CAJUN MAN

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

CAJUN MAN is a 1989 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 9 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 4 March 2026.

Built: 1989
Last inspected: 4 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 13
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 4 March 2026

Recorded inspections13

…physical examinations13

Deficiencies 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2016–2026)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Identity

945241

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NONE

326501

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-326501

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)30.0 ft × 14.0 ft × 3.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 10 / net 10

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderQUALITY SHIPYARDS, INC · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1989

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHOUMA, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 6 January 2026 · expires 31 January 2027

Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it10 - Simplified, Gross Ton
10 - Simplified, Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

Vessel history report

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 13

4 March 2026 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8320332

26 March 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8099303

14 March 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7878658

26 February 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7870073

28 February 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7643010

22 March 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7415972

24 February 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7143995

10 March 2020 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6924131

11 March 2019 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6639973

6 February 2019 Hull Examination · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6621858

22 March 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6376462

15 March 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6104710

29 March 2016 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5842104

Deficiency record · 9

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 11 March 2020 Resolved

Each lifejacket carried on board must be marked in accordance with 46CFR185.604. The lifejackets must be marked with Type I retroreflective material. There were 21 lifejackets that had Type II material taped over the Type I material. There are 35 correctly placed and marked adult life jackets. The vessel is restricted to operatons with a total of 35 adults passengers and crew until the lifejackets are replaced.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 11 March 2020
Resolved 11 March 2020
Resolution: VSL owner bought new lifejackets

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 11 March 2020 Resolved

Each life bouy must be marked with Type II retroreflective material in accordance with IMO Resolution A.658 (15). The ring buoy did not have enough retroreflective tape or in the correct locations.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 11 March 2020
Resolved 12 March 2020
Resolution: VSL owner marked life buoy appropriately with Type II retroreflective

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 11 March 2020 Resolved

The marine employer must have sufficiant number of alcohol testing devices readily accessible on board. The alcohol testing strips were expired dated April 30, 2018.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 11 March 2020
Resolved 11 March 2020
Resolution: VSL owner bought new test strips.

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Retroreflective Material

Issued 22 March 2018 Resolved

Restricted to 33 adult passengers until providing proof of adequate retro tape on called out PFD's

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 26 March 2018
Resolution: Received email verification of PFD's with proper retro tape.

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Lifejacket Placard

Issued 22 March 2018 Resolved

Post visibly to passengers a lifejacket donning placard for all types on board.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 March 2018
Resolved 26 March 2018
Resolution: Received email with proof of verification of properly posted life jacket donning placard.

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Garbage Placard

Issued 22 March 2018 Resolved

Post visibly to passengers a MARPOL Annex V placard (2013)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 March 2018
Resolved 26 March 2018
Resolution: Received email with proof of verification of properly posted MARPOL V placard.

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Employee Coverage

Issued 15 March 2017 Resolved

Provide proof of participation/enrolment of drug testing program.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 March 2017
Resolved 21 March 2017
Resolution: Recieved email of Drug Consortium letter. Letter was uploaded into vessel MISLE documentation.

Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Bilge Alarm

Issued 15 March 2017 Resolved

Provide proper operation of high level visual and audible bilge alarm.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 March 2017
Resolved 21 March 2017
Resolution: Recieved email of videos displaying proper bilge high level operation alarm.

Stability › Intact Stability (when using lifting gear) › General

Issued 29 March 2016 Resolved

The vessel has been limited to 41 passengers by the stability letter adendum. Conduct stability test to prove more passengers are allowed or reissue COI limiting to 41 passengers.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 May 2016
Resolved 23 September 2016
Resolution: A new COI has been issued to limit the vessel to 41 passengers.

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.