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POLAR SEARCH

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

POLAR SEARCH is a 1982 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 50 inspections since 1984, most recently in November 2005, along with 42 deficiencies.

Records from 1984 to 2005. Most recent: inspection, 21 November 2005.

Built
1982
Last inspected
21 November 2005
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
50
Deficiencies
42 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
643333
IMO number
8014411 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
LARE4
MISLE id
54557
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
—
Maury page id
psix-54557

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations21
…administrative events10
…with no type recorded19
Years with a record 19 calendar years (1984–2005)
The 50 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 21 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it3337 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
1274 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
1394 - Dead Weight, 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

KFJSMMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 22 October 1991, cancelled 22 January 1997 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

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 · 50

21 November 2005 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2538275
9 September 2004 PII Safety Exam · MARPOL Annex I Examination · STCW 95 Exam · ISPS II Exam · MARPOL Annex V Examination
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2191018
16 October 2003 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1929929
1 October 2002 Re-Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1682723
27 February 2002 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1489741
30 August 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 281866
10 March 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 426451
26 August 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 419765
3 March 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 413370
20 September 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 205802
20 September 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 753949
29 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 190375
29 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 753104
28 December 1993 Administrative
Administrative · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 850570
28 October 1992 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 937232
5 October 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 937059
17 June 1992 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 948016
1 June 1992 Hull Examination
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1260362
10 January 1992 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1265759
26 July 1991 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1250531
7 May 1991 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 921202
19 March 1991 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1214351
11 March 1991 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1246167
12 February 1991 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1231777
28 August 1990 Administrative
Administrative · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1231218
25 July 1990 Administrative
Administrative · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 931822
20 April 1990 Administrative
Administrative · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1229231
30 March 1990 Administrative
Administrative · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 912378
14 March 1990 Administrative
Administrative · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1232165
13 February 1990 Administrative
Administrative · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1218190
14 January 1990 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1216799
13 January 1990 COI Inspection
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1235461
10 January 1990 Hull Examination
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1235431
12 July 1989 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1041102
19 May 1989 Administrative
Administrative · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1043636
1 April 1989 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1198730
30 March 1989 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 898375
13 January 1989 Administrative
Administrative · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1197554
26 February 1988 Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1336468
9 December 1987 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1007305
4 December 1987 Administrative
Administrative · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1000554
31 October 1986 Damage Survey · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1327912
15 May 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 308880
25 March 1986 Credit Drydock · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1306745
31 January 1986 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1305446
29 April 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 977850
21 March 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 979729
4 March 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1288301
18 April 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 972594
2 March 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1280619

Deficiency record · 42

Navigation › Piloting/Steering
Issued 31 December 2001 Resolved
Repair port side gyro repeater and provide starboard side gyro repeater. Cite: SOLAS 74 Ch. V Reg. 12(b)(i)(4) LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Gryo Compass Repeater
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 January 2002
Resolved 1 October 2002
Resolution: Port and Starboard side Gyro compass repeaters were onboard and in proper working order.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance
Issued 31 December 2001 Resolved
Repair audible loss of power alarm on bridge for steering system. Cite: SOLAS 74 Ch. II-1 Reg. 29.8.4 LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Audible loss of power alarm
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 January 2002
Resolved 1 October 2002
Resolution: Alarm was tested and found to be in proper working order by Coast Guard inspector/BO.
Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid)
Issued 31 December 2001 Resolved
Provide hydrostatic tests of shipboard oil transfer hoses prior to use for transfer in U.S. navigable waters or contiguous zone. Cite: 33 CFR 156.170(f)(3) LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Transfer Hose
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 703 - Prior to bunkering operations
Due 1 January 2002
Resolved 1 October 2002
Resolution: All oil hoses tested and proper paperwork and certificates were provided to confirm satisfactory results.
Engineering
Issued 30 August 2000 Resolved
PRIOR TO NEXT U.S. PORT, PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF OWS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 November 2000
Resolved 21 November 2000
Fire Fighting
Issued 30 August 2000 Resolved
DEMONSTRATE PROPER FIRE AND ABANDON SHIP DRILLS AT NEXT U.S PORT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 November 2000
Resolved 21 November 2000
Construction/Loadline
Issued 30 August 2000 Resolved
REPAINT LOADLINE PRIOR TO 30SEP00.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 November 2000
Resolved 21 November 2000
Documentation
Issued 26 August 1998 Resolved
Manuerving fact sheet with warning statement missing as required by SOLAS 74(amended)Reg.V/24
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 August 1998
Resolved 31 August 1998
Documentation
Issued 26 August 1998 Resolved
Chief mate license not valid as require by SOLAS 74(amended)V/13(a).
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 August 1998
Resolved 31 August 1998
Documentation
Issued 3 March 1998 Resolved
PROVIDE GARBAGE LOG BOOK PRIOR TO 03 APR98.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 March 1999
Resolved 12 March 1999
Documentation
Issued 1 June 1992 Resolved
PROVIDE COPIES OF THE FOLLOWING TO [name withheld]:_x001C_ A. LUBE OIL ANALYSIS FOR PORT AND STBD TAILSHAFT BEARINGS._x001C_ B. ABS GAUGING REPORT._x001C_ C. ABS SAFCON AND LOADLINE CERTIFICATES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 June 1992
Resolved 18 June 1992
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 10 January 1992 Resolved
INSTALL HAND LIFTING DEVICES FOR FIRST STAGE RELIEF VALVE. (61 PSI) ON FORWARD AND STBD SURVEY SOURCE AIR COMPRESSORS._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 January 1992
Resolved 10 January 1992
Construction/Loadline
Issued 10 January 1992 Resolved
REPAIR DAMAGE HELD DECK PERIPHERAL NETTING ON PORT SIDE TO CONDUCTING HELO OPS._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 March 1992
Resolved 31 March 1992
Lifesaving
Issued 10 January 1992 Resolved
CONDUCT ANNUAL SERVICING OF PORT AND STBD LIFERAFT._x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 March 1992
Resolved 31 March 1992
Fire Fighting
Issued 10 January 1992 Resolved
REPLACE CO2 SYSTEM TIME DELAY ACTIVATION HOSE FOR TAPE LOCKER COMPARTMENT, AS ORIGINAL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 March 1992
Resolved 31 March 1992
Fire Fighting
Issued 10 January 1992 Resolved
REPLACE AS ORIGINAL 3 HEAT SENSORS, CURCUIT #43 AND #44 LOCATED AT STARBOARD SIDE GUN ALLEY._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 March 1992
Resolved 31 March 1992
Fire Fighting
Issued 12 February 1991 Resolved
PROVIDE PROOF OF CURRENT PORTABLE AND SEMI-PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT TO [name withheld].
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 February 1991
Resolved 12 February 1991
Engineering
Issued 12 February 1991 Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF PROPULSION AUTOMATION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 February 1991
Resolved 12 February 1991
Engineering
Issued 12 February 1991 Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF ALL PRESSURE VESSEL RELIEF VALVES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 February 1991
Resolved 12 February 1991
Electrical
Issued 12 February 1991 Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF SHIPSERVICE GENERATOR OVERSPEED AND LOW LUBE TRIPS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 February 1991
Resolved 12 February 1991
Fire Fighting
Issued 12 February 1991 Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF HEAT AND SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 February 1991
Resolved 12 February 1991
Fire Fighting
Issued 12 February 1991 Resolved
PROVIDE ON BOARD VESSEL A COAST GUARD APPROVED (STAMPED) FIRE CONTROL AND SAFETY PLAN.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 February 1991
Resolved 12 February 1991
Fire Fighting
Issued 12 February 1991 Resolved
PROVIDE [name withheld] WITH A CURRENT FOAM ANALYSIS CERTIFICATE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 February 1991
Resolved 12 February 1991
Lifesaving
Issued 13 January 1990 Resolved
PROVIDE USCG APPROVED SELF-ACTIVATING SMOKE SIGNAL FOR RING BUOY ON STARBOARD BRIDGE WING.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 January 1990
Resolved 13 January 1990
Engineering
Issued 13 January 1990 Resolved
TEST 2400 PSI RELIEF VALVES ON 2500 PSI AIR RECEIVERS FOR SOURCE AIR COMPRESSORS #1,#2 & #3. VALVES MUST LIFT AT 2400 PSI & 120 PSI.THIS REQ. MAY BE CLEARED BY FAXING SET, LIFT & SEAT PRESSURE OF EACH VAVE TO OCMINY TOGETHER WITH THE NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 January 1990
Resolved 13 January 1990
Unknown
Issued 13 January 1990 Resolved
REPLACE FUEL BOTH LIFEBOATS PRIOR TO GETTING UNDER WAY.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 January 1990
Resolved 13 January 1990
Construction/Loadline
Issued 13 January 1990 Resolved
REPAIR HELO DECK SAFETY NETTING PRIOR TO CONDUCTING HELO OPERATIONS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 January 1990
Resolved 13 January 1990
Fire Fighting
Issued 13 January 1990 Resolved
REPAIR AND SATISFACTORILY TEST THERMAL RELEASE OF EMERGENCY GENERATOR ROOM CO2 SYSTEM.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 January 1990
Resolved 13 January 1990
Fire Fighting
Issued 13 January 1990 Resolved
REPAIR AND SATISFACTORILY TEST MANIFOLD OR CO2 BV ON ENGINE ROOM UPPER LEVEL. VALVE SHALL REMAIN BY PASSED UNTIL REPAIRED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 January 1990
Resolved 13 January 1990
Fire Fighting
Issued 13 January 1990 Resolved
HYDROTEST AND RECHARGE BOTTLES NOS. 78540ES AND 30392ES IN CO2 ROOM OR RENEW WITH DOT APPROVED BOTTLES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 January 1990
Resolved 13 January 1990
Fire Fighting
Issued 13 January 1990 Resolved
PROVIDE RESULTS OF FOAM ANALYSIS TO [name withheld].
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 January 1990
Resolved 13 January 1990
Construction/Loadline
Issued 13 January 1990 Resolved
PROVIDE DRAWINGS, BILL OF MATERIAL AND CLASS SOCIETY APPROVAL FOR MODIFICATIONS TO SEISMIC HYDRAULICS SYSTEM TO [name withheld].
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 January 1990
Resolved 13 January 1990
Unknown
Issued 1 April 1989 Resolved
CONDUCT A DEADWEIGHT SURVEY AND INCLINING EXPERIMENT TO THE SATISFACTION OFTHE COGNIZANT OCMI.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 April 1989
Resolved 1 April 1989
Fire Fighting
Issued 9 December 1987 Resolved
PROVE THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE TEMPERATURE ACTIVATION SYSTEM FOR THE EMERGENCY GENERATOR ROOM FIXED CO2 SYSTEM.
Condition: Unknown
Due 9 December 1987
Resolved 9 December 1987
Construction/Loadline
Issued 31 January 1986 Resolved
MAKE THE VESSEL READY FOR A COMPLETE EXAMINATION FOR CERTIFICATION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 January 1986
Resolved 31 January 1986
Construction/Loadline
Issued 31 January 1986 Resolved
DRYDOCK THE VESSEL NO LATER THAN 31MAR86.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 January 1986
Resolved 31 January 1986
Unknown
Issued 21 March 1985 Resolved
OBTAIN STATE REGISTRATION FOR MON-ARK WORKBOAT IAW 33 CFR 173.11. THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS ARE TO BE CORRECTED BY 21APR85 AND TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE OCMI.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 March 1985
Resolved 21 March 1985
Unknown
Issued 21 March 1985 Resolved
OBTAIN CURRENT CFR'S PERTAINING TO VESSEL: 46 CFR 166-199, 41-69, 110-113 AND 33 CFR 1-199.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 March 1985
Resolved 21 March 1985
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 21 March 1985 Resolved
CLEAN OUT BUILT UP GREASE IN VENTS OVER BOTH GRILLS IN GALLEY.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 March 1985
Resolved 21 March 1985
Deck/Cargo
Issued 18 April 1984 Resolved
HAVE PIPE EXTENSION ON HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LINE FROM SURVEY SOURCE AIR COMPRESSOR PROVIDE RADIOGRAPHES FOR EACH(03) BUTT WELDS AND HYDRO LINES AT
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 April 1984
Resolved 18 April 1984
Unknown
Issued 2 March 1984 Resolved
PROVIDE MILL CERT. FOR PIPE AND JOINT/FLANGES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 March 1984
Resolved 2 March 1984
Unknown
Issued 2 March 1984 Resolved
REPAIR NEWLY INST 2000PSI A/S LINE, M/D PORT SIDE FROM A/R TO END. PROVIDE 100% RADIOGRAPHS FOR EACH BUTT AND 1.5 MAWP HYDRO.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 March 1984
Resolved 2 March 1984
Engineering
Issued 2 March 1984 Resolved
COMPLETE UNMANNED AUTO. REQ. FOR UNMANNED ER AS PER THE AUTO. PROCEDURES FROM (MMT) CCGD3.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 March 1984
Resolved 2 March 1984

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.