HENG CHANG

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

HENG CHANG is a 1997 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 1997, most recently in January 2017, along with 4 deficiencies and 3 operational controls.

Records from 1997 to 2017. Most recent: inspection, 30 January 2017.

Built: 1997
Last inspected: 30 January 2017
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 14
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9161596 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

VRZF6

MISLE id

459821

Flag

HONG KONG

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-459821

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations6

…with no type recorded8

Years with a record 10 calendar years (1997–2017)

The 14 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 9 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 1981.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it24953 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
13547 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
42717 - Dead Weight, Ton
50303 - Displacement, Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

Inspection history · 14

30 January 2017 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6079402

6 January 2009 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3391405

3 December 2007 PII Safety Exam · Deficiency Check · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3108910

20 April 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2339027

14 April 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2334096

14 April 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2334324

7 April 2005 Ballast Water Examination · NPV Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2328519

28 January 2004 Re-Inspection · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1996382

8 April 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1770546

15 March 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 276107

22 November 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 434993

5 January 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HONOLULU · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 424111

15 June 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 417095

14 October 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 409104

Deficiency record · 4

Fire Fighting › Firemans Outfit › Protective Clothing

Issued 30 January 2017 Resolved

0735-Fire Prevention-Fireman's outfit shall consist of ptotective clothing of material to protect the skin from heat radiating from the fire and burns. One of the hoods on the firesuit has deteriorated alunized layer. SOLAS74(1997)II-2/17.1.1.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 31 January 2017
Resolution: Received report attesting to new fire suit on board.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat › Exhaust Pipe

Issued 3 December 2007 Resolved

Exhaust pipe from exhaust manifold to overboard pipe was fractured allowing large amounts of exhaust into the interior of the lifeboat.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 December 2007
Resolved 4 December 2007
Resolution: Received e-mail with attestation from the master that the port lifeboat deficiency was rectified. A photo of the repaired exhaust pipe was included in the attestation.

Lifesaving

Issued 15 March 2000 Resolved

Port lifeboat fall release mechanism (aft) damaged - Evaluate and repair with class surveyor supervision & approval. Make repairs and class report available to USCG office.

Condition: Unknown
Due 11 April 2000
Resolved 11 April 2000

Lifesaving

Issued 15 March 2000 Resolved

Crew launched, released lifeboat improperly - Instruct crew on proper launch / release procedures; demonstrate proper procedure to USCG.

Condition: Unknown
Due 11 April 2000
Resolved 11 April 2000

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.