number ofself-igniting lights on the ring buoys in that four were missing.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
ILO-147 The vessel's hospital space was inadequate in that it contained a numerous amount of expired medicine._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Navigation
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
SOLAS Chapt. II-1 Reg. 29.4.3 The vessel's crew could not demonstrate the proper operation of the emergency steering controls._x001C_
Documentation
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
STCW The vessel's 3rd Mate did not have a license from the flag state (LI). The Liberian Consulate gave the vessel permission to proceed with the understanding that the 3rd Mate would obtain a Liberian license as soonas possible. Vsl instructed to have corrected prior to next U.S. voyage._x001C_
Electrical
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
SOLAS Chapt. II-1 Reg. 40.1.3 Numerous deck lighting fixtures were found severely corroded which presented a fire and shock hazard._x001C_
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
ILO-147 The handrails on the forward port ladder were wasted which posed ahazard to personnel.
Navigation
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
SOLAS Chapt. II-1 Reg. 29.13.2 The vessel's steering compartment did not have a non-skid deck.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
33 CFR 159.7(c)(1) The vessel's MSD Type II was inoperable in that the device was improperly wired and the chemical container was malfunctioning.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
MARPOL I Reg. 16 The vessel's 15 ppm alarm on the OWS was inoperable._x001C_
Fire Fighting
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
SOLAS Chapt. II-2 Reg. 4.1 A fire hydrant valve in the engine room was leaking.
Engineering
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
33 CFR 155.720(a) The vessel operator did not provide transfer procedures meeting the requirements of 33 CFR 155.750.
Engineering
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
SOLAS Chapt. II-2 Reg. 51 The vessel did not have the correct size flame screen (30 X 30) in the oil vents._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Fire Fighting
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
SOLAS Chapt. II-2 Reg. 17.2 The lifelines for the fireman's outfits were not fireproof.
Fire Fighting
Issued 20 April 1995
Resolved
SOLAS Chapt. II-2 Reg. 4.7.1 The vessel's fire hoses and nozzles were not properly maintained in a working condition.
Engineering
Issued 25 October 1993
Resolved
THE TURBO CHARGER OVERHEATED CAUSING IRREPAIRBLE DAMAGE.
Engineering
Issued 25 October 1993
Resolved
THE TURBINE INLET CASING CRACKED ALLOWING FOR 50% ENGINE POWER REDUCTION INONE OF THE ENGINES AND CAUSING UNREPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO THE TURBO CHARGER.
Engineering
Issued 4 August 1992
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Navigation
Issued 4 September 1990
Resolved
33 CFR 164.33(a)(1)(ii) Vessel's chart nr. 11370 outdated._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Ownership record
The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title,
with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National
Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.