11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
Each item of lifesaving equipment determined by the marine inspector to not be in serviceable condition must be repaired or replaced. Both ring buoys onboard experienced significant sun-damage and requires replacement.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 24 July 2025
Resolved 21 July 2025
Resolution: Vessel Rep acquired two new life rings.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating waterlight, unless it is limited to daytime operation, in which case no floating waterlight is required. Waterlight onboard did not automatically illuminate, needs to be repair or replaced.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 24 July 2025
Resolved 21 July 2025
Resolution: Vessel Rep acquired a new battery for the floating waterlight.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump by 181.300 must have at least three 9.5 liter (2 1/2 gallon) buckets, with an attached lanyard satisfactory to the cognizant OCMI, placed so as to be easily available during an emergency. Vessel only had two fire buckets onboard at time of inspection
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 August 2025
Resolved 18 August 2025
Resolution: Crew acquired a new fire bucket.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Other (crew and accommodation)
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
Unless other means are provided to ensure that a potential waste receptacle fire would be limited to the receptacle, waste receptacle must be constructed or non-combustible materials wither no opernings is the sides or bottom. Vessel has waste receptacles that are not constructed of non-combustible materials, must replace.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 August 2025
Resolved 18 August 2025
Resolution: Crew acquired new waste receptacles.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
Each item of lifesaving equipment with an expiration date must be replaced during the annual inspection and repair if the expiration date has passed. Inflatable buoyant apparatus (IBA) was due for annual servicing in June 2025, must have the IBA serviced.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 August 2025
Resolved 18 August 2025
Resolution: IBA was serviced by SURVITEC SURVIVAL PRODUCTS to be serviced again by 31JUL2026.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
Each survival craft, rescue boat, and launching appliance on a vessel must be inspected monthly, using the manufacturer's instructions to make sure it is complete and in good order. No monthly inspection of vessel's IBA were documented onboard, rep will start to documenting.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 21 July 2025
Resolved 21 July 2025
Resolution: rep will start documenting monthly inspection.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
Portable and semi-portable extinguishers must be inspected and maintained in accordance with NFPA 10. No monthly inspection of vessel's portable exinguishers were documented onboard, rep will start to documenting.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 21 July 2025
Resolved 21 July 2025
Resolution: Rep will start to document inspection.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Abandon ship drills
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
The master shall conduct sufficient drills and give sufficient instructions to make sure that all crew members are familiar with their duties during emergencies that necessitate abandoning ship or the recovery if persons who have fallen overboard. Only one man overboard drill had been conducted in the past year of operation.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 21 July 2025
Resolved 21 July 2025
Resolution: Rep will start to conduct drills more frequently.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
The mster shall conduct sufficient fire drills to make sure that each crew member is familiar with his or her duties in case of a fire. No fire drills had been recorded in the past two years of operation.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 21 July 2025
Resolved 21 July 2025
Resolution: Rep will start to conduct drills more frequently.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 14 April 2022
Resolved
Vessel must submit plans for the installation and use of monitoring devices to ensure wakefulness of the required night watch
87 Federal Register 73160
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 May 2022
Resolved 15 June 2022
Resolution: No longer applicable to SPV interim rules, O/O requested no overnight passengers.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 14 April 2022
Resolved
Vessel must submit evidence of developed safe handling procedures for the operation and storage of potentially hazardous items such as rechargeable batteries.
87 Federal Register 73160
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 May 2022
Resolved 15 June 2022
Resolution: No longer applicable to SPV interim rules, O/O requested no overnight passengers.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 16 March 2022
Resolved
Vessel must submit evidence of marine firefighting training programs to improve crewmember training and proficiency, including egress training for each member of the crew.
87 Federal Register 73160
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 May 2022
Resolved 15 June 2022
Resolution: No longer applicable to SPV interim rules, O/O requested no overnight passengers.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills)
Issued 22 February 2022
Resolved
Crew not present for fire drills.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 22 May 2022
Resolved 10 May 2023
Resolution: Conducted fire drill with crew.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Abandon ship drills
Issued 22 February 2022
Resolved
No crew present to conduct abandon ship and man overboard drills.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 22 May 2022
Resolved 5 June 2023
Resolution: Conducted abandon ship and man overboard drills with crew.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 23 July 2019
Resolved
All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules. Vessel is restricted to daytime operation until all navigation lights are functioning properly.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 August 2019
Resolved 6 August 2019
Resolution: Lights replaced.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 23 July 2019
Resolved
Each vessel must have adequate emergency lighting fitted along the line of escape to the main deck from all passenger and crew accommodation spaces located below the main deck.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 August 2019
Resolved 6 August 2019
Resolution: Lighting replaced.
Documentation › Markings/Placards › Garbage Placard
Issued 15 May 2018
Resolved
The master or person in charge of a ship, including a drill rig or platform, to which this section applies shall ensure that one or more placards meeting the requirements of this section are displayed in prominent locations and in sufficient numbers so that they can be read by the crew and passengers.
Master needs to update the garbage placard.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 June 2018
Resolved 29 May 2018
Resolution: Master purchased new garbage placard.
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Availability
Issued 15 May 2018
Resolved
A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump by 181.300 must have at least three 2.5 gallon buckets, with an attached lanyard satisfactory to the cognizant OCMI, placed so as to be easily available during an emergency.
Vessel only had two fire buckets on board.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 June 2018
Resolved 29 May 2018
Resolution: Master purchased two additional fire buckets to meet requirement.
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Cable
Issued 15 May 2018
Resolved
Wiring joints and splices shall be mechanically secure and made in junction boxes.
Several dead end wires were found in the engine room.
46CFR183.05-50(b)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 June 2018
Resolved 29 May 2018
Resolution: Master removed dead end wires.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Piping
Issued 15 May 2018
Resolved
When the flexible section is a nonconductor of electricity, the metallic sections of the filling pipe separated thereby shall be joined by a conductor for protection against static spark when filling.
Fill pipe was not bonded to fuel tank.
46CFR182.15-30(d)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 June 2018
Resolved 29 May 2018
Resolution: Master added bonding to fuel fill line.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Quantity
Issued 15 May 2018
Resolved
All vessels shall be provided with an approved adult type life preserver for each person carried.
Vessel did not have the correct amount of life preservers matching the placard on the stowage container.
46CFR180.25-5(a)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 June 2018
Resolved 29 May 2018
Resolution: Master purchased 11 life jackets and supplied the invoice as evidence.
Electrical › Lighting (service) › Lighting Feeder
Issued 15 May 2018
Resolved
All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules.
Vessel's starboard side navigation light was working as intended.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 June 2018
Resolved 29 May 2018
Resolution: Master replaced starboard nav light.
Lifesaving › Launching Appliances › Davit
Issued 23 May 2017
Resolved
Provide adequate means to deploy inflatable liferaft per 46 CFR 180.130(a)(5), immediate use within 5 minutes.
Due 23 June 2017
Resolved 11 July 2017
Resolution: Railing on stbd side of vessel was modified to allow proper deployment of liferaft and rigging of liferaft in cradle was also replaced for adequate deployment.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection
Issued 19 July 2016
Resolved
VESSEL MISSED FIVE YEAR DRYDOCK EXAM DATE OF 30MAR16, AS INDICATED ON COI. SCHEDULE AND COMPLETE CREDIT DRYDOCK EXAM. 46 CFR 176.600(C)(2)
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 31 August 2016
Resolution: Vessel completed credit drydock.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 19 July 2016
Resolved
THROUGH HULL FITTING IN LAZARETTE WAS NOT CONNECTED TO PIPING OR FLANGED OFF, JEOPARDIZING THE SEAWORTHINESS OF THE VESSEL AND CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. PLACE WATER TIGHT BLANK FLANGE ON FITTING. 46 CFR 177.100
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 August 2016
Resolved 23 August 2016
Resolution: Through hull fitting in lazarette was capped and is no longer subject to water intrusion.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Gauge
Issued 19 July 2016
Resolved
VESSEL’S MAIN DIESEL ENGINE FUEL TANKS ARE EQUIPPED WITH RUBBER HOSE FOR SIGHT GAUGING. REPLACE RUBBER SIGHT GAUGES WITH HEAT RESISTANT MATERIAL, ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM MECHANICAL DAMAGE, AND TANK CONNECTIONS(VALVES) THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE IN THE EVENT OF A RUPTURE OF THE GAUGE OR GAUGE LINE. 46 CFR 182.20-25(A)(5)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 August 2016
Resolved 23 August 2016
Resolution: Vessel’s main diesel engine fuel tanks were equiped with heat resistant sight guages, guards, and auto shut off valves.
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Quantity
Issued 19 July 2016
Resolved
VESSEL ONLY HAD 4 RED HAND FLARES ONBOARD. EQUIP VESSEL WITH 2 MORE RED OR ORANGE HAND FLARES. 46 CFR 180.68(B) & 46 CFR 180.68(C)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 August 2016
Resolved 23 August 2016
Resolution: Vessel supplied 02 additional hand flares to meet regulation.
Engineering › Freshwater System (jacketwater cooling) › Hose
Issued 19 July 2016
Resolved
JACKET WATER HOSE LINE ON STARBOARD MAIN DIESEL ENGINE WAS RUBBING ON ENGINE MOUNT. PLACE CHAFFING GEAR ON HOSE TO PROTECT FROM DAMAGE. 46 CFR 176.800(A)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 August 2016
Resolved 9 August 2016
Resolution: Chaffing gear installed.
Engineering › Pressure Vessel › Piping
Issued 19 July 2016
Resolved
INSTALL LAGGING ON BOILER EXHAUST PIPING. 46 CFR 177.970
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 August 2016
Resolved 9 August 2016
Resolution: Lagging installed.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Rudder Angle Indicator
Issued 19 July 2016
Resolved
RUDDER ANGLE INDICATING LEVER IN LAZARETTE WAS MISSING LOCKING NUT ON PORT SIDE. REPLACE MISSING LOCKING NUT TO SECURE LEVER TO RUDDER POST. 46 CFR 176.800(A)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 August 2016
Resolved 9 August 2016
Resolution: Missing locking nut replaced.
Communications › Public Address System › Amplifier
Issued 19 July 2016
Resolved
VESSEL’S PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. REPAIR/REPLACE SYSTEM TO PROVE FUNCTIONALITY. 46 CFR 184.610(C)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 August 2016
Resolved 31 August 2016
Resolution: PA system was repaired and tested sat.