Records from 2001 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 3 March 2026.
Inspection history · 49
3 March 2026
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8306177
21 May 2025
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8129825
23 April 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC DOLPHIN (WPB 87354) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8128968
18 February 2025
Drydock Exam · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8080707
17 May 2024
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7914208
7 November 2023
Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7822256
25 May 2023
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7695704
28 February 2023
Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7634793
18 January 2023
Administrative Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7629801
25 August 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7653651
1 May 2022
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7452314
25 September 2021
In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7333608
9 March 2021
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7139405
13 January 2021
Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7123858
14 May 2020
Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6953661
30 September 2019
Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6814310
29 March 2019
DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6652171
28 February 2019
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6620144
31 July 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6498223
30 January 2018
Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6346214
2 August 2017
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6230097
22 June 2017
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6183914
17 May 2017
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6148656
19 January 2017
Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Plan Review "T" Boat · Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6073702
24 March 2016
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5840538
18 February 2016
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5817819
21 January 2011
Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3930640
22 March 2010
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3698696
8 March 2010
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3672086
9 March 2009
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3430229
17 February 2009
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3397087
3 February 2009
Deficiency Check · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3397076
20 March 2008
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3170607
19 February 2008
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3139774
13 February 2007
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2871267
18 January 2007
Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2857798
7 February 2006
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2537297
7 November 2005
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2507768
13 September 2005
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2491251
3 March 2005
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2302630
25 January 2005
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2280764
3 September 2004
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2185454
19 June 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2113927
2 October 2003
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1887635
11 February 2003
Hull Examination · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1729976
29 October 2002
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1674913
22 October 2002
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1694152
20 August 2001
Inclining Experiment
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1376675
7 August 2001
Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Hull Examination · Initial Certification · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1399718
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 3 March 2026
Resolved
A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio and Electronic Position Indicating Radiobeacon (EPIRB) installations, including the requirements for a station license and installation certificates to be issued by the Federal Communications Commission, as set forth in 47 CFR part 80.
...The registration card must request the owner's name, address, telephone number, type of ship, alternate emergency contact and other information as required by NOAA. The registration card must also contain information regarding the availability to register the EPIRB at NOAA's online web-based registration database...
MI observed vessel's EPIRB registration does not have the correct call sign. 46 CFR 184.502 and 47 CFR 80.1061
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 6 March 2026
Resolution: Updated EPIRB registration, corrected on the spot.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 17 May 2024
Resolved
Each item of survival craft equipment must be of good quality, and efficient for the purpose it is intended to serve. The Boyant Appartus lifeline was found degraded. Recommended replacing lifeline.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 June 2024
Resolved 11 July 2024
Resolution: Vessel Rep provided proof via photograph of replaced lifeline. Determined to be satisfactory. Uploaded into Documents tab.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 23 June 2023
Resolved
Owner/Operator shall heed stability constraints until provided with original stability letter or letter is located:
Operation is permitted on Exposed waters. However, you are cautioned that the route and conditions of operation may be further limited as specified on the Certificate of Inspection. A maximum of twenty one (21) persons may be carried on board the vessel of which nineteen (19) may be passengers. Since the total number of persons allowed is based on other considerations in addition to stability, you are cautioned that the number of persons may be further limited as specified on the Certificate of Inspection. No permanent ballast or other such weights shall be added, removed, altered and/or relocated without the authorization and supervision of the cognizant OCMI. The vessel is not fitted with permanent ballast. No watertight bulkheads shall be removed or altered without the authorization and supervision of the cognizant OCMI. No windshields, curtains, canvases, or other wind blocking devices shall be installed on the vessel. Any openings that could allow water to enter into the hull should be kept closed when rough weather or sea conditions exist or are anticipated. The vessel's bilge and voids shall be kept at a minimum content at all times consistent
with pollution prevention requirements. You should make every effort to determine the cause of any list of the vessel before taking corrective action. In accordance with 46 CFR 185.315, after loading and prior to departure, the master shall determine that the vessel complies with all applicable stability requirements. The vessel may not depart until it is in compliance with the requirements specified in this letter. It shall be the operator's responsibility to maintain the vessel in a satisfactory stability condition at all times.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 25 October 2023
Resolution: This office will leave the original letter as is, applicable but unsigned.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 25 May 2023
Resolved
Vessel must have stern light. Stern light not working. Repair and provide proof of working stern light.
Added additional 14 days due to email not sending.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 9 June 2023
Resolved 25 October 2023
Resolution: Stern light operable.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 9 March 2021
Resolved
Battery charger was missing drip guard.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 March 2021
Resolved 17 March 2021
Resolution: A drip guard has been installed over the battery charger.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 March 2021
Resolved
Lifebuoy painter weak link missing certification tag.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 March 2021
Resolved 17 March 2021
Resolution: Life buoy weak link was replace with a new weak link which included required certification tag.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 144 - MARPOL Annex IV (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › Sewage discharge connection
Issued 8 May 2019
Resolved
01 Secure MSD overboard discharge valve with lock.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 May 2019
Resolved 21 May 2019
Resolution: Installed a lock
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 8 May 2019
Resolved
02 Hardwire freezer and remove cable from engineroom outlet. Outlet must remain covered.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 May 2019
Resolved 21 May 2019
Resolution: Installed a gfi outlet and enclosed it in an in-use weather tight outlet
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 31 July 2018
Resolved
NLT 29OCT18 Vessel shall provide a special consideration request to allow PVC piping in bilge system or remove all rigid non-metallic piping in the bilge system.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 October 2018
Resolved 28 February 2019
Resolution: PVC replaced with non rigid hose
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Bilge Monitor
Issued 18 May 2017
Resolved
High water light does not work for forward berthing bilge. Replace IAW 46 CFR 182.530.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 June 2017
Resolved 22 June 2017
Resolution: High water light worked in fwd berthing bilge.
Fire Fighting › Remote Fuel Shutoff › General
Issued 18 May 2017
Resolved
Switch labels for fuel shut offs on stbd and generator valve, works but needs to be relabeled. 46 CFR 182.455.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 June 2017
Resolved 18 May 2017
Resolution: Relabeled appropriately during inspection.
Documentation › Markings/Placards › Warning Signs
Issued 18 May 2017
Resolved
Mount emergency broadcast placard at the operating station IAW 46 CFR 184.506
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 June 2017
Resolved 18 May 2017
Resolution: Re-stenciled placard for legibility.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Smoke Detectors
Issued 18 May 2017
Resolved
Install fire detection sensor in galley area IAW 46 CFR 177.410
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 May 2017
Resolved 2 August 2017
Resolution: Installed and tested, all SAT.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Hand Grab
Issued 18 May 2017
Resolved
Purchase ladder to help with the recovery of helpless persons from the water IAW 46 CFR 185.512 and 176.800
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 March 2018
Resolved 22 June 2017
Resolution: Ladder purchased and stowed.
Deck/Cargo › Ballast › Piping
Issued 10 May 2017
Resolved
Submersible bilge pump system has been installed incorrect. Bilge system will be installed IAW 46cfr182.520 (e) and 182.710
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 February 2019
Resolved 31 July 2018
Resolution: Cleared deficiency and subsequently reissued IAW SECMOB OCMI guidance regarding PVC Piping in Bilge Systems
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Smoke Detectors
Issued 3 March 2016
Resolved
Smoke detectors are incorrect type. Ensure smoke detectors are UL 217 approved IAW 46 CFR, 177.410(d)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 April 2016
Resolved 24 March 2016
Resolution: Installed correct smoke detectors.
Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone
Issued 3 March 2016
Resolved
VHF radio not equipped with DSC function. Ensure vessel has DSC-equipped VHF radio IAW 46 CFR, 184.502.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 April 2016
Resolved 24 March 2016
Resolution: Installed correct VHF radio.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 8 March 2010
Resolved
Provide properly equipped first-aid kit.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 April 2010
Resolved 22 March 2010
Resolution: Provided properly equipped first-aid kit.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Lights
Issued 8 March 2010
Resolved
Provide (3) PFD lights for (3) child size PFDs.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 April 2010
Resolved 22 March 2010
Resolution: Provided lights for child size PFDs.
Engineering › Pressure Vessel › Relief Valve
Issued 8 March 2010
Resolved
Install pressure/ temp valve for water heater.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 April 2010
Resolved 22 March 2010
Resolution: Installed proper pressure/temp relief valve for water heater.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Floating Electric Waterlight
Issued 4 March 2009
Resolved
Replace damaged waterlight on lifefloat per 46 CFR 180.175.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 April 2009
Resolved 9 March 2009
Resolution: Lifefloat waterlight was replaced.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Painter
Issued 4 March 2009
Resolved
Repair or replace broken lifefloat painter stowage container per 46 CFR 180.137.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 April 2009
Resolved 9 March 2009
Resolution: Lifefloat painter stowage container was repaired.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 3 February 2009
Resolved
Make repairs to delaminated area forward of stbd shaft log.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 March 2009
Resolved 6 February 2009
Resolution: Repairs were completed and faired.
Communications › Radio Communications › Radiotelephone Transceiver (2-27.5 MHz)
Issued 19 February 2008
Resolved
Prove proper operation of HF radio as per 46 CFR 184.502.
Due 19 March 2008
Resolved 20 March 2008
Resolution: Received report from George''s marine with correction.
Personnel › Training › First Aid/CPR
Issued 3 September 2004
Resolved
Provide proof of CPR/First Aid training for at least 50% of the crew IAW NVIC 1-91
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 6 December 2004
Resolved 3 March 2005
Resolution: Proof of First Aid/ CPR training was provided for 50% of crew.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 7 August 2001
Resolved
PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF MAINTAINED PASSENGER COUNT IAW 46CFR 185.504 PRIOR TO 7SEPT 01 AND PRIOR TO CARRYING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 September 2001
Resolved 28 September 2001
Lifesaving
Issued 7 August 2001
Resolved
UPON ARRIVAL TO HOME PORT, DEMONSTRATE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ATTENDINGMARINE INSPECTOR: MAN OVERBOARD & FIRE DRILL PRIOR TO 7 SEPT 01 AND PRIOR TO CARRYING PASSENGERS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 September 2001
Resolved 28 September 2001
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 7 August 2001
Resolved
INSTALL PROPER RAILS IAW 46 CFR 177.900 PENDING APPEAL LETTER RESPONSE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 December 2002
Resolved 29 October 2002
Resolution: Rails installed around deck of vessel to meet fishing vessel requirement.
Fire Fighting
Issued 7 August 2001
Resolved
INSTALL FIXED FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IAW 46 CFR 176.810 PENDING APPEAL LETTER RESPONSE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 December 2002
Resolved 6 January 2003
Resolution: Deficiency was corrected. New fixed fire system was installed and operation verified.