04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 7 September 2023
Resolved
Vessels not equipped with a single source emergency lighting system shall have individual storage battery powered lights and shall have sufficient capacity for 6 hours continuous operation. Vessel's emergency lights only had one battery to power 10-12 E-Lights and lasted less than 15 min.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 September 2023
Resolution: Verified installation of E-Light batteries.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 7 September 2023
Resolved
Vessel shall have adequate and up-to-date charts and publications. Vessel had charts dated 24JUL2023 and not been updated since printing.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 October 2023
Resolved 20 September 2023
Resolution: Verified Chart Correction updated.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 7 September 2023
Resolved
All machinery be installed and maintained in such a manner as to afford adequate protection against fire, explosion, machinery failure and personnel injury. Vessel had large amount of machinery oil that was dripping from and pooling under the port MDE. 46CFR182.01-5
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 7 September 2023
Resolution: Crew cleaned up pooled oil in bilge.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 7 September 2023
Resolved
The name of a vessel must be marked or painted on each life float. Vessel did not have the name marked or painted on the stbd life float.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 7 September 2023
Resolution: STBD lifefloat stenciled with vessel's name.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
A vessel may not be operated without having on board a valid U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection. Vessel was operating past their COI expiration date. 46 CFR 176.100(a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 14 July 2022
Resolution: Vessel has a Temp COI.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
The owner, charterer, managing operator, or master must keep a correct list of the names of all persons that embark on and disembark from the vessel. Vessel was not maintaining a list of names of all crew and passengers on board. 46 CFR 185.502(a)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 14 July 2022
Resolution: Vessel has started new logbook and indicated who is onboard.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Manning specified by the minimum safe manning doc
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
Vessel must have the minimum compliment of officers and crew. Vessel was operating without the proper manning as indicated on COI while underway and not properly logging if they were attached to a platform providing security. 46 CFR 15.501(a)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 14 July 2022
Resolution: Vessel will have til next inspection to prove logbook entries.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
All machinery and equipment must be installed and maintained in such a manner to afford adequate protection from causing fire, explosion or personnel injury. STBD MDE lube oil spraying from container with oil soaked rags and over electrical junction box. 46 CFR 182.100
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 14 July 2022
Resolution: STBD MDE was repaired and oil cleaned up.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
Sidelights shall show on an unbroken arc of the horizon of 112.5 degrees. Starboard navigation light was missing bolts, causing the light to be turned over. 46 CFR 83.21(b)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 14 July 2022
Resolution: Nav Light was bolted down.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
Watertight doors must be made watertight. Portside engine room hatch to rudder room, portside main deck hatch to engine room, and portside rudder hatch would not close properly. 46 CFR 179.360(a)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 July 2022
Resolution: Vessel adjusted doors and changed gaskets to rubber to the satisfaction of the MI.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Public address system
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
Each vessel must be equipped with a public address system. Public address system was disconnected internally. 46 CFR 184.610(a)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 14 July 2022
Resolution: Vessel fixed the PA system to be able to hear in accomidations and galley.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
Rails must be installed near the periphery of decks of a vessel accessible to passengers or crew. Rails wasted around bow leg; missing chains in multiple places; missing rail on stbd side; port side rail is loose and wobbly with port life float. 46 CFR 177.900 (a)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 14 July 2022
Resolution: Vessel had reparied or replaced all damaged/ wasted railings.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
All electrical installations shall be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Light was missing globe and bulb and junction box in starboard rudder room was open. 46 CFR 183.01-15 (Old T)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 14 July 2022
Resolution: Vessel had installed a cover for the electrical.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
Each vessel must have adequate emergency lighting fitted along the line of escape to the main deck. Light and armored cable was hanging in the starboard rudder room emergency escape. 46 CFR 183.432(a)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 14 July 2022
Resolution: Lighting was fixed.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
Batteries shall be checked for condition and security stowage. Batteries were not in a case or properly stowed. 46 CFR 176.25-15(a)(5) (Old T)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 14 July 2022
Resolution: All batteries were properly secured.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 14 June 2022
No resolution recorded
Each EPIRB must be tested monthly and shall be logged. Missing over one year of logs for EPIRB testing. 705- Vessel will have until next Annual Inspection to prove vessel was preforming required Lifesaving and Firefighting Checks. 46 CFR 185.728
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
The minimum capacity of the fire pump must be at a pressure of not less than 60 psi at the pump outlet. Fire Pump Overboard discharge ball valve not closing properly allowing stream to escape and not reach 60PSI. 46 CFR 181.300 (b)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 14 June 2022
Resolution: Vessel changed out the ball valve that was leaking.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Fire protection systems
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
Vessel shall be provided with safe, readily available and sufficient firefighting equipment. Galley smoke detector was inoperable. 46 CFR 181.01-5 (Old-T)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 14 June 2022
Resolution: Vessel replaced the old smoke detector with a new unit.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Freeboard marks
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
Freeboard markings must be permanently scribed and painted white or yellow on a dark background. Vessel did not have the freeboard markings painted.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 July 2022
Resolved 14 July 2022
Resolution: Vessel had painted freeboard marks.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 14 June 2022
No resolution recorded
Each crane must be inspected and tested IAW API RP 2D. Vessel did not log crane usage or pre-inspection checks for multiple months. 705 - Vessel will have until next annual inspection to prove proper logs.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 12 July 2021
Resolved
The following worklist items are to be completed prior to issuing drydock and internal structural examination credit:
1.) Starboard leg platform: repair cracks and renew as original
2.) Starboard leg sponson: Repair crack
3.) Starboard generator exhaust hanger: Renew as original
4.) Port generator exhaust hanger: Renew as original.
5.) Port side tank space cable penetration: Reseal to make watertight
6.) Starboard tank space: 03 longitudinals warped and damaged: renew as original
7.) Replace oil in the following gearboxes:
a.) Port Gearbox #1
b.) Port Gearbox #2
c.) Port Gearbox #3
d.) Starboard Gearbox #2
e.) Bow Gearbox #2
f.) Bow Gearbox #3
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 15 July 2021
Resolution: Reattended the vessel and confirmed that all items were completed to the satisfactory of the CG.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 15 May 2019
Resolved
A hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight. The doors leading to and the emergency escape hatches leading from the port and starboard engine rooms did not have watertight gaskets. 46 CFR 179.360; 17c.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 15 May 2019
Resolved 17 May 2019
Resolution: Gaskets replaced
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 15 May 2019
Resolved
At each inspection, the following fire protection equipment shall be ready for inspection: fixed gas extinguishing systems for corrosion and general condition. The paint locker had 7 holes drilled into it from a previous mounting arrangement. 46 CFR 176.810; 16c.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 May 2019
Resolved 17 May 2019
Resolution: Holes in paint locker welded.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 15 May 2019
Resolved
At each inspection, the following fire protection equipment shall be ready for inspection: operation of the fire main system. The fire hose connected to the submersible pump ruptured under pressure. Vessel had spare hose on-board and replaced to the satisfaction of the attending MI. 46 CFR 176.810; 10c.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 15 May 2019
Resolved 15 May 2019
Resolution: Vessel had a replacement hose in the equipment locker and replaced in the presence of the MI.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 30 May 2018
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 30 June 2018
Resolved 10 August 2018
Resolution: Rescinded 835. A FCC Station License is not required because the vessel is less than 65', less than 100gt, and not on an international voyage.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 30 May 2018
Resolved
Replace gasket on the Engine Roon watertight door.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 30 June 2018
Resolved 31 May 2018
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 30 May 2018
Resolved
Replace the following non-metallic flexible hoses:
Stbd hydraulic steering;
6-fuel hoses on the stbd MDE;
Stbd SSDG fuel supply;
Port MDE fuel supply;
22-port crane hydraulic hoses.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 30 June 2018
Resolved 31 May 2018