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SANTA MARIA XPRESS
SANTA MARIA XPRESS is a 1981 offshore supply vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 46 inspections since 2021, most recently in September 2024, along with 74 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —, 38 operational controls, 2 with no removal date recorded and 2 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2013.
Records from 2005 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 26 September 2024.
- Built
- 1981
- Last inspected
- 26 September 2024
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 74 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- 2 with no removal date recorded
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2005–2013
Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Offshore class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Inspection record
Last inspected
26 September 2024
…with no type recorded30
Deficiencies
74 recorded · 1
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
2 with no removal date recorded
Years with a record
4 calendar years (2021–2024)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a
deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record
exists, not years in service. What Maury does
not do.
Identity
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it257 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
77 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
77 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
Vessel history report
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299
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Inspection history · 46
26 September 2024
Administrative Inspection · Appeal
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 8009990
13 September 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7999802
24 August 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7985887
5 August 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7974859
13 July 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7950016
18 June 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7933176
28 May 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7918917
7 May 2024
PSC A · CCSSC Examination · ISPS Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7901733
5 May 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7903194
27 March 2024
PSC A · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7883452
26 March 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7883848
4 March 2024
Deficiency Check · PSC A
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7869564
24 February 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7869638
11 January 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7846323
14 December 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7837590
29 November 2023
PSC A · Administrative Inspection · CCSSC Examination · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7826780
20 November 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7827245
19 October 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7809061
17 September 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7791441
7 August 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7762244
18 July 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7744241
22 June 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7720707
6 June 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7704122
23 May 2023
PSC A
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7686672
16 May 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7686611
19 April 2023
PSC A · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7664492
10 April 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7664619
6 March 2023
Deficiency Check · PSC A
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7638772
26 February 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7639261
26 January 2023
Deficiency Check · PSC A
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7626106
19 January 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7622216
21 December 2022
Deficiency Check · PSC A
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7611598
16 December 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7609999
16 November 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7595323
20 September 2022
PSC A · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7562569
10 September 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7554217
13 July 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7492892
2 June 2022
Deficiency Check · PSC A · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7465256
27 May 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7458802
15 April 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7430295
28 February 2022
Deficiency Check · PSC A
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7401160
23 February 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7399129
12 January 2022
PSC A · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · CCSSC Examination
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7376396
7 January 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7374816
24 September 2021
CCSSC Examination · PSC A
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7319451
16 July 2021
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7256922
Deficiency record · 74
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 26 September 2024
No resolution recorded
The substandard conditions identified during each of the three detentions gives reasonable cause to believe that owner and the vessel’s senior officers have failed to effectively and systematically implement a record of safe oprations See documents for Letter of Denial
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Manning specified by the minimum safe manning doc
Issued 27 March 2024
Resolved
Deficiencies which may be deemed to pose a danger to persons, property, or the environment include the following: failure of seafarers to hold a certificate, to have an appropriate certificate, to have a valid dispensation or to provide documentary proof that an application for an endorsement has been submitted to the administration in accordance with regulation I/10, paragraph 5.
[name withheld], Chief Engineer, nor the Second Engineer had a valid endorsement from the flag state.
STCW I/4.2.1 30bc
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Structural features (ship)
Issued 27 March 2024
Resolved
Efficient guard rails or bulwarks shall be fitted to all exposed parts of the free board and superstructure decks.
Two portions of the guard rail were missing, one on the mid ship port side and one on the forward starboard side.
ICLL 66 ANNEX I REG 25.2 30bc
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 27 March 2024
Resolved
The means for securing and maintaining weathertightness shall be to the satisfaction of the administration. the arrangements shall ensure that the tightness can be maintained in any sea conditions, and for this purpose tests for tightness shall be required at the initial survey and may be required at periodical surveys and at annual inspections or at more frequent intervals.
Air conditioner that was fabricated to fit in the doorway of the Master's room, this obstruction would not allow the weathertight door to close.
ICLL 66 ANNEX 1 REG 16.4 30bc
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilators, air pipes, casings
Issued 27 March 2024
Resolved
Where air pipes to ballast and other tanks extend above the freeboard or super structure decks, the exposed parts of the pipes shall be of substantial construction. PSCOs observed wastage on vent FW tank 2 thread that would not allow the vent to be closed. Bilge pipe improperly closed with wood block.
ICLL 66 ANNEX 1 REG 20 30 bc
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 27 March 2024
Resolved
For each breathing apparatus a fireproof lifeline of sufficient length and strength should be provided…
Vessel only had 01 of the 02 required fireproof lifelines onboard.
CCSSC Ch 3/Reg. 3.17.4.2
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape
Issued 27 March 2024
Resolved
Two means of escape shall be provided from every machinery space of Category A which shall be as widely separated as possible… PSCO was unable to open escape hatch in the aft port side of the engine room.
CCSSC Ch. 3 / Reg 3.17.4.2
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape
Issued 27 March 2024
Resolved
From machinery spaces other than those of category A, escape routes shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Administration having regard to the nature and location of the space and whether persons are normally employed in the space.
The exit markings did not include an escape route marking.
CCSSC Ch. 3/Reg. 3.17.4.3
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 27 March 2024
Resolved
In the event of the loss of buoyant apparatus to accommodate 50% of the total number of persons on board stowed on one side there shall still be sufficient buoyant apparatus to accommodate the total number of persons on board.
Life raft servicing expired, no life rafts on board.
CCSSC Reg. 4.4.6.1
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Anchoring devices
Issued 27 March 2024
Resolved
Windlass, capstan, winches, fairleads, bollards, mooring bits and other anchoring, mooring, towing and hauling equipment shall be: Properly designated to meet all foreseeable operational loads and conditions, correctly sealed: and effectively secured to a part of the ship’s structure which is suitably strengthened.
Anchor chain was attached to the ship with a ratchet strap with no load listed.
CCSSC CH 4/ REG 4.4.6.117 bc
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 27 March 2024
Resolved
The safety of personnel and ship from electrical hazards will be assured.
PSCOs observed exposed wiring in the emergency generator room and on the bridge coming from the ceiling above the chart table.
CCSSC Ch. 2/ Reg. 2.26.1.3
14 - Pollution Prevention › 145 - MARPOL Annex V › Garbage management plan
Issued 27 March 2024
Resolved
...Every ship of 100 Gross tons and above, and every ship which is certified to carry 15 or more persons, and fixed or floating platforms shall carry a garbage management plan...
PSCO observed vessel does not have a garbage management plan on board.
MARPOL V/10.2 30 bc
14 - Pollution Prevention › 145 - MARPOL Annex V › Garbage management plan
Issued 27 March 2024
Resolved
... Every ship for 100 gross tons and above, and every ship which is certified to carry 15 or more persons, and fixed or floating platform shall carry a garbage management plan...
PSCO observed vessel does not have a garbage management plan on board.
MARPOL V/10.2
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilators, air pipes, casings
Issued 8 March 2024
Resolved
Where air pipes to ballast and other tanks extend above the freeboard or superstructure decks, the exposed parts of the pipes shall be of substantial construction..
PSCOs observed a 2" hole on the starboard side cargo airpipe located next to the bridge. PSCOs also observed a .5" hole on the starboard cargo air pipe on the main deck and a 2" hole on the waste oil pipe on the starboard side.
ICLL 66 Annex I / Reg 20
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for rescue boats
Issued 4 March 2024
Resolved
Rescue boat embarkation launching arrangements should be such that the rescue boat can be boarded and launched in the shortest possible time. PSCO's observed launching arrangements for the rescue boat was not operational and rescue boat was unable to be launched.
CCSSC (97) Ch.4/Reg 4.10.2.1
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 4 March 2024
Resolved
Lifebuoys should be so distributed as to be readily available on both sides of the ship and as far as practicable on all open decks extending to the ships sides... PSCO's observed two missing lifebuoys on the bow of the ship, as indicated by ship fire control plan.
CCSSC (97) Ch.4/Reg 4.12.5.1
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 4 March 2024
Resolved
Lifebuoys should be marked in block capitals of the roman alphabet with the name and port of registry of the ship on which it is carried. PSCO's observed three lifebuoys missing name and port of registry.
CCSSC (97) Ch.4/Reg 4.12.5.3
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Signalling lamp
Issued 4 March 2024
Resolved
The regulations of chapter V of the 1974 SOLAS Convention apply as appropiate...regulation 11 signaling lamps...All ships of over 150 tons gross tonnage, when engaged in international voyages shall have on board an efficient daylight signalling lamp... PSCO's observed three was no daylight signalling lamp.
CCSSC (97) Ch.6 / Reg 6.1.2.8
74 SOLAS Ch V/ Reg 11
PSCO's changed deficiency code from code 17 to code 50.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 4 March 2024
Resolved
The mergency source of electrical power should be capable having regard to starting currents and the transitory nature of certain loads, of supplying...for a period of eighteen hours , emergency lighting... in all control stations, machinery control rooms. PSCO's observed three emergency lights without reserve source sof power.
CCSSC (97) Ch.2/Reg 2.34.5.2.3
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 29 November 2023
Resolved
Lifebuoys shall be so distributed as to be readily available on both sides of the ship. PSCOs observed that access to port side aft life buoy on main deck was obstructed by cargo rendering it not readily available.
CCSSC Ch 4 / Reg 4.12.5.1
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 29 November 2023
Resolved
The ring lines and letters shall be painted white or yellow on dark ground and permanently marked on the sides of the ship. PSCOs observed that the summer load line on the port side was not permanently marked or painted.
ICLL 66 Annex 1 / Reg 8
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Compass correction log
Issued 23 May 2023
Resolved
ON VESSELS CERTIFIED FOR OPERATION IN RESTRICTED AREA II OR RESTRICTED AREA III OR UNRESTRICTED THE COMPASS SHALL HAVE A DEVIATION CARD PROVIDED NEAR TO THE COMPASS AS WELL AS A MAINTAINED RECORD OF DEVIATION. VESSEL DOES NOT HAVE A DEVIATION CARDFOR THE COMPASS ON BOARD.
CCSSC 6.4.1.3
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Endorsement by flagstate
Issued 20 April 2023
Resolved
Failure of seafarers to hold a certificate, to have an appropriate certificate, to have a valid dispensation or to provide documentary proof that an application for an endorsement has been submitted to the Administration in accordance with regulation I/10, paragraph 5. PSCOs discovered the Deck Officer did not have a Flag State Endorsement on his license.
STCW (17 CONS) Reg. I/4.2.1
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Endorsement by flagstate
Issued 19 April 2023
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for rescue boats
Issued 19 April 2023
Resolved
RESCUE BOATS SHALL BE STOWED: IN A POSITION SUITABLE FOR LAUNCHING AND RECOVERY. PSCO's OBSERVED THE RESCUE BOAT WAS UNABLE TO BE RECOVERED BEACAUSE OF A DEAD BATTERY ON THE BOAT.
CCSSC 4.9.8.2
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Personal equipment for fire safety
Issued 19 April 2023
Resolved
A FIREMAN'S OUTFIT SHALL CONSIST OF :PRESONNEL REQUIREMENT COMPRISING: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OF MATERIAL TO PROTECT THE SKIN FROM THE HEAT RADIATING FROM THE FIRE AND FROM THE BURNS AND BY SCALDING STEAM. PSCO'S OBSERVED FIREFIGHTING SUITS ONBOARD WITHOUT FLASH HOODS LEAVING FIREFIGHTING CREW SKIN EXPOSED
CCSSC 3.11.2.1.1
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 19 April 2023
Resolved
LIFEBUOYS SHALL BE: MARKED IB BLOCK CAPITALS OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET, WITH THE NAME AND PORT OF REGISTRY OF THE SHIP. PSCOS OBSERVED 02 LIFEBUOYS UNMARKED, WITH NO NAME AND PORT OF REGISTRY
CCSSC 4.12.5.3
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Dirty, parasites
Issued 19 April 2023
Resolved
ALL CREW ACCOMODATION SHOULD BE KEPT IN A HABITABLE AND SANITARY CONDITION. PSCOS OBSERVED INSECT INFESTATION THROUGHOUT THE VESSEL UBCLUDING THE GALLEY, FOOD STORES, AND MESS AREA. ALSO, THE HOT WATER HEATER WAS INOPERABLE AND NO HOT WATER WAS AVAILABLE DURING EXAM.
CCSSC 2.12.7
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 19 April 2023
Resolved
NO OIL FUEL TANK OR LUBRICATING OIL TANK... SHALL BE SITUATED WHERE SPILLAGE OR LEAKAGE THERE FROM CAN CONSTITUTE A HAZARD BY FALLING ON HEATING SURFACES. PSCO'S WITNESSED THE SHIPS CREW UTILIZING A 5 GALLON BUCKET AS A TEMPORARY CONTAINMENT FOR A LUBE OIL TANK LEAK.
CCSSC 3.2.0.5
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 6 March 2023
Resolved
ALL MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES... SHALL BE OF A DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADEQUATE FOR THE SERVICE FOR WHICH THEY ARE INTENDED AND SHALL BE SO INSTALLED AND PROTECTED AS TO REDUCE TO A MINIMUM ANY DANGER TO PERSONS ONBOARD...
PSCO'S OBSERVED AN UNAPPROVED METHOD OF SUPPLYING FUEL TO THE STBD SIDE MDE.
CCSSC 2.2.3
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 6 March 2023
Resolved
NO FUEL OIL TANK OR LUBRICATING OIL TANK OR ANY OTHER FLAMMABLE TANK SHALL BE SITUATED WHERE A SPILLAGE OR LEAKAGE THEREFROM CAN CONSTITUTE A HAZARD BY FALLING ON HEATING SURFACES. PSCO'S WITNESSED THE SHIP'S CREW UTILIZING A 5 GALLON BUCKET AND A PLASTIC DRUM FOR TEMPORARY DIESEL FUEL OIL STORAGE.
CCSSC 3.20.5
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats
Issued 6 March 2023
Resolved
LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES REQUIRED BY THIS CHAPTER SHALL COMPLY WITH THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE LSA CODE. PSCO'S OBSERVED RESCUE BOAT WINCH MOTOR NOT CAPABLE OF RAISING RESCUE BOAT AT THE RATE OF 0.3 M/S IN ACCORDANCE WITH LSA CODE.
CCSSC 4.3.1
LSA CODE CH VI 6.1.1.9
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 26 January 2023
Resolved
The satellite EPIRB VHF EPIRB referred to in 5.3.1 and 5.3.2 shall be capable of being float free if the ship sinks and of being automatically activated when afloat. PSCO's observed the EPIRB was not in a float free arrangement and was secured to the vessel.
CCSSC Ch 5.3.3
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Anchoring devices
Issued 26 January 2023
Resolved
Every ship shall be prvoided with at least two anchors of sufficient weight. Vessel only has one anchor as observed by PSCOs
CCSSC Ch 1 Reg 2.9.1
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 26 January 2023
Resolved
All ships propelled by mechanic means shall be provided with at least two fireman's outfit. A fireman's outfit shall consist of [..] protective clothing [..] boots and gloves of rubber or other [..] an electric safety lamp of an approved type with a minimum burning period of 3 hours, and an axe. PSCOs observed second fireman's outfit missing boots, gloves, an axe, and an electric safety lamp.
CCSSC Ch 3 Reg 3.11
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for rescue boats
Issued 21 December 2022
Resolved
RESCUE BOAT SHALL BE STOWED IN A STATE OF CONTINUOUS READINESS FOR LAUNCHING IN NOT MORE THAM 5 MIN. CREW TOOK APPROXIMATELY 11 MINUTES TO LAUNCH RESCUE BOAT AND WERE UNABLE TO START ENGINE.
CCSSC 4.9.8.1
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 21 December 2022
Resolved
AT LEAST HALF OF THE NUMBER OF LIFEBUOYS REFERRED TO IN 4.12.1 SHOULD BE FITTED WITH SELF-IGNITING LIGHTS. STARBOARD SIDE LIFEBUOY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERABLE.
CCSSC 4.12.2
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 21 December 2022
Resolved
ALL MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES, … FITTINGS AND ELECTRICAL CABLES AND WIRING SHOULD … BE SO INSTALLED AND PROECTED AS TO REDUCE TO A MINIMUM ANY DANGHER TO PERSONS ON BOARD. PSCOs OBSERVED EXPOSED WIRING ON THE BRIDGE AND CONNING POSITION.
CCSSC 2.3
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Dirty, parasites
Issued 21 December 2022
Resolved
ALL CREW ACCOMODATION SHOULD BE KEPT IN A HABITABLE AND SANITARY CONDITION. PSCOS OBSERVED INSECT INFESTATION THROUGHOUT THE VESSEL INCLUSING GALLEY, MESS AREA, AND CABINS.
CCSSC 2.12.7
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Loading/Ballast condition
Issued 21 September 2022
Resolved
The master of every new ship shall be supplied with information to arrange for the loading and ballasting of his ship in such a way as to avoid the creation of any unacceptable stresses in the ship’s structure… PSCOs were notified by the vessel’s captain that the vessel’s ballast tanks were converted to cargo holds. However, the vessel’s stability booklet does not reflect this change nor is there any documentation issued by Flag permitting the usage of the ballast tanks as cargo holds; PSCOs observed cargo within these holds.
ICLL 66 Annex I / Reg. 10(1)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for master and officers
Issued 21 September 2022
Resolved
Verification that the numbers and certificates of the seafarers serving on board are in conformity with the applicable safe manning requirements of the Administration. While the vessel was actively conducting cargo operations, PSCOs were notified by the vessel’s captain that one of the required engineering officers was not onboard. PSCOs then verified that the vessel was not fulfilling their Minimum Safe Manning Certificate’s III/1 STCW requirement.
78 STCW (17 Cons.) Annex I / Reg. I/4.1.2
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 21 September 2022
Resolved
Maintain a ballast water management (BWM) plan that has been developed specifically for the vessel and that will allow those responsible for the plan’s implementation to understand and follow… PSCOs observed cargo within the ballast tanks. The vessel’s BWM plan does not explicitly permit the usage of cargo as acceptable means of ballasting.
33 CFR 151.2050(g)
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency steering position com./ compass reading
Issued 21 September 2022
Resolved
The main steering gear shall be of adequate strength and sufficient to steer the ship at maximum ahead service speed. PSCOs were unable to conduct a steering gear test due to inoperable steering gear equipment.
CCSSC 2.33.3
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 21 September 2022
Resolved
All fire protection systems and appliances shall at all times be in good order and available for immediate use while the ship is in service and serviced in line with Flag State requirements. PSCOs observed the installation of four total smoke detectors utilized for the vessel’s accommodation and service spaces, in which, one was found to be inoperable located on the messdeck, leaving the space without any fire detection.
CCSSC 3.6.12
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
Bulkheads separating machinery spaces of category “A” from accommodation spaces shall be constructed as to be capable of preventing the spread of fire to the unexposed side. Unauthorized penetration for cable installation in class “A” machinery bulkhead.
CCSSC 3.17.1.2
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
Rescue boat embarkation and launching arrangements shall be such that the shortest possible time for boarding and launching. Rescue boat davit motor was not able to be launched.
CCSSC 4.10.2.1
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 14 June 2022
Resolved
All nautical publications to be carried. Appropriate to the area of operation … as required and approved by the Administration shall be carried on board and shall be adequate and up to date. No International Code of Signals, STCW, and CCSSC on board.
CCSSC 6.3.2
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Minimum Safe Manning Document
Issued 28 February 2022
Resolved
Every ship to which this code applies shall be sufficiently and efficiently manned...qualification of the crew shall be sufficient for the safe operation and security of the ship. Due to missing endorsement vessel does not have a qualified GMDSS operator as required by minimum safe manning document.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 28 February 2022
Resolved
Ships to which this chapter applies shall carry not less than the number of life buoys determined according to the following table. Vessel is required to carry 6 lifebuoys. Vessel only has 3.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Electrical devices
Issued 28 February 2022
Resolved
... Mechanical and electrical equipment and appliances...fittings and electrical cables and wiring shall be of a design and construction adequate for the service for which they are intended and shall be so installed and protected as to reduce to a minimum any danger to persons on board. Electrical outlet on bridge not properly installed.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Personal equipment for fire safety
Issued 20 January 2022
Resolved
A fireman's outfit shall consist of protective clothing of material to protect the skin from heat radiating from the fire and from burns and scalding by steam. Suit provided for firefighting is not rate for firefighting and is intended for use as a costume.
CCSSC 3.11.2.1.1
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 20 January 2022
Resolved
The electrical power available shall be sufficient to supply all those services that are essential for safety in an emergency.. for a period of 18 hours, emergency lighting: in all service and accommodation, alleys, stairways, and exits. 75% of emergency lighting was not operational when tested on emergency power.
CCSSC 2.29.5.3.1
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency fire pump and its pipes
Issued 12 January 2022
Resolved
Every ship shall be provided with at least one independent power operated fire pump capable of delivering a jet of water as required by regualtion 3.3.2. Vessel's fire main pump was not capable of delivering a jet of water as required by regulation 3.3.2. CCSSC 3.3.1.1 17bc
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency fire pump and its pipes
Issued 12 January 2022
Resolved
The emergency fire pump shall be capable of producing at least a jet of water not less than 6m in any condition and state of trim of the vessel, from one hydrant and hose through a nozzle...Emergency fire pump is not capable of producing the required stream. CCSSC 3.3.7.2 17bc
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 12 January 2022
Resolved
Rescue boats shall be stowed in a state of continous readiness for the launching in not more than 5 minutes. Crew took approximately 15 minutes to launch the rescue boat and were unable to start the engine. CCSSC 4.9.8.1 17bc
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Rudder angle indicator
Issued 12 January 2022
Resolved
The positioning of the rudder, if power operated, shall be indicated at the navigation bridge. The rudder angle indicator on the bridge was non-operational. CCSSC 2.33.8 17bc
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency Escape Breathing Device and disposition
Issued 12 January 2022
Resolved
A fireman's outfit shall consist of an electric safety lamp (hand lantern) of an approved type with a minimum burining period of three hours; and an axe to the satisfaction of the adminstration. Fireman's outfit did not have a safety lamp and an axe. CCSSC 3.11.2.4 17bc
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 8 November 2021
Resolved
The bulkheads and deck separating the machinery spaces of category A shall be so constructed as to be capable of preventing the spread of fire to the unexposed side. Overhead boundary in stairway to eng. room has unsealed cable penetration.
CCSSC 3.17.1.2
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire control plan
Issued 8 November 2021
Resolved
Doors fitted in machinery space boundaries shall as far as practicable be equivalent in resisting fire to the divisions forming such boundaries. FWD bulkhead to eng. room has no door as indicated on the fire control plan.
CCSSC 3.17.5.8
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire control plan
Issued 8 November 2021
Resolved
All ships shall be provided with a permanently exhibited fire control plan to the satisfaction of the administration. "A" and "B" class boundaries identified by the plan are missing doors or have doors that do not indicate their type.
CCSSC 3.13.1
14 - Pollution Prevention › 146 - MARPOL Annex VI › Bunker delivery notes
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
Owners and operators of non-party vessels must keep these records as specified in…regulations 13, 14, and 18 of 2008 MARPOL Annex VI…Vessel could not produce fuel receipts or any associated documentation proving the quantity/quality of fuel on board, including SOx content.
40 CFR 1043.70(a)
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency fire pump and its pipes
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
The emergency fire pump shall be capable of producing at least a jet of water of not less than 6M in any condition and state of trim of the vessel, from one hydrant and hose through a nozzle complying with the requirements of 3.5.11.1… Emergency fire pump does not produce a stream of water.
CCSSC 3.3.7.2
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency fire pump and its pipes
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
An emergency fire pump shall be an independently driven self-contained pump…which is positioned in a safe place outside the engine room and permanently connected to the fire mains… Emergency fire pump is not permanently connected to the fire main, vessel used temporary flexible hose.
CCSSC 3.3.10.1
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
The bulkheads and decks separating the machinery spaces of category A from control stations, corridors, accommodation spaces, stairways, service spaces and cargo spaces shall be so constructed as to be capable of preventing the spread of fire to the unexposed side… Overhead boundary in stairway to engine room tunnel is wasted and is not capable of preventing the spread of fire to the space above.
CCSSCC 3.17.1.2
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire control plan
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
All ships shall be provided with a permanently exhibited fire control plan or equivalent to the satisfaction of the Administration…Fire control plans are not approved by the Administration.
CCSSC 3.13.1
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire control plan
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
The fire safety requirements of bulkheads, decks, and stairways shall, as far as practicable and reasonable in the opinion of the administration, comply with the applicable requirements of the code… Structural fire protection of bulkheads and decks are not outlined in the fire control plan.
CCSSC 3.17.1.1
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Endorsement by flagstate
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
Hydrostatic release units, other than disposable units, shall be serviced at intervals not exceeding twelve months… Vessel has no servicing records for the hydrostatic release units. Servicing dates are written on the unit in sharpie.
CCSSC 4.8.1
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Freeboard marks
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
The ring, lines and letters shall be painted in white or yellow on a dark ground or in black on a light ground. They shall also be permanently marked on the sides of the ship to the satisfaction of the Administration… Vessel’s load line is not raised or permanently affixed to the hull.
ICLL Annex I/Reg. 6
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
The ballast water report must be submitted no later than 6 hours after arrive to port or place of destination…Vessel did not submit ballast water report to NBIC.
33 CFR 151.2060 (B)(3)
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation/maintenance
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
The chapter applies to all ships of less than 300 GT. All ships of 300 GT and over and all ships under 300 GT and assigned to the Unrestricted Area to which this code applies shall comply with the provisions of Chapter IV of the SOLAS Convention as amended. Vessel’s radio communication equipment as required by SOLAS Chapter IV is not operational.
CCSSC 5.1.1
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
Lifebuoys shall be marked in block capitals of the Roman alphabet with the name and port of registry of the ship on which it is carried and fitted with retro-reflective material… Lifebuoys do not have proper retro-reflective material.
CCSSC 4.12.5.3
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
All machinery and electrical installations, mechanical and electrical equipment and appliances... fittings and electrical cables and wiring, shall be of a design and construction adequate for the service for which they are intended and shall be so installed and protected as to reduce to a minimum any danger to persons onboard... Vice grips capping a leaking air hose observed on the bow thruster. Battery start pack observed resting on engine block.
CCSSC 2.3
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
The Secretary may order an vessel, in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or in the navigable waters of the United States, to operate or anchor in a manner the Secretary directs if- by reason of weather, visibility, sea conditions, port congestion, other hazardous circumstances, or the condition of such vessel, the Secretary is satisfied such direction is justified in the interest of safety… Master reported leak of rain water into #2 fuel tank. Separately, Chief Engineer reported leak of water from empty fuel tank into the bilge. Bilge is accumulating an oily water/fuel mixture from an unknown source.
46 USC 70002 (3)
Casualty record · 2
14 December 2005Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 2552465
29 May 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4606638
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Recorded names · 1
INT'L DISCOVERER (2005–2013). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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