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CHEM 256

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CHEM 256 · AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, LLC operator of record, 2023

CHEM 256 is a 1998 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 30 inspections since 1998, most recently in September 2022, along with 4 deficiencies.

Records from 1998 to 2022. Most recent: inspection, 1 September 2022.

Built: 1998
Last inspected: 1 September 2022
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 30
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 2 other vessels

Identity

1070023

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479166

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-479166

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations25

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded2

Years with a record 22 calendar years (1998–2022)

The 30 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 4 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 Barge class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)200.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 12.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 735 / net 735

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFFBOATS LLC · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1998

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionNot recorded

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 11 May 2026 · expires 31 May 2027

Service, as the file records itTank Barge

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

Tonnage as PSIX records it735 - Simplified, Net Ton
735 - Simplified, Gross Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.

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.

Inspected as a tow unit · 2

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.

TAMMY OUTLAW Towing Vessel · MISLE 137073 · 20 June 2001 · activity 85286 CHEM 162 Freight Barge · MISLE 389328 · 20 June 2001 · activity 85286

Inspection history · 30

1 September 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7548788

24 August 2022 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7540946

30 April 2019 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6674874

13 June 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6443918

9 May 2017 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6141258

12 May 2016 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5902546

4 May 2015 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5118346

23 April 2014 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5123001

11 June 2012 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4336718

8 June 2011 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4040332

27 May 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3748914

11 June 2009 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3500985

19 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3478775

25 February 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3423589

24 February 2009 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3423013

5 August 2008 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3284269

24 April 2007 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2914501

11 October 2006 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2798496

27 June 2005 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2405173

30 December 2004 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2267698

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1983876

18 August 2003 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1877017

1 July 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1639522

27 June 2002 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1637631

22 April 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1607863

25 July 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1441881

20 June 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 85286

22 August 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1054255

9 September 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1345444

7 October 1998 Hull Examination · Initial Certification

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1429026

Deficiency record · 4

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 24 August 2022 Resolved

When minor alterations or minor repairs of tank vessels become necessary such work shall be under the direction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, and shall be in accordance with the regulations in effect at the time the vessel was contracted for or built, or in accordance with the regulations in effect for new construction insofar as possible. MI observed the aft void, aft bulkhead, most port chord cracked at the upper most radius. The crack extended inboard approximately 5". The chord was previously cracked in a near location and repaired. Additionally multiple other cracked welds were called out and require repair in both forward and aft voids. Owner/operator is required to submit proof of repairs (crop, renew, reweld) to the attending marine inspector. 46CFR30.01-10 16c.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 September 2022
Resolved 1 September 2022
Resolution: Chord/bracket repaired.

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Cargo Manifold

Issued 8 June 2011 Resolved

Cargo header pressure guage inoperable.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 June 2011
Resolved 8 June 2011
Resolution: Replaced gauge.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Hose

Issued 24 February 2009 Resolved

Vessel has non-approved fuel hoses installed on cargo pump engine.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 27 February 2009
Resolution: Vessel changed fuel hoses to approved type

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks

Issued 27 June 2002 Resolved

PRIOR TO RELOAD, MAKE REPAIRS TO EXTERNAL TANK STIFFNERS ON # 2 CARGO TANK, STBD SIDE.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 July 2002
Resolved 1 July 2002

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.