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RP HEPLER
- Built
- 1982
- Last inspected
- 4 February 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 39 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
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 Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Inspection record
Last inspected
4 February 2026
Deficiencies
39 recorded · 1
without a recorded resolution
…past their stated due date1
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
11 calendar years (2016–2026)
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
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Identity
648130
WDN7019
53817
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-53817
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)44.8 ft × 14.0 ft × 6.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 26 / net 18
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBREAUX'S BAY-CRAFT, INC. · LOREAUVILLE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1982
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portROCKPORT, TX
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, fi
DocumentationValid · issued 4 February 2026 · expires 31 January 2027
Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it26 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
18 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
18 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.
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Inspection history · 15
4 February 2026
Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Vessel Attendance
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8306015
4 February 2026
Vessel Attendance · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8306038
21 May 2025
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8129172
14 February 2024
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7865596
21 February 2023
Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7639556
3 January 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7615832
21 February 2022
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7395926
16 February 2022
Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7395933
24 February 2021
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7137878
28 May 2020
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6961809
19 March 2020
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6937518
26 March 2019
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6649165
23 March 2018
Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6377484
13 March 2017
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6103565
1 March 2016
Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5824225
Deficiency record · 39
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 25 March 2026
No resolution recorded
Each item of lifesaving equipment determined by the marine inspector to not be in serviceable condition must be repaired or replaced. During renewal inspection the MI found: One of the life floats had several cracks in the foam and the grab lines were frayed beyond repair;
Each life float painter line attached to the lead painter line is not of adequate length to allow each life float to be used individually. Vessel is restricted to no more than 3 NM offshore.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 25 March 2026
Resolved
When the exhaust cooling water system is separate from
the engine cooling water system, a suitable warning
visual or audible, must be installed at the operating
station to indicate any reduction in normal water flow
in the exhaust cooling system. Starboard flow meter
signal wires are disconnected.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for radio personnel
Issued 25 March 2026
Resolved
Each ship transporting more than six passengers for hire
must carry a radio operator who meets the following
requirements: the radio operator must hold a marine
radio operator permit or higher class license. Current
captain does not hold a valid FCC VHF radio operators
permit.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 21 May 2025
Resolved
All vessels shall be provided with a hand operated portable fire pump having a capacity of at least 5 gallons per minute. This fire pump shall be equipped with suction and discharge hoses suitable for use in fire fighting. Hand operated fire pump only has one hose. Provide proper suction and discharge hoses. 46 CFR 181.10-5 (a)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 21 May 2025
Resolved
All electrical installations shall be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspections. Main engine battery terminals corroded. Clean all large battery posts. 46 CFR 183.01-15 (a)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 21 May 2025
Resolved
All electrical installations shall be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspections. Dead end wiring throughout that vessel. Remove all dead end cabling and wires in engine room and behind steering console. Properly terminate at wires and secure wiring and battery boxes from shifting. 46 CFR 183.01-15 (a)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 21 May 2025
Resolved
Batteries shall be located as high above the bilge as practicable and secured against shifting with motion of the boat. Generator battery is located in unsecured plastic box without lid in bilge under generator. Oily water mixture filled half of battery box. Remove oily mixture and clean out battery box. Relocate battery box above bilge as close as practicable to generator. 46 CFR 183.05-20 (b)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 21 May 2025
Resolved
All wiring shall be run as high as practicable above bilges. Engine room bilge pump wiring and splices lying in oily bilge water. Relocate wiring and splices to be waterproof and as high above bilge water level as possible. 46 CFR 183.05-50 (a)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 21 May 2025
Resolved
Wiring joints and splices shall be mechanically secure and made in junction boxes. Dead end wiring from old generator present hanging under old generator not properly secured inside junction box. Remove entire unused old generator wiring harness and seal bulkhead penetration with fire rated caulking. 46 CFR 183.05-50 (b)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 21 May 2025
Resolved
A submersible electric bilge pump may be used as a power bilge pump required by Table only on a vessel of not more than 19.8 meters in length and not more than 49 passengers: the pump is permanently mounted; the pump is equipped with a strainer that can be readily inspected and cleaned without removal; a positive shut-off valve is installed at the hull penetration. Permanently mount all automatic bilge pumps with strainers and install shut-off valves at overboard discharge connections. New "T" 46 CFR 182.520 (e) (1-7)
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 21 May 2025
Resolved
A visual indicator must be provided at the operating station to indicate when any automatic bilge pump is operating. Provide indicator lights for all installed auto-bilge pumps in forepeak, passenger compartment, engine room, and steering gear room. New “T” 46 CFR 182.530 (c)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 21 May 2025
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. No charts were carried on board and the vessel did not have a suitable electronic equivalent. New “T” 46CFR 184.420 (a)(1)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificate for medical care
Issued 21 May 2025
Resolved
A person may not employ or engage an individual in a position required to hold an MMC unless that individual maintains a current medical certificate. The master’s MMC was deemed invalid due to expiration of their medical certificate 3 months prior. 46 CFR 15.401 (c)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 6 March 2024
Resolved
The bilge pipe piercing the collision bulkhead shall be fitted with a screw- down valve located on the forward side of collision bulkhead and operable from above from above the weather deck. A screw down valve without a reach rod may be fitted to the bilge line on the after side of the collision bulkhead if it is readily accessible under service conditions. The bilge line on the after side of the collision bulkhead was found to be inoperable. 46 CFR 182.25-5 (1)(d)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 6 March 2024
Resolved
At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification, the marine inspector shall examine and test items to the extent necessary to determine that they are in proper operating condition and fit for the service in which they are intended. The installed bilge pump discharge flexible hoses are on a vital system that requires two hose clamps to be installed at both ends of the hose. 46 CFR 176.25-10(a)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 6 March 2024
Resolved
Openings through which conductors enter shall be adequately closed. The engine room distribution panel is missing two circuit breaker blank spacers. 46 CFR 183.10-20(f)(1)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 6 March 2024
Resolved
Where life preservers are stowed so that they are not readily visible to passengers, the containers in which they are stowed shall be marked "Life Preservers" and with the number contained. Found the stowage locations not marked with the number contained. 46 CFR 185.30-10
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 6 March 2024
Resolved
Portable watertight containers for distress flares and smoke signals shall be of bright color, and containers shall be clearly marked in legible contrasting letters at least 0.5 inches high: "DISTRESS SIGNALS". The vessel did not have there portable watertight containers for distress flares labeled correctly. 46 CFR 185.614
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 6 March 2024
Resolved
Batteries shall be located as high above the bilge as practicable and secured against shifting with motion of the boat. The vessel had a battery in the engine room in a container that was not practicable for the size of battery. 46 CFR 183.05-20(b)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 6 March 2024
Resolved
Each battery used in an item of lifesaving equipment, except inflatable survival craft equipment, must be replaced during the annual inspection if the expiration date of the battery has passed. The expiration date of the battery may be marked on the battery or the owner or managing operator may have a record of the expiration date from the manufacturer of a battery marked with a serial number. The water light 6 volt battery was expired in 2022. 46 CFR 185.726(d)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 6 March 2024
Resolved
Each water light must be of an approved automatic electric type constructed in accordance with 161. 010.Usage of a non recommended battery may cause the light to sink. Vessels 6 volt water light battery was missing the required manufacturers info; therefore, does not meet the approval requirement. 46 CFR 180.30(b)
14 - Pollution Prevention › 145 - MARPOL Annex V › Garbage management plan
Issued 6 March 2024
Resolved
The master or person in charge of a ship to which this section applies shall ensure that the ship is not operated unless a garbage management plan meeting is on the ship and that each person handling garbage follows the plan. 46 CFR 184.702 and 33 CFR 151.57 (a)
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 6 March 2024
Resolved
Suitable covers, guards, or rails shall be installed in way of all exposed and hazardous places such as gears, machinery, etc. The vessels port main propulsion engine was missing a guard on the front engine pulley. 46 CFR 177.35-15
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 24 February 2021
Resolved
BILGE PUMP AND SYSTEM - Vessel crew was unable to dewater forepeak using fixed bilge system. PRIOR TO CARRYING PASSENGERS, Vessel owner must successfully operate system through forepeak, accommodation area, and engine room bilge pickups in the presence of a Coast Guard Marine Inspector. 46 CFR "OLD T" 182.25-10(a)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 24 February 2021
Resolved
ENGINEROOM HATCH - Each hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight. Engine Room hatches are missing bolts that make them watertight. Hatch gaskets need renewal. 46 CFR "OLD S" 171.124
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 24 February 2021
Resolved
WIRE RUN FOR WINCH - Wire run for DC deck winch currently passes through a 1 1/2" hole in side of STBD Engine room vent. This hole must be made watertight.46 CFR "OLD S" 171.124
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 24 February 2021
Resolved
DEAD END WIRES - Wiring for deck winch currently ends on deck because the winch is removed from the vessel. Dead end wires must terminate in a junction box. On-deck junction boxes must be watertight. 46 CFR "OLD T" 183.10-20 (k)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 24 February 2021
Resolved
DECK WINCH INSTALLATION - No plan submittal or review has been found for the Deck Winch. Email the following to [email withheld]: A simple wiring diagram, wire specs (including type, length, gauge), winch specs (including weight, capacity, amperage), circuit breaker specs, and information on any other equipment on that circuit.46 CFR 177.202
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 24 February 2021
Resolved
OUTLET GROUNDS - Several outlets are showing "Bad Ground" on an outlet tester. Investigate and make satisfactory repairs. 46 CFR "OLD T" 183.10-20(o)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 24 February 2021
Resolved
AC DISTRIBUTION PANEL - Circuit breakers on AC Panel in Engine room need to be labeled. CORRECTED ON THE SPOT. 46 CFR "OLD T" 183.01-10, 46 CFR "OLD J" 111.40-11
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 24 February 2021
Resolved
LIFE FLOATS - Life Float paddles must be attached to the life float the belong. Life floats should not be used as storage space for other equipment. Life float water light batteries were expired but working. CORRECTED ON THE SPOT. 46 CFR 180.175 (a)&(f)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits
Issued 24 February 2021
Resolved
DRILLS - The master shall conduct sufficient man overboard drills. No drills had been conducted or logged since USCG Annual Inspection in 2020. CORRECTED ON THE SPOT 46 CFR 185.520(a)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 26 March 2019
Resolved
Steering linkage for turn indicator was broken and held together with line.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Pendant
Issued 29 March 2018
Resolved
For both life floats, remove and replace dry-rotted pendants and grab lines.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Floating Electric Waterlight
Issued 29 March 2018
Resolved
Life float missing floating waterlight. Provide waterlight attached around body of life float.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Float Free
Issued 29 March 2018
Resolved
Current arrangement does not allow life floats to float free do to placement of mounting posts. Stow life floats in a float-free arrangement.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › MIS Submission
Issued 29 March 2018
Resolved
Vessel did not have any previous MIS reports on board. Provide proof that a MIS report was submitted for the previous year.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Ventilation
Issued 1 March 2016
Resolved
Fuel vent piping is missing the 30x30 mesh wire flame screen. 46CFR182.20-35(d)
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Painter
Issued 1 March 2016
Resolved
Painter for life floats need repaired/replaced. 46CFR180.137
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