NIPPON MARU is a 1990 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 10 inspections since 2016, most recently in August 2025, along with 8 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 2 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 1 August 2025.
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.
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
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Tonnage as PSIX records it4840 - Dead Weight, Ton 22472 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 21903 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 7896 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
Vessel history report
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299
Every recorded inspection, 2016 to
2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates
and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this
hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when
· how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the
population and never a judgement about this vessel.
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The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same
inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or
unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear
here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Structural features (ship)
Issued 15 January 2020Resolved
After survey of the shop had been completed, no change shall be made in the structural arrangement without sanction of administration. Identified temporary combustible storage structures surrounding the steering gear units.
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 22 January 2020
Resolution: Corrected.
The condition of the ship shall be mainained to conform to present regualtiuon to ensure the ship will remain fit to corceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons onboard. Identified crack in door corner into ship's laundry.
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 22 January 2020
Resolution: Corrected.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 15 January 2020Resolved
Door holdback arrangments shall be fitted with remote release devices of the remote type. Fire screen door E-3 failed to properly close.
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 22 January 2020
Resolution: Corrected.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 15 January 2020Resolved
Fire extinguishers shall be periodically examined. Identified crached hoses for portable fire extinguishers inside the engineroom.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 15 January 2020
Resolved 15 January 2020
Resolution: Vessel crew replaced hoses that were found to be cracked on the semi portable unit and portable extinguisher.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 27 December 2018No resolution recorded
Vessel did not comply with CG SECGUAM COTP Order 101-18
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 December 2018 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Cable
Issued 30 December 2016Resolved
0950 Electrical installations shall be such that the safety of passengers, crew, and ship from electrical hazards will be ensured. Multiple electrical extension cords were observed energizing the spot remover machine in the ship's laundry. SOLAS (04 cons. ed) II-1/Reg. 40.1.3 40a
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 30 December 2016
Resolved 30 December 2017
Resolution: Verified clear during this inspection.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 30 December 2016Resolved
0950 Electrical installations shall be such that the safety of passengers, crew, and ship from electrical hazards will be ensured. Unapproved wiring at electrical distribution panel powering stage lighting at dolphin hall. SOLAS (04 cons. ed) II-1/Reg. 40.1.3 40a
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 30 December 2016
Resolved 30 December 2017
Resolution: Cleared as per attached Class Survey
Personnel › Training › Crisis Management/Human Behaviour
Issued 30 December 2016Resolved
0220 Prior to being assigned shipboard duties on board passenger ships, seafarers shall have completed training required by regulation V/2. Officers do not have training evidence for Crowd Management or Crisis Management as required by V/2. STCW (2010) CH. V Reg. V/2.4 and V/2.5 40b
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 30 December 2016
Resolved 13 January 2017
Resolution: Received correspondance from Japan Government providing evidence of crew competancy training.
Ownership record
The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title,
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