Records from 2016 to 2022. Most recent: inspection, 15 March 2022.
Inspection history · 22
15 March 2022
Load Line/Change of Employment · Deficiency Check · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7412671
30 December 2020
Load Line/Change of Employment · Attraction Vessel Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7117806
14 July 2020
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7012392
2 June 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6967856
11 September 2019
Explosive Handling Operation-Military
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6812381
30 August 2019
Explosive Handling Operation-Military
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6799195
11 June 2019
MARPOL Annex I Examination · MTSA/ISPS Verification · Annual Inspection · MARPOL Annex VI Survey
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6712271
11 June 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-5P-TI) · Activity 6716843
24 March 2019
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6648716
23 March 2019
Explosive Handling Operation-Military
Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office Ponce · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6647225
14 March 2019
Explosive Handling Operation-Military
Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6641071
8 March 2019
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Plan Review (Other than "T")
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6638873
11 January 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6709766
21 June 2018
Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · DAPI Audit · MARPOL Annex I Examination · Ballast Water Examination · Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check · MARPOL Annex VI Survey · Periodic Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification · Plan Review (Other than "T") · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6451101
16 May 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6421799
26 February 2018
Administrative Inspection · Drydock Extension
Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6361922
29 September 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6287156
8 May 2017
Annual Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification · MARPOL Annex I Examination · MARPOL Annex VI Survey
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6147091
22 August 2016
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5979731
4 August 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5962553
7 June 2016
Deficiency Check · MARPOL Annex VI Survey · MARPOL Annex I Examination · MTSA/ISPS Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5899859
10 February 2016
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5824839
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System (BNWAS)
Issued 11 June 2019
Resolved
Cargo ships of 500 GT and upwards but less than 3000 GT
constructed before 1 July 2011 must have the Bridge
Navigation Watch Alarm System (BNWAS), not later than
the first survey after 1 July 2013. Vessel must install
a BNWAS system.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 11 July 2019
Resolved 27 June 2019
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency steering position com./ compass reading
Issued 11 June 2019
Resolved
Vessel must have means to communicate heading
information to the emergency steering position. Sound
powered phone installed in the steering gear does not
reach the station. The phone must be moved or cable
extended to allow communications.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 11 July 2019
Resolved 27 June 2019
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 11 June 2019
Resolved
Electrical cables must be protected from chafing.
Cables were exposed to sharp steel in two locations.
Battery cables aft of the pilot house and cable leading
up the mast above the FWD STBD corner of the pilot
house. Protect cables from chafing.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 11 July 2019
Resolved 27 June 2019
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Bulkheads - operational damage
Issued 11 June 2019
Resolved
CO2 room bulkhead to the fidley contained holes as well
cable penetrations that had no packing, surrounding
the door between the spaces. Holes and penetrations
must be corrected.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 11 July 2019
Resolved 27 June 2019
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 11 June 2019
Resolved
Vessel must carry at least two lifebuoys with attached
self-activating smoke signals where it can be quickly
released from the bridge. Vessel's quick release
lifebuoys were not designed to be used with smoke.
Replace two bridge lifebuoys with an approved type.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 11 July 2019
Resolved 11 June 2019
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 11 June 2019
Resolved
Lifejackets must be approved under an appropriate
approval series. Five lifejackets on board were approved
under 160.055. Lifejackets must be replaced with
approved ones.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 11 June 2019
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Stability Information Booklet
Issued 11 June 2019
Resolved
Vessels stability booklet, loading Manual, Ship
Particulars and Fire Control Plan did not match for fuel
and cargo totals. Vessel must provide accurate data for
the Captain.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 18 June 2019
Resolved 11 June 2019
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 8 March 2019
Resolved
The installation of all systems of an electrical engineering shall be in accordance with the requirements of sub-chapter J
#1 SSDG will not operate as designed and is not maintaining parrallel operation due to missing "A" phase.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 13 March 2019
Resolution: Faulty breaker caused the "a" phase failure. Breaker was replaced and an operational test was conducted with satisfactory results.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 12 February 2019
Resolved
Resolve all comments, identified from the marine safety center and local inspections office, during the plan review.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 March 2019
Resolved 10 April 2019
Resolution: All comments and DVTP testing has been completed and approval letter issued.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 5 December 2018
Resolved
Each pump must be capable of delivering water simultaneously from the two highest outlets at a Pitot tube pressure of approximately 50 p.s.i. Where 11/2 -inch hose is permitted.
Tested number "1 and #7 station and received a 42 psi and 48 psi accordingly.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 19 December 2018
Resolution: Vessel had sea chesh cleaned by divers, retested hoses #2 and #7 and got 50 psi at #2 and 57 psi at the bridge gauge.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machinery
Issued 5 December 2018
Resolved
The applicable standards established by the ABS Steel Vessel Rules (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 58.03-1), may be used as the standard for the design, construction, and testing of main and auxiliary machinery except as modified in this subchapter.
Alarms are not properly marked per the new installations in e/r and pilot house. The E/R strobe is inoperable.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 December 2018
Resolved 18 December 2018
Resolution: alarms labeled and strobe was lights and rotates properly.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 5 December 2018
Resolved
The sidelights of vessels of 20 meters or more in length shall be fitted with matt black inboard screens and meet the requirements of §84.15
Screens behind side lights not painted matt black
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 December 2018
Resolved 18 December 2018
Resolution: Screens are now painted with matt black paint
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Revolution counter
Issued 5 December 2018
Resolved
A vessel equipped with fixed pitch propellers must have on the navigating bridge and at the engineroom control station a propeller speed and direction indicator for each shaft. Shaft tach is not operational.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 January 2019
Resolved 18 December 2018
Resolution: Conducted operational test of shaft tach with satisfactory results.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 5 December 2018
Resolved
AIS Provides vessel information, including the vessel's identity, type, position, course, speed, navigational status and other safety-related information automatically to appropriately equipped shore stations, other ships, and aircraft
Vessel data is loaded with errors with USCG NAVCEN.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 January 2019
Resolved 19 December 2018
Resolution: Verified that the data is corrected with NAVCEN data base.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 4 December 2018
Resolved
On vessels required by §112.05-5(a) to have a temporary emergency power source, the following emergency lighting and power loads must be arranged so that they can be energized from the temporary emergency power source:
(f) At least one light in each space where a person may be maintaining, repairing, or operating equipment, stowing or drawing stores or equipment, or transiting, such as public spaces, work spaces, machinery spaces, workshops, galleys, emergency fire pumprooms, bow thruster rooms, storage areas for paint, rope, and other stores, underdeck passageways in cargo areas, steering gear rooms, windlass rooms, normally accessible duct keels with valve operators, cargo handling rooms, and holds of roll-on/roll-off vessels.
Cargo holds and fwd work space does not have working emergency lighting.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 January 2019
Resolved 18 December 2018
Resolution: Vessel has installed one emergency ballast in each hold. verified operation by going on emergency power.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 4 December 2018
Resolved
Alterations and modifications, such as re-engining, re-powering, upgrading of the main propulsion control system, or replacing extensive amounts of cabling, must comply with the regulations in this subchapter.
The following plans, if applicable to the particular vessel, must be submitted for Coast Guard review in accordance with §110.25-3
Vessel has modification by installing new load management system and new #3 SSDG with out completing plan review.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 February 2019
Resolution: Plan review concerns/comments partially completed. Removing CG-835 with action code 17 and replacing with action code 50.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion
Issued 9 November 2018
Resolved
A ship which is designed, constructed and maintained in compliance with the appropriate requirements of an organization, including a classification society, which is recognized by the administration.
There are multiple areas of complete wastage in way of the stbd side boat deck superstructure, stack space to include fan trunks in the space that access the interior of the ship and weather deck. In way of multiple windows and deck deck transitions on the superstructure there are previously installed doublers.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 13 November 2018
Resolution: Per [name withheld] the repairs stated in the letter from Stevens tow Subj:M.V. Coastal Venture - Vessel Inspection Requirement Appeal dated 12 November 2018 will be acceptable til dry dock 2020.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 21 June 2018
Resolved
General. Each ship's service generator and emergency generator must be protected by an individual, tripfree, air circuit breaker whose tripping characteristics can be set or adjusted to closely match the generator capabilities and meet the coordination requirements of Subpart 111.51. Each circuit breaker must contain the trips required by this section.
Number 1 SSDG can not be brought on line due to a faulty
motor controller.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 January 2019
Resolved 22 January 2019
Resolution: Replaced #1 ssdg motor controller tested by paralleling and tested reverse power which operates properly.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 21 June 2018
Resolved
For low voltages, either section 8.3 of IEEE 45-2002 or IEC 60092-302 (both incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR 110.10-1), as appropriate.
Guards are missing and allowing access where newly installed motor operators
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 December 2018
Resolved 18 December 2018
Resolution: Guards were fabricated and installed.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machinery
Issued 21 June 2018
Resolved
If your vessel's Certificate of Inspection is renewed less often than annually, the marine inspector must check the settings of the safety or relief valves on all pressure vessels, except cargo tanks, twice every 5 years. No more than 3 years may elapse between any check and its immediate predecessor.
Relief valves installed on start air compressors have not been tested since 2014.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 December 2018
Resolved 18 December 2018
Resolution: Installed two new relief valves rated at 170 psi
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 21 June 2018
Resolved
The hailing port of the vessel must be marked on some clearly visible exterior part of the stern of the vessel. The markings required by paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section, which may be made by the use of any means and materials which result in durable markings, must be made in clearly legible letters of the Latin alphabet or Arabic or Roman numerals not less than four inches in height.
Vessel documentation shows "Charleston" as hailing port.
Stern of the vessel is marked "Yonges Island".
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 January 2019
Resolved 2 January 2019
Resolution: Name and hailing port was corected on the Stern of the vessel.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Interface Detector
Issued 8 May 2017
Resolved
Prove operation of emergency fire pump high level bilge alarm.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 May 2017
Resolution: Replaced with new high level indicator, ops checks good.
Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Servicing
Issued 8 May 2017
Resolved
Provide firefighting servicing certificates.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 10 May 2017
Resolution: Provided servicing records.
Engineering › Pressure Vessel › Piping
Issued 8 May 2017
Resolved
Install boiler flame sight glass, IAW 46CFR63.15.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 June 2017
Resolved 10 May 2017
Resolution: Boiler flame sight glass manufactured and replaced.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 8 May 2017
Resolved
Provide alcohol test strips on board vessel, IAW 46CFR16.240.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 10 May 2017
Resolution: Purchased and placed on board new alcohol test strips.
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Steering Failure Alarm System
Issued 7 June 2016
Resolved
Prove proper operation of steering gear alarms
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 June 2016
Resolution: Vessel rep. stated ground on 12 volt system corrected, alarms tested sat.