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BEACON
Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1960s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Other hulls named BEACON
BEACON is a 1969 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 56 inspections since 1985, most recently in June 2026, along with 37 deficiencies.
Records from 1985 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 2 June 2026.
- Built
- 1969
- Last inspected
- 2 June 2026
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 37 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded2
Years with a record
36 calendar years (1985–2026)
The 56 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.
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 Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1977.
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it3 - Simplified, Net Ton
4 - Simplified, Gross Ton
4 - Simplified, Gross 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.
A report is not offered for this hull: Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. Reports.
Inspection history · 56
2 June 2026
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8387597
17 April 2026
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8330471
4 June 2025
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8120242
9 October 2024
Plan Review "T" Boat · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8013148
13 June 2024
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7926902
29 April 2024
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7902981
31 May 2023
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7678842
1 August 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7516022
9 May 2022
Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7442291
6 July 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7247208
11 June 2020
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6973073
13 May 2020
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6952614
9 April 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6937425
18 June 2019
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6716300
18 July 2018
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6488351
27 April 2018
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6400582
1 August 2017
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6226533
9 August 2016
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5969127
26 April 2016
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5867324
13 July 2012
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4382655
15 June 2012
Simplified Stability Test
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4347608
4 June 2012
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4333567
9 December 2011
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4205054
25 August 2008
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3308754
8 May 2007
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2914366
27 March 2007
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2896201
2 May 2006
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2627269
7 April 2005
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2328229
6 April 2005
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2327848
6 May 2003
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1784974
15 April 2003
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1769775
22 April 2002
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1494442
25 May 2001
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1440529
23 April 2001
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1440528
11 May 2000
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1432344
12 May 1999
Re-Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1130498
7 May 1998
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1125553
1 May 1997
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1099519
22 April 1997
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1095772
6 May 1996
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1082231
17 May 1995
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1377411
19 May 1994
COI Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1414305
2 June 1993
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1435383
25 June 1992
Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1257256
4 June 1991
Administrative
Administrative · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 916992
30 May 1991
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1228494
22 May 1990
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 905650
17 April 1990
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 899511
12 May 1989
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1195938
9 May 1988
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1346245
1 June 1987
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1028286
3 April 1987
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1334293
16 May 1986
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1006052
13 April 1986
Credit Drydock
Administrative · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1294952
1 May 1985
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 983451
4 April 1985
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1290028
Deficiency record · 37
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 9 June 2026
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. Vessel's first aid kit was inadequate for operations. O/O to renew/replace first-aid kit.
46 CFR 184.710
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 9 June 2026
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date:
(1) Charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible. OCMI allows for vessels operating within 1000 ft from shore in tender servce to use a laminated up to date charlet for it's operating area onboard vs a full corrected paper chart. Vessel did not have any acceptable charts or chartlets onboard.
46 CFR 184.420(a)(1)
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 9 June 2026
Resolved
Each vessel must be equipped with at least two operable portable battery lights. Local OCMI allows for vessel's operating within 1000 ft from shore in tender service to only have 1 operable portable light on board. Vessel's portable light was inoperable. O/O to repair/replace portable light.
46CFR183.430
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 June 2026
Resolved
Each 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. The arrangement of the retroreflective material applied after March 11, 1996, must be as specified by IMO Resolution A.658(16). Vessel's life ring buoy was missing type II retroreflective tape on one side of buoy.
46 CFR 185.604(i)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 2 June 2026
Resolved
The cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) determines the total number of persons permitted to be carried on a vessel. In determining the total number of persons, the OCMI may consider the total weight of passengers, crew, and variable loads; stability restrictions and subdivision requirements of the vessel; the vessel's route, general arrangement, means of escape, and lifesaving equipment; minimum manning requirements; and the maximum number of passengers permitted in accordance with § 176.113 of this part. OCMI has approved the reduction in total persons onboard to 24 and total passengers to 23 in lieu of vessel completing a new SST post main engine re-power. If operator wants to operate with number or personas allowed on their stability letter in the future, a new SST must be conducted.
46 CFR 176.112
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 4 June 2025
Resolved
A submersible electric bilge pump may be used as a power bilge pump required by Table 182.520(a) only on a vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length carrying not more than 49 passengers, other than a ferry, provided that: (7) A positive shutoff valve is installed at the hull penetration. Bilge shutoff not installed at the overboard penetration. Install positive action valve to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 4 June 2025
Resolved
A pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing system must: (3) Automatically shut down all power ventilation systems and all engines that draw intake air from within the protected space. Devise a means of securing ventilation to engine compartment intake during activation of pre-engineered fixed fire fighting system.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Navigation bridge visibility
Issued 4 June 2025
Resolved
The master of a vessel,shall keep a correct, written count of all passengers that embark on and disembark from the vessel. Vessel needs to provide a means of accurately tracking passengers.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Voyage or passage plan
Issued 4 June 2025
Resolved
Before getting underway on a voyage the master of a vessel shall ensure that suitable public announcements are made informing all passengers of the following:(1) The location ring life buoys;(2) The stowage location(s) of life jackets;(3) The proper method of donning and adjusting life jackets 4) The location of the instruction placards for life jackets and other lifesaving devices;(5) That all passengers will be required to don life jackets when possible hazardous conditions exist, as directed by the master. Vessel needs to create a safety orientation for passengers.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Voyage or passage plan
Issued 4 June 2025
Resolved
The managing operator shall instruct each crew member, upon first being employed and prior to getting underway for the first time on a particular vessel and at least once every three months, as to the duties that the crew member is expected to perform in an emergency including, but not limited to, the emergency instructions listed on the emergency instruction placard required by § 185.510 of this part. Vessel needs to develop crew member orientation for effective emergency management and ensure it is logged.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 4 June 2025
Resolved
The master and crew of a vessel will be familiar with the content of and have mounted at the operating station, emergency instructions containing the actions to be taken in the event of fire, heavy weather, or man overboard conditions
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 4 June 2025
Resolved
Each EAP education program must include at least the following elements: display and distribution of informational material; display and distribution of a community service hot-line telephone number for crew member assistance, and display and distribution of the employer's policy regarding drug and alcohol use in the workplace. Managing operator must ensure all necessary Employee Assistance Program placards are posted for crew members in a conspicuous area.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 16 January 2025
Resolved
Vessel was re-powered in Sector SENE. In accordance with stability letter issued 15JUNE2012, no changes in construction or equipment and no fixed ballast or other such weights shall be added, removed, altered, and/or relocated without the authorization and supervision of the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. Have a stability review completed by Sector Boston to determine if a new SST will be required prior to the carriage of passengers or cargo.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Muster list
Issued 31 May 2023
Resolved
Emergency instructions must be posted aboard the vessel. Alternatively, emergency instructions may be kept on board in a waterproof binder or container. Emergency instructions kept in a container or binder must be made available to the crew, passengers, and marine inspectors upon request. The vessel did not have emergency instructions.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 18 June 2019
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts. No charts available. Provide charts of operating area.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Man Overboard Drill (MOB)
Issued 18 June 2019
Resolved
Crew training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. The training entry shall include the following information.
(1) Date of the training; and
(2) General description of the training topics.
No records of firefighting or man overboard drills available. Provide vessel log with properly documents drills at intervals of no greater than every 3 months.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Stability Information Booklet
Issued 18 June 2019
Resolved
When, in accordance with §178.210 of this chapter, a vessel must be provided with a stability letter, the stability letter must be posted under glass or other suitable transparent material, such that all pages are visible, at the operating station of the vessel. If posting is impracticable, the stability letter must be kept on board in a weather tight container readily available for use by the crew and display to passengers and others on request. No Stability letter available. Provide a copy of vessels stability letter.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Stability Letter
Issued 4 June 2012
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Stability Letter
Issued 9 December 2011
Resolved
THE VESSEL'S OWNER/OPERATOR HAS NOT REQUESTED AN INITIAL OR UPDATED STABILITY LETTER OR HAS NOT CERTIFIED COMPLIANCE WITH THE REVISED STABILITY CRITERIA FOR ASSUMED AVERAGE WEIGHT PER PERSON (AAWPP) OF 185 POUNDS. TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE, A STABILITY TEST MUST BE COMPLETED. BASED UPON A WEIGHT RATIO CALCULATION, THE VESSEL'S CAPACITY IS THERFORE LIMITED TO: 15 PERSONS(PASSENGERS AND CREW)
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Piping
Issued 2 May 2006
Resolved
Replace fuel supply with piping which meets SAE J-1942. (46 CFR 182.720)
Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Service
Issued 7 April 2005
Resolved
Provide proof of service of portable and fixed fire extinquishers.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Condition
Issued 7 April 2005
Resolved
Replace 2 adult life jackets.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Storage
Issued 7 April 2005
Resolved
Separate child and adult life jackets that are stored in the same location.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive)
Issued 6 May 2003
Resolved
Provide metal flame shield for fuel filter in engine room.
Fire Fighting › Ventilation Systems
Issued 6 May 2003
Resolved
Provide vent stops for engine room compartment cover, in conjuction with fixed fire system. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Duct Hatches
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance
Issued 6 May 2003
Resolved
Make starboard navigation light operational. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Navigation Lights
Documentation › Markings/Placards
Issued 22 April 2002
Resolved
Provide name and hailing port on the stern of the vessel.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys
Issued 22 April 2002
Resolved
Provide reflective tape on life ring.
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction
Issued 22 April 2002
Resolved
Provide training logs for the fleet.
Lifesaving
Issued 7 May 1998
Resolved
Repair/replace periphery line on the ring buoy.
Lifesaving
Issued 1 May 1997
Resolved
PROVIDE ONE ADDITIONAL CHILD SIZE LIFE JACKET. THE VESSEL IS RESTRICTED TO CARRYING ONLY (2) CHILDREN UNDER 90LBS UNTIL THIS REQUIREMENT IS MET.
Navigation
Issued 6 May 1996
Resolved
Prove operation of the VHF radio.
Lifesaving
Issued 6 May 1996
Resolved
Label the five new adult lifejackets.
Lifesaving
Issued 17 May 1995
Resolved
POST EMERGENCY CHECK LIST.
Lifesaving
Issued 17 May 1995
Resolved
REPLACE THREE CHILD LIFEJACKETS PRIOR TO CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS.
Lifesaving
Issued 17 May 1995
Resolved
REPLACE FOUR ADULT LIFEJACKETS PRIOR TO CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS.
Navigation
Issued 1 May 1985
Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF 32 POINT WHITE LIGHT AND SECURE THE USE OF THE INSTALLED 12 POINT WHITE LIGHT.
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.