Records from 1999 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 26 June 2025.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 26 June 2025
Resolved
A self priming, power driven fire pump must be installed on each vessel on a vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length carrying more than 49 passengers, and on a vessel of more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length, the minimum capacity of the fire pump must be 189 liters (50 gallons) per minute at a pressure of not less than 414 kPa (60 psi) at the pump outlet. The pump outlet must be fitted with a pressure gauge. Observed that the pressure gauge was out-of-order. Repair gauge to properly read pressure. (46 CFR 181.300(b))
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 July 2025
Resolved 1 July 2025
Resolution: Received satisfactory photo of new pressure gauge for fire pump.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 26 June 2025
No resolution recorded
At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification of a vessel, the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspections of the hull structure and its appurtenances, including the following:(1) Inspection of all accessible parts of the exterior and interior of the hull, the watertight bulkheads, and weather decks. Marine Inspector identified a doubler plate in the starboard midship compartment. Crop and renew to original scantling. (Rectify prior to credit drydock) (46 CFR 176.802(a)(1))
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 15 July 2024
Resolved
A submersible electric bilge pump may be used as a power bilge pump only on a vessel of not more than 65 feet in length carrying not more than 49 passengers. Vessel's fixed bilge arrangement does not have the means to dewater the forward bilge compartment. Provide means to dewater forward bilge compartment with fixed bilge manifold prior to credit dry dock.
46 CFR 182.520(e)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 13 March 2025
Resolution: Vessel installed bilge piping to utilize installed bilge system for the forward compartment.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
A self priming, power driven fire pump must be installed on each vessel: Of not more than 65 feet in length that carries more than 49 passengers. Vessels fire pump piping failed at the overboard discharge fitting. Vessel is prohibited from carrying more than 49 passengers for hire.
46 CFR 181.300(a)(ii)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 26 June 2024
Resolution: Fire main discharge fitting repaired. Conducted operational test; all satisfactory.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating waterlight, unless it is limited to daytime operation, in which case no floating waterlight is required. Vessel’s floating waterlight found to be inoperable. Restricted to daylight operations.
46 CFR 180.70(d)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 July 2024
Resolved 26 June 2024
Resolution: Verified lifebuoy floating waterlight replaced.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
For fixed-gas fire extinguishing systems, the inspections and tests required by Table 176.810(b) of this section, in addition to the tests required by 46 CFR 147.60 and 147.65. The owner or managing operator must provide satisfactory evidence of the required servicing to the marine inspector. Provide report of third party servicing of installed pre-engineered fireboy systems in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
46 CFR 176.810(b)(2)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 July 2024
Resolved 27 September 2024
Resolution: Recieved fire servicing reports.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
Each ring life buoy on a vessel must: (1) Be approved in accordance with § 160.050 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant, including, but not limited to, approval series 160.150. Ring life buoy grablines found to be no longer in a serviceable condition.
46 CFR 180.70(b)(1)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 July 2024
Resolved 26 June 2024
Resolution: Ring lifebuoy replaced with new.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
Each rescue boat and ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retroreflective material approved in accordance with 46 CFR 164.018 or other standard specified by the Commandant. Ring life buoy missing retroreflective material.
46 CFR 185.604 (i)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 July 2024
Resolved 26 June 2024
Resolution: Retro reflective material installed on new ring buoy.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
Electrical equipment and installations must be suitable for the roll, pitch, and vibration of the vessel underway. 12VDC electrical bus bar found improperly mounted aft of the installed VHF radio installations. Properly mount bus bar, and retain electrical cables to the satisfaction of the Marine Inspector.
46 CFR 183.220(a)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 July 2024
Resolved 26 June 2024
Resolution: Verified cover and proper installation of electrical components.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
When the flexible section is a nonconductor of electricity, the metallic sections of the fill pipe separated thereby must be joined by a conductor for protection against generation of a static charge when filling with fuel. Port and stbd fuel oil tank fill hoses missing electrical grounding wire.
46 CFR 182.445(g)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 July 2024
Resolved 26 June 2024
Resolution: Verified installation of ground wires on port/stbd fuel tank fill hoses.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
Marine employers shall establish programs for the chemical testing for dangerous drugs on a random basis of crewmembers on inspected vessels who: Occupy a position, or perform the duties and functions of a position, required by the vessel's Certificate of Inspection. Consortium enrollment list did not include the two onboard deckhands.
46 CFR 16.230(a)(1)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 24 June 2024
Resolution: Corrected in the presence of the attending Marine Inspector.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
Each survival craft must be stowed in a way that permits manual release from its securing arrangements. Vessel's 02 IBAs found with shackle moused with wire prohibiting manual release. Corrected in the presence of the Marine Inspector.
46 CFR 180.130(a)(4)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 24 June 2024
Resolution: Corrected in the presence of the Marine Inspector.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 12 June 2023
Resolved
Alcohol testing must be conducted on each individual engaged or employed on board the vessel who is directly involved in the SMI. The alcohol testing of each individual must be conducted within 2 hours of when the SMI occurred, unless precluded by safety concerns directly related to the incident. Vessel has expired alcohol testing strips onboard. Vessel is restricted to operations within a 2 hour transit to a certified alcohol testing facility until new testing strips are acquired.
46 CFR 4.06-3(a)(1)(i)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 June 2023
Resolved 16 June 2023
Resolution: Verified new alcohol testing strips onboard.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 12 June 2023
Resolved
On a vessel of at least 7.9 meters (26 feet) in length, a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level in each of the following normally unmanned spaces: A space with a through-hull fitting below the deepest load waterline, such as a lazarette. There is no high water bilge alarm in the starboard midship void which has transducer.
46 CFR 182.530(a)(1)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 June 2023
Resolved 16 June 2023
Resolution: Verified installation of new high water bilge alarm
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 12 June 2023
Resolved
A vessel must be provided with bilge pumps in accordance with Table 182.520(a). The fixed bilge pump in the port steering lazarette is not operating properly. Portable hand pump is required onboard until repaired.
46 CFR 182.520(a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 June 2023
Resolved 16 June 2023
Resolution: Verified repairs to the bilge pumping system.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilators, air pipes, casings
Issued 12 June 2023
Resolved
At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification of a vessel, the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspections of the hull structure and its appurtenances, including the following inspection and operation of all weathertight closures above the weather deck. The crew bathroom vent is missing, exposing the space to the elements.
46 CFR 176.802(a)(6)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 June 2023
Resolved 16 June 2023
Resolution: Verified installation of new vent.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Freeboard marks
Issued 12 June 2023
Resolved
Each vessel must have permanent draft marks at each end of the vessel; or have permanent loading marks placed on each side of the vessel forward and aft to indicate the maximum allowable trim and amidships to indicate the maximum allowable draft. The vessel does not have either draft marks or loading marks. Complete prior to credit drydock.
46 CFR 185.602(c)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 13 March 2025
Resolution: Vessel does not meet requirements of needing draft markings.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 12 June 2023
Resolved
Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, a weathertight door with permanent watertight coamings that comply with the height requirements in table 171.124(d) must be provided for each opening located in a deck house or companionway that gives access into the hull. There is an opening in the weather deck leading directly into the machinery space that does not have a coaming height of 6 inches.
46 CFR 171.124(d)(1)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 12 June 2023
Resolution: Verified cap has been installed on opening.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 12 June 2023
Resolved
Each life jacket carried on a vessel on oceans, coastwise, or Great Lakes route, must have a life jacket light approved in accordance with § 161.012 in subchapter Q of this chapter. Multiple life jackets did not have operating lights.
46 CFR 180.75(a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 12 June 2023
Resolution: Replaced missing lights.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 12 June 2023
Resolved
Except when individual pumps are provided for separate spaces, individual bilge suction lines must be led to a central control point or manifold and provided with a stop valve at the control point or manifold and a check valve at some accessible point in the bilge line. The check valve on the port midship bilge line was frozen.
46 CFR 182.510(c)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 12 June 2023
Resolution: Unfroze the check valve.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 12 June 2023
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10) or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. For equivalent kits, the contents must be stowed in a suitable, watertight container that is marked “First-Aid Kit”. A first-aid kit must be easily visible and readily available to the crew. The first aid kit had expired items.
46 CFR 184.710
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 12 June 2023
Resolution: Bought new medicine.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 28 December 2022
Resolved
Vessel that is operating on a Coastwise or Oceans route must have an interconnected fire detection system in compliance with 46 CFR 181.450 installed in all enclosed areas where passengers and crew have routine access, including accommodation spaces and machinery spaces. The vessel is limited to a Limited Coastwise route until the installation of an interconnected fire detection system.
46 CFR 181.405(c)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 14 April 2023
Resolution: Received verification of installation of fire detection system.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 3 June 2022
Resolved
The construction and arrangement of a vessel must allow the safe operation of the vessel in accordance with the terms of its Certificate of Inspection giving consideration to provisions for a seaworthy hull, protection against fire, means of escape in case of a sudden unexpected casualty, [and] guards and rails in hazardous places. Vessel sustained damage to its starboard quarter bulwark and rub rail, which must be repaired.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 June 2022
Resolved 10 June 2022
Resolution: Received satisfactory photographs of the repair.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 4 April 2022
Resolved
At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification of a vessel, the owner and or managing operator shall be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspections of the hull structure and its appurtenances, including inspection and operation of all weathertight closures above the weatherdeck. The vessel's hatches for the lazarette space and the starboard engine room were not watertight.
46 CFR 176.802(a)(6)
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 18 April 2022
Resolved 7 April 2022
Resolution: Visually inspected the watertightness of the hatches.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 4 April 2022
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible. The vessel did not carry all the paper charts necessary for their intended route.
46 CFR 184.420 (a)(1)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 May 2022
Resolved 12 April 2022
Resolution: The vessel has acquired the necessary charts for their intended route.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 4 April 2022
Resolved
Each life jacket carried on a vessel on oceans route must have a life jacket light that is securely attached to the front shoulder area of the life jacket. The vessel had 04 life jackets that had inoperable lights. The vessel will only be allowed to carry a maximum of 85 passengers until the the life jacket lights are replaced.
46 CFR 180.75(a)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 May 2022
Resolved 5 April 2022
Resolution: Vessel operator has sent photos of replaced lights for life jackets.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 4 April 2022
Resolved
A submersible electric bilge pump may be used as a power bilge pump given that the pump is permanently mounted. The vessel's float switch for the submersible electric bilge pump was not permanently mounted.
46 CFR 182.520(e)(3)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 May 2022
Resolved 5 April 2022
Resolution: Submersible bilge pump is now permanently mounted.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 4 April 2022
Resolved
A portable hand bilge pump must be provided with suitable suction hose capable of reaching the bilge of each watertight compartment and discharging overboard. The vessel's hand bilge pumps were not provided with a suitable hose capable of discharging water directly overboard.
46 CFR 182.520(b)(2)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 May 2022
Resolved 5 April 2022
Resolution: Vessel operator obtained new hose for the portable bilge pump.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 4 April 2022
Resolved
A flexible hose may be used instead of fixed pipe for the discharge line of a submersible electric bilge pump provided the hose is of good quality and of substantial construction, suitable for the intended use. The vessel's flexible hose for the starboard lazarette submersible electric bilge pump was leaking and it needs to be addressed.
46 CFR 182.520(f)(1)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 May 2022
Resolved 5 April 2022
Resolution: Vessel obtained new hose for bilge pump discharge.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for radio personnel
Issued 4 April 2022
Resolved
Every vessel subject to Part III of Title III of the Communications Act (vessels carrying more than 6 passengers for hire) must have a detailed inspection of the radio installation by an FCC-licensed technician once every five years. The vessel has an expired Safety Radiotelephony certificate onboard.
47 CFR 80.903
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 May 2022
Resolved 6 April 2022
Resolution: Vessel has obtained a new safety radiotelephony certificate.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress messages: obligations and procedures
Issued 28 March 2022
Resolved
Vessels operated beyond the 20 nautical mile limitation, but not more than 100 nautical miles from the nearest land, must be equipped with a Medium Frequency-Digital Selective Calling frequency transmitter. The vessel did not have the corresponding MMSI number programmed within the radio to ensure proper DSC transmission.
47 CFR 80.905 (a)(2)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 May 2022
Resolved 6 April 2022
Resolution: Vessel has programmed MMSI number and GPS location in their radio.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 18 March 2021
Resolved
NAVIGATION LIGHTS MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOUND IN 46 CFR 111.75-17. VESSEL'S STARBOARD NAVIGATION SIDE LIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. VESSEL IS RESTRICTED TO ONLY DAY-TIME HOURS WITH AMPLE VISIBILITY.
46 CFR 111.75-17
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 March 2021
Resolved 19 March 2021
Resolution: Operator sent picture of illuminated stbd navigation light
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 18 March 2021
Resolved
A VESSEL OF AT LEAST 26 FEET (7.9 METERS) IN LENGTH MUST BE PROVIDED WITH INDIVIDUAL BILGE LINES AND BILGE SUCTIONS FOR EACH WATERTIGHT COMPARTMENT. VESSEL'S BILGE PIPING IN THE LAZARETTE WAS FOUND PUNCTURED WITH HEAVILY CORRODED SECTIONS EFFECTING THE OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM.
46 CFR 182.500
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 March 2021
Resolved 19 March 2021
Resolution: Operator sent photo of replaced portion of wastage pipe line for port lazarette space
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Holds and tanks safety
Issued 18 March 2021
Resolved
THE DISCHARGE ENDS OF FUEL TANK VENT PIPES MUST BE FITTED WITH REMOVABLE FLAME SCREENS OR FLAME ARRESTERS. THE FLAME SCREENS MUST CONSIST OF A SINGLE SCREEN OF CORROSION RESISTANT WIRE OF AT LEAST 30 X 30 MESH. VESSEL'S FUEL TANK FLAME SCREENS WERE DISCOVERED MISSING.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 18 April 2021
Resolved 19 March 2021
Resolution: Operator sent picture of replaced vents for fuel tank.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 18 March 2021
Resolved
A HATCH EXPOSED TO THE WEATHER MUST BE WATERTIGHT. DISCOVERED A MISSING PORTION OF GASKET ON VESSEL'S PORT SIDE ENGINE ROOM HATCH COVER AFFECTING THE WATERTIGHT INTEGRITY OF THE HATCH.
46 CFR 179.360
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 18 April 2021
Resolved 19 March 2021
Resolution: Operator sent picture of replaced gasket on port side engine room hatch cover
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 18 March 2021
Resolved
SPANNER WRENCHES MUST BE PROVIDED WHERE A 40 MILLIMETER (1.5 INCH) DIAMETER FIREHOSE IS REQUIRED BY § 181.320(b). A SPANNER WRENCH WAS DISCOVERED MISSING AT THE VESSEL'S FIRE STATION.
46 CFR 181.310 (d)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 18 April 2021
Resolved 19 March 2021
Resolution: Operator purchased/sent picture of spanner wrench
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
The number of penetrations in a watertight bulkhead must be minimized. A penetration in a watertight bulkhead must be as high and as far inboard in the bulkhead as practicable, and made watertight. Subdivision watertight bulkhead penetrations are not watertight. Passenger count limited to 49 until repairs are made to the satisfaction of an attending marine inspector.46 CFR 179.320 (c)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: All watertight bulkheads are sealed watertight.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. Aspirin and eyewash solution were expired.46 CFR 185.210
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: Asprin and eyewash were replaced in first aid kit.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress messages: obligations and procedures
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
For each marine casualty required to be reported by §185.202, the owner, agent, master, or person in charge of the vessel shall determine whether there is any evidence of alcohol or drug use by individuals directly involved in the casualty. Alcohol Test Strips were expired. 46 CFR 185.210
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: New alcohol test strips were provided.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating waterlight. Ring Buoy floating waterlight was cracked and no longer watertight.46 CFR 180. 70 (d)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: New water light for life buoy provided.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
A fire hose must be lined commercial fire hose that conforms to UL 19. Fire hose was not lined and did not conform to UL 19 standards.46 CFR 181.320 (b)(1)
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: Firehose meeting UL 19 standard provided.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
A visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level in each of the following normally unmanned spaces. High water alarm in port lazarette was inoperable. 46 CFR 182.530 (a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: High water alarm tested satisfactorily.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
Each connection to a conductor or terminal part of a conductor must be made within an enclosure. Connectors for bilge alarms and pumps were not made within an enclosure.46 CFR 183.340 (g)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: All bilge wiring replaced with heat shrinking butt connectors and sealed watertight.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
The number and identification of the items stowed inside, and their sizes, must be marked in clearly legible letters and numbers on each container for life jackets and immersion suits. The number of child life jackets was not labeled with the accurate count of life jackets.46 CFR 185.604 (f)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: Lifejacket storage area for child life jackets relabled to reflect 10.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
A vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date: Charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible. Vessel did not have updated and corrected charts on board. 46 CFR 184.420(a)(1)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: New charts provided.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation/maintenance
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
A durable placard must be posted next to all radiotelephone installations with the emergency broadcast instructions and information, specific to the individual vessel. Vessel did not have a posted emergency broadcast placard posted.46 CFR 184.506
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: Emergency broadcast placard posted.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
Each life jacket kept in a stowage container must be readily available. 53 life jackets were stowed down in port side void accessed under bench seat and are not readily accesible . 46 CFR 180.78 (a)(2)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: Life jackets are stored in baitwell box aft deck. Box was labled to reflect correct number of life jackets on hand.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
Each life jacket carried on a vessel on an oceans route, must have a life jacket light approved in accordance with §161.012 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant, including, but not limited to, approval series 160.112. Each life jacket light must be securely attached to the front shoulder area of the life jacket. One child life jacket did not have an operable light. 46 CFR 180. 75 (a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: Life jacket light replaced.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
Minimize accidental personnel contact with energized parts. Sewage overboard pump wiring was exposed.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: Sewage pump wiring reconnected to new sewage pump.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
Wiring must be installed with metal supports spaced not more than 610 millimeters (24 inches) apart, and in such a manner as to avoid chafing and other damage. Sewage water supply pump wiring not secured correctly and edges are not protected to avoid chafing where it passes through the overhead deck.46 CFR 183.340 (a)(4)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: Wire mounted through metal clips and chaffing applied where wire passes through overhead.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Scuppers, inlets and discharges
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
Except for engine exhausts, each inlet or discharge pipe that penetrates the hull below a line drawn parallel to and at least 150 millimeters (6 inches) above the deepest load waterline must have means to prevent water from entering the vessel if the pipe fractures or otherwise fails. Through-hull penetration for fish finder did not have a valve or means to prevent water from entering the vessel. Complete prior to credit drydock.46 CFR 179.350 (c)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: Owner provided documentation proving the penetration does not have free communication with the sea. Therefore a skin valve is not required.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Manholes/flush scuttles
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
A hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight. Starboard engine room hatch did not have an operable latch and the gasket material is worn. 46 CFR 179.360 (a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: The latch and gasket were replaced.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Obstruction/slipping, etc.
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
Repairs or alterations to the hull, machinery, or equipment that affect the safety of the vessel must not be made without the approval of the cognizant OCMI. New seating installed to the weather decks without prior approval.46 CFR 176.700 (a)
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: All seating was removed.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 27 January 2020
Resolved
Where a flexible fill pipe section is necessary, and when the flexible section is a nonconductor of electricity, the metallic sections of the fill pipe separated thereby must be joined by a conductor for protection against generation of a static charge when filling with fuel.Starboard diesel fill pipe did not have a conductor for protection against generation of a static charge when filling with fuel.46 CFR 182.445
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 February 2020
Resolution: Bonding provided to fuel tank fill.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 8 April 2019
Resolved
Each life jacket carried on a vessel on oceans, coast wise, or Great Lakes route, must have a life jacket light approved in accordance with 161.012 in subchapter Q of this chapter or other standard specified by the Commandant, including, but not limited to approval series 160.112. Each life jacket light must be securely attached to the front shoulder area of the life jacket. Lights on four adult life jackets and four children life are inoperable.
46 CFR 180.75 (a)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 May 2019
Resolved 12 April 2019
Resolution: Vessel representative sent inspectors email with proof of purchase for new lights and batteries. Picture was provided to inspectors showing all eight lights working properly.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 8 April 2019
Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating water light, unless it is limited to daytime operation, in which case no floating water light is required. The light attached to the ring buoy is inoperable.
46 CFR 180.70 (d)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 May 2019
Resolved 12 April 2019
Resolution: Operator replaced battery in floating light as well as proof of purchase to Marine Inspector.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 8 April 2019
Resolved
The EPIRB test shall be logged or otherwise documented, as applicable. Logs for EPIRB monthly testing were not available during inspection.
46 CFR 185.728 (c)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 May 2019
Resolved 10 April 2019
Resolution: Vessel Representative provided inspectors with copy of EPIRB test via email.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 8 April 2019
Resolved
The inspection and maintenance of the equipment listed in paragraph (a) of this section shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. Lifesaving equipment maintenance records were not available for inspection.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 May 2019
Resolved 8 April 2019
Resolution: Vessel Representative provided inspectors with copies of latest Man Over Board, Fire drill, and life saving equipment maintenance via email.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 8 April 2019
Resolved
A fire hose with a nozzle must be attached to each fire hydrant at all times. For fire hydrants located on open decks or cargo deck, where no protection is provided, hoses may be temporarily removed during heavy weather or cargo handling operations, respectively. Hoses so removed must be stored in nearby accessible locations. Fire hose is not stowed in accordance with required location on Certificate of Inspection.
46 CFR 181.320 (a)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 May 2019
Resolved 21 May 2019
Resolution: Operator installed appropriate storage unit.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 8 April 2019
Resolved
Grounded neutral and high-impedance grounded neutral alternating current systems must have a suitably sensitive ground detection system which indicates current in the ground connection, is able to withstand the maximum available fault current without damage, and provides continuous indication of circuit status to ground. A provision must be included to compare indications under fault conditions with those under normal conditions. Vessel's dual voltage generator is not equipped with a ground detection system. Vessel must rectify deficiency within 60 days.
46 CFR §183.324(c)
46 CFR 111.05-27
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 June 2019
Resolved 12 June 2019
Resolution: Vessel Representative sent inspector pictures and receipt of purchase for ground detection meter and installation.
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Health protection, medical care?)
Issued 8 April 2019
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. Ammonia Inhalant was not included in vessel's First Aid Kit at the time of inspection.
46 CFR 184.710
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 8 May 2019
Resolved 1 May 2019
Resolution: Operator provided Marine Inspector with proof of purchase for new Ammonia Inhalent
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 8 April 2019
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 8 May 2019
Resolved 8 April 2019
Resolution: Vessel Representative provided valid FCC Station License to inspectors via email.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 26 September 2018
Resolved
NAME: Vsl is broadcasting incorrect Name (Spelling)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 30 January 2019
Resolution: AIS information updated
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Hose
Issued 1 May 2018
Resolved
Non metallic hose on the outlet/discharge side of the bilge pump is deteriorated and leaking. 46 CFR 182.520
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 1 May 2018
Resolved 1 May 2018
Resolution: Owner replaced hose and proved proper operation of the system.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Filter/Strainer
Issued 1 May 2018
Resolved
Generator's fuel filter/strainer bowl is glass and not highly resistant to shattering or resistant to thermal shock. 46 CFR 182.455(b)(6).
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 31 May 2018
Resolved 4 May 2018
Resolution: Owner installed new fuel filter/water seperator with bowl.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Guards for Exposed Hazards
Issued 1 May 2018
Resolved
Bilge pumo attached to the forward end of the starboard engine has an exposed belt and no protective guard is in place. 46 CFR 177.960
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 31 May 2018
Resolved 1 May 2018
Resolution: Owner installed gaurd around exposed belt for bilge pump.
Fire Fighting › Fire Pumps › Pressure
Issued 1 May 2018
Resolved
There is no pressure gauge installed at the pump outlet. 46 CFR 181.300(b).
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 31 May 2018
Resolved 30 January 2019
Resolution: Pressure gauge installed.
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Cable
Issued 1 May 2018
Resolved
Wire ties are used as support for cables/wires throughout the vessel.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 May 2018
Resolved 10 May 2018
Resolution: Metal supports put in place for wire/cable runs.
Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Emergency Instructions
Issued 1 May 2018
Resolved
Vessel does not have an emergency broadcast placard posted. 46 CFR 184.506.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 May 2018
Resolved 2 May 2018
Resolution: Emergency broadcast instructions posted at primary operating station.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 1 May 2018
Resolved
Vessel does not have up to date charts on board. 46 CFR 184.420
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 May 2018
Resolved 10 May 2018
Resolution: New charts were placed on board the vessel.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Lights
Issued 4 April 2017
Resolved
Each life jacket carried on a vessel on oceans, coastwise, or Great Lakes route, must have a life jacket light. Vessel's lifejackets' lights were inoperable due to expired batteries. 46 CFR 180.75
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 April 2017
Resolved 14 April 2017
Resolution: Recieved pictures from operator with the new battery lights for the PFDs
Operations/Management › Equipment Service/Testing › EPIRB
Issued 4 April 2017
Resolved
Each disposable hydrostatic release unit must be marked with an expiration date of two years after the date on which the unit is installed. Vessel's EPIRB's hydrostatic release was expired. 46 CFR 185.740
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 April 2017
Resolved 14 April 2017
Resolution: Recieved picture from operator with vessels new hydrostatic release.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 1 May 2012
Resolved
Re[;ace battery in water light attached to ring buoy.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 25 May 2012
Resolved 25 May 2012
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 1 May 2012
Resolved
Provide ammonia inhalants in first aid kit.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 25 May 2012
Resolved 25 May 2012
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Distribution Panel Bus
Issued 1 May 2012
Resolved
Properly install the following items under operating console: junction box, stuffing tubes, label breakers, pressure type wire connectors and wire supports.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 25 May 2012
Resolved 25 May 2012
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 1 May 2012
Resolved
Replace romex wire with approved marine grade wiring.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 25 May 2012
Resolved 25 May 2012
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 1 May 2012
Resolved
Replace chaffed wires under operating console.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Due 25 May 2012
Resolved 25 May 2012
Fire Fighting › Fixed Gas Fire Extinguishing System › Tanks
Issued 1 May 2012
Resolved
Provide servicing report for fire boys.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 25 May 2012
Resolved 25 May 2012
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 1 May 2012
Resolved
Install cap/properly seal unused through hull fitting in port engine room.
Condition: Improper Installation
Due 25 May 2012
Resolved 25 May 2012
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 1 May 2012
Resolved
Make proper connections on bilge pump wires in port engine room.
Condition: Improper Installation
Due 25 May 2012
Resolved 25 May 2012
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 16 April 2009
Resolved
Properly dead end wires in engine room.
Due 22 April 2009
Resolved 22 April 2009
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 16 April 2009
Resolved
Provly support wires every 24in.
Due 22 April 2009
Resolved 22 April 2009
Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Service
Issued 16 April 2009
Resolved
Prove proper servicing of B-1 fire extinguisher at operating station.
Due 22 April 2009
Resolved 22 April 2009
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Painter
Issued 16 April 2009
Resolved
Properly connect port lifefloat to other lifefloats.
Due 22 April 2009
Resolved 22 April 2009
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 16 April 2009
Resolved
Provide proper chart on board vessel.
Due 22 April 2009
Resolved 22 April 2009
Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone
Issued 16 April 2009
Resolved
Provide valid safety radio telephone certificate inspection.
Due 22 April 2009
Resolved 22 April 2009
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Marking
Issued 22 May 2008
Resolved
Remove improper vsl name on lifejackets (blackout incorrect name) so that only name of vsl is visible.
Due 22 June 2008
Resolved 22 May 2008
Resolution: Corrected on the spot
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Quantity
Issued 22 May 2008
Resolved
Provide proper number of child’s lifejackets as per plaquard. They only need 5, plaquard states 6. They purchased one.
Due 22 June 2008
Resolved 22 May 2008
Resolution: Corrected on the spot.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Markings
Issued 22 May 2008
Resolved
Replace first "K" in vsls name on small lifefloat.
Due 22 June 2008
Resolved 22 May 2008
Resolution: Corrected on the spot.
Lifesaving › Visual Distress Signals (General) › Condition
Issued 22 May 2008
Resolved
Replace water light purchased 5/6/08. Inconsistent, unacceptable dim light.
Due 22 June 2008
Resolved 22 May 2008
Resolution: Corrected on the spot.
Operations/Management › Vessel Safety Management › Master's Responsiblity/Authority
Issued 22 May 2008
Resolved
Repair mounting of electrical box in STBD engine room.
Due 22 June 2008
Resolved 22 May 2008
Resolution: Corrected on the spot.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Retroreflective Material
Issued 4 April 2007
Resolved
Replace retro on all lifefloats.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 May 2007
Resolved 24 August 2007
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Serviceable
Issued 4 April 2007
Resolved
Repair/renew both 22 person lifefloats.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 May 2007
Resolved 24 August 2007
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 4 April 2007
Resolved
Make starboard engine room forward bulkhead watertight (1 hole).
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 May 2007
Resolved 6 April 2007
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 4 April 2007
Resolved
Make aft bulkhead of starboard amidships void watertight (2 holes).
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 May 2007
Resolved 6 April 2007
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Sewage System Valve
Issued 4 April 2007
Resolved
Provide means to secure MSD overboard discharge valve.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 May 2007
Resolved 6 April 2007
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 4 April 2007
Resolved
Properly dead end wires in starboard amidships void in way of bilge pump.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 May 2007
Resolved 6 April 2007
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Not Operational
Issued 4 April 2007
Resolved
Prove proper operation of port engine room and starboard amidships void bilge high level alarms prior to carrying passengers.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 6 April 2007
Resolved 6 April 2007
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 4 April 2007
Resolved
Provide complete first aid kit for vessel.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 May 2007
Resolved 6 April 2007
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Hose
Issued 4 April 2007
Resolved
Properly cap hydraulic lines for starboard deck davit.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 May 2007
Resolved 6 April 2007
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Battery Installation
Issued 4 April 2007
Resolved
Provide covers for exposed batteries in engine room.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 April 2007
Resolved 4 April 2007
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Lights
Issued 4 April 2007
Resolved
Repair/renew 2 lights on adult PFD's.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 April 2007
Resolved 4 April 2007
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Availability
Issued 4 April 2007
Resolved
Provide 3 fire buckets, properly marked, with attached lanyard.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 April 2007
Resolved 4 April 2007
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Valve
Issued 4 April 2007
Resolved
Properly label fuel shutoff valves on main deck.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 April 2007
Resolved 4 April 2007
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Training Requirements
Issued 22 February 2007
Resolved
Prove EAP training requirements are met for chemical testing program in way of crewmember training and supervisor's 1 hour EAP training.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 March 2007
Resolved 4 April 2007
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Proof of Enrollment
Issued 31 January 2007
Resolved
Provide proof of current enrollment with a drug testing consortium prior to carrying passengers for hire.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 3 March 2007
Resolved 22 February 2007
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Inland Navigation Rules
Issued 13 April 2006
Resolved
Update vessel's copy of the Rules of the Road to Revision D.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 May 2006
Resolved 3 May 2006
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › US Coast Pilot
Issued 13 April 2006
Resolved
Have on board a current copy of Light list and Coast Pilot.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 May 2006
Resolved 2 October 2006
Operations/Management › Equipment Service/Testing › EPIRB
Issued 13 April 2006
Resolved
Renew 406 EPIRB hydrostatic release and register 406 EPIRB. Vessel is restricted to no more than 3 NM from shore until corrected.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 24 April 2006
Lifesaving › Liferaft Equipment › Paddle
Issued 13 April 2006
Resolved
Label oars on all life floats with vessel's name in accordance with 46 CFR 185.604 (g).
Due 13 May 2006
Resolved 3 May 2006
Stability › Watertight Integrity › Weathertight Enclosure
Issued 13 April 2006
Resolved
Renew watertight gaskets on engine room hatches. Show proof hatches are watertight and capable of being latched closed.
Due 14 June 2006
Resolved 2 October 2006
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Proof of Enrollment
Issued 13 April 2006
Resolved
Add extra crew member to vessel's drug testing program.
Due 13 May 2006
Resolved 3 May 2006
Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Generator
Issued 13 April 2006
Resolved
Repair unapproved wire splice to vessel's generator.
Due 13 May 2006
Resolved 3 May 2006
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Battery Installation
Issued 13 April 2006
Resolved
Install covers on all battery boxes in accordance with 46 CFR 183.350.
Due 13 May 2006
Resolved 3 May 2006
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 6 April 2006
Resolved
Have on board current nautical charts with all Notice to Mariners updates for the vessel's operating route.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 May 2006
Resolved 2 October 2006
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Governor
Issued 6 April 2006
Resolved
Renew or repair as original end connections on throttle cable ends in way of red gear. Connections must be quick disconnect style.
Due 13 October 2006
Resolved 26 October 2006
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270)
Issued 20 March 2006
Resolved
Provide original current Certificate of Documentation onboard vessel. Vessel is restricted from operating until cleared by an attending Marine Inspector.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 27 April 2006
Resolved 13 April 2006
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Longitudinal Frame
Issued 20 March 2006
Resolved
Renew cracked weld identified in the starboard forepeak at aft bulkhead prior to carrying passengers for hire.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 27 April 2006
Resolved 13 April 2006
Engineering › Shafting/Propeller Arrangements › Bearing
Issued 14 March 2006
Resolved
Observed excessive wastage, more than 50%, on all four of the tailshaft bearings. There was also excessive play in way of the port tailshaft strut. Replace all four bearings IAW 46 CFR 176.670.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 24 March 2006
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 14 March 2006
Resolved
Observed two cable run penetrations not watertight in way of the aft watertight bulkhead in the starboard forward void. Cable runs penetrate into the starboard engine room. Make penetrations watertight IAW 46 CFR 179.320(c).
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 27 March 2006
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld
Issued 14 March 2006
Resolved
Make repairs to fracture in weld in way of collision bulkhead and bottom longitudinal in the port forward void.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 27 March 2006
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Transverse Bulkhead
Issued 14 March 2006
Resolved
Make repairs to fracture on the collision bulkhead in way of bottom longitudinal in the starboard forward void.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 27 March 2006
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld
Issued 14 March 2006
Resolved
Conduct non destructive testing of weld in way of collision bulkhead intersection with side shell in the port forward void and provide results to attending marine inspector.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 27 March 2006
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld
Issued 14 March 2006
Resolved
Provide repair proposal detailing possible engineering solution to the fractures identified in items 3 and 4. Fractures are a recurring problem and repair proposal should address permanent fix in case required repairs as per items 3 and 4 fail.
Due 17 September 2006
Resolved 2 October 2006
Operations/Management › Bilge/Bilge System Management › Control of Excess Water
Issued 1 April 2005
Resolved
Prove proper operation of port lazarrette electric bilge pump visual operating indicator light at the operating station prior to carrying passengers for hire after April 6, 2005.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 6 April 2005
Resolved 11 May 2005
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 1 April 2005
Resolved
Cap dead end wires on heater in way of starboard MSD holding tank space.
Due 15 April 2005
Resolved 11 May 2005
Electrical › Lighting (service) › Lighting Fixture
Issued 1 April 2005
Resolved
Prove proper operation of overhead lights in way of port and starboard engine room compartment and starboard MSD holding tank space.
Due 15 April 2005
Resolved 11 May 2005
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Piping
Issued 1 April 2005
Resolved
Renew starboard engine aluminum fuel supply line between the fuel filter and engine IAW 46 CFR 182.720 prior to carrying passengers for hire after April 6, 2005.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 6 April 2005
Resolved 11 May 2005
Operations/Management › Bilge/Bilge System Management › Control of Excess Water
Issued 28 March 2005
Resolved
Prove proper operation of all bilge pumps and alarms.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 April 2005
Resolved 1 April 2005
Resolution: Conducted satisfactory test of all bilge pumps and audible and visual alarms with the exception of the port laz visual alarm. Issued separate requirement to prove proper operation of the visual alarm for the port laz electric bilge pump.
Operations/Management › Bilge/Bilge System Management › Control of Excess Water
Issued 28 March 2005
Resolved
Properly secure bilge pump in starboard engine room.
Due 15 April 2005
Resolved 1 April 2005
Resolution: Verified bilge pump in starboard engine room is properly secured.
Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Service
Issued 28 March 2005
Resolved
Recharge pilothouse portable fire extinguisher and perform annual service on all portable and fixed fire extinguishing equipment.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 April 2005
Resolved 1 April 2005
Resolution: All portable and fixed fire extinguishing equipment was serviced by Bay City Protector.
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Not on Board
Issued 28 March 2005
Resolved
Provide onboard 6 red hand flares.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 April 2005
Resolved 1 April 2005
Resolution: 6 current red hand held flars provided on board.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › US Coast Pilot
Issued 28 March 2005
Resolved
Provide onboard all required navigation publications including: Coast Pilot [name withheld], Rules of the Road, Tide and current tables, and current corrected charts.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 April 2005
Resolved 1 April 2005
Resolution: Required navigations publications provided onboard.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Paddle
Issued 28 March 2005
Resolved
Provide and properly attach 5 new oars for lifefloats.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 April 2005
Resolved 1 April 2005
Resolution: 5 new oars provided and properly attached to lifefloats.
Lifesaving › Visual Distress Signals (General) › Condition
Issued 28 March 2005
Resolved
Renew or repair as original one inoperable and two malfunctioning waterlights.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 April 2005
Resolved 1 April 2005
Resolution: 2 waterlights replaced and proper operation of 1 waterlight conducted.
Engineering › Gas Turbine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Piping
Issued 28 March 2005
Resolved
Double hose clamp low pressure hydraulic hose for crab pot davit in way of starboard engine room.
Due 15 April 2005
Resolved 1 April 2005
Resolution: Low pressure hydraulic hose for crab pot davit double hose clamped.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Piping (exhaust)
Issued 28 March 2005
Resolved
Properly secure generator exhaust hose to overhead in starboard engine room.
Due 15 April 2005
Resolved 1 April 2005
Resolution: Generator exhaust hose properly secured to the overhead with tie wraps.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 28 March 2005
Resolved
Cap and secure ball valve in the closed position in way of starboard engine room.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 April 2005
Resolved 1 April 2005
Resolution: Ball valve capped and secured in the close position.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Stowage
Issued 28 March 2005
Resolved
Provide and properly secure waterlight lanyard to ring life buoy.
Due 15 April 2005
Resolved 1 April 2005
Resolution: Waterlight lanyard to ring life buoy provided and properly attached.
Operations/Management › Equipment Service/Testing › EPIRB
Issued 28 March 2005
Resolved
Make EPIRB ready for activation by switching from the disable position. COS 3/28/05.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 April 2005
Resolved 28 March 2005
Resolution: Vessel representative removed locking screw which disabled EPIRB and place in the standby position . COS 2/28/05.
Communications › Radio Communications
Issued 6 April 2004
Resolved
Provide proof of registation for EPIRB, vessel is restricted to within three miles from shore until provided. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: EPIRB
Due 5 May 2004
Resolved 15 April 2004
Documentation › Logs/Records
Issued 6 April 2004
Resolved
Log monthly tests of EPIRB.
Due 5 May 2004
Resolved 15 April 2004
Documentation › Logs/Records › Drug Test Records
Issued 6 April 2004
Resolved
Provide proof of drug testing program. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Drug Test Records
Due 5 May 2004
Resolved 1 April 2005
Resolution: Certificate of enrollment of drug testing program provided.
Communications › Alarms/Indicators
Issued 6 April 2004
Resolved
Renew as original stbd engine room bilge indicating light. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Bilge Alarm
Due 5 May 2004
Resolved 15 April 2004
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Display Requirements
Issued 6 April 2004
Resolved
Post EAP placard.
Due 5 May 2004
Resolved 1 April 2005
Resolution: EAP placard posted.
Lifesaving
Issued 6 April 2004
Resolved
Stencil lifefloat paddles with vessel name.
Due 5 May 2004
Resolved 15 April 2004
Lifesaving › Visual Distress Signals (General)
Issued 6 April 2004
Resolved
Renew as original all expired batteries in way of 4 ea. float lights.
Due 8 April 2004
Resolved 8 April 2004
Fire Fighting › Fixed Gas Fire Extinguishing System
Issued 6 April 2004
Resolved
Provide fixed fire extinguishing for port engine room and prove proper operation of the same. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Tanks
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 5 May 2004
Resolved 15 April 2004
Fire Fighting › Fixed Gas Fire Extinguishing System
Issued 6 April 2004
Resolved
Properly install fixed fire extinguishing system in way of stbd engine room generator and prove proper operation of the same.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 5 May 2004
Resolved 15 April 2004
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Sewage System Valve
Issued 6 April 2004
Resolved
Properly secure sewage discharge valve when within 3 miles of shore.
Due 8 April 2004
Resolved 8 April 2004
Construction/Loadline › Structures
Issued 23 March 2004
Resolved
Repair the forward hull in way of multiple fracturing in both port and starboard hulls.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 19 April 2004
Resolved 13 April 2004
Construction/Loadline › Structures
Issued 23 March 2004
Resolved
Repair as new minor fractures in frames in both port and starboard hulls. Fractures shall be ground out and re-welded.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 19 April 2004
Resolved 13 April 2004
Construction/Loadline › Structures
Issued 23 March 2004
Resolved
Complete repairs to bow wave buster.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 19 April 2004
Resolved 13 April 2004
Construction/Loadline
Issued 23 March 2004
Resolved
Repair temporary repairs to fractures in hull penetration the hull on the port and starboard side as detailed in requirement #1 after repair proposal has been approved.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 19 April 2004
Resolved 13 April 2004
Construction/Loadline › Structures
Issued 23 March 2004
Resolved
After satisfactory repairs to bow wave buster perform dye penetrant test of all welds.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 19 April 2004
Resolved 13 April 2004
Construction/Loadline › Penetrations
Issued 23 March 2004
Resolved
Make all through hull penetrations available for inspection.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 April 2004
Resolved 25 March 2004
Resolution: Conducted visual inspection of all thru hull penetratiions.
Documentation › Logs/Records
Issued 21 March 2003
Resolved
Provide current Drug and Alcohol Program IAW 49 CFR 180.68. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Drug Test Records
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 April 2003
Resolved 8 April 2003
Resolution: Examined current drug and alcohol documents IAW 49 CFR 180.68.
Lifesaving › Hand Flares
Issued 21 March 2003
Resolved
Provide non-expired flares IAW 46 CFR 180.68. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Marking
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 April 2003
Resolved 8 April 2003
Resolution: New flares and day smokes were purchased and onboard vessel.
Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher
Issued 21 March 2003
Resolved
Service all portable fire extinguishers. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Service
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 11 April 2003
Resolved 8 April 2003
Resolution: All poratable fire extinguishers serviced.
Operations/Management › Lifesaving › Op Readiness/Maintenance/Inspection
Issued 21 March 2003
Resolved
Crew failed to present valid CPR and First Aid card IAW NVIC 1-91.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 April 2003
Resolved 8 April 2003
Resolution: Examined First Aid and CPR card for vessel operator.
Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB
Issued 21 March 2003
Resolved
Expired hydrostatic release.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 April 2003
Resolved 8 April 2003
Resolution: Installed new hydrostatic release.
Lifesaving
Issued 3 May 1999
Resolved
Provide equipment to allow the crew to recover a helpless person from the water.
Condition: Unknown
Due 3 May 1999
Resolved 3 May 1999
Electrical
Issued 3 May 1999
Resolved
Label all console 110 VAC switches.
Condition: Unknown
Due 3 May 1999
Resolved 3 May 1999
Documentation
Issued 3 May 1999
Resolved
Provide drug testing program documentation.
Condition: Unknown
Due 3 May 1999
Resolved 3 May 1999
Documentation
Issued 3 May 1999
Resolved
Provide waste management plan.
Condition: Unknown
Due 3 May 1999
Resolved 3 May 1999
Documentation
Issued 3 May 1999
Resolved
Provide and post vessel stability letter issued from the USCG Marine SafetyCenter.
Condition: Unknown
Due 3 May 1999
Resolved 3 May 1999
Lifesaving
Issued 3 May 1999
Resolved
Perform drills/provide crew training documentation & required logs.
Condition: Unknown
Due 3 May 1999
Resolved 3 May 1999