GULF STAR

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. Vessel did not have up-to-date charts and could not provide logs of updates made to the ECDIS. Ensure charts or ECDIS are up to date to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 184.420

A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio and Electronic Position Indicating Radiobeacon (EPIRB) installations, including the requirements for a station license and installation certificates to be issued by the Federal Communications Commission, as set forth in 47 CFR part 80. Vessel's Radio Station Certificate was expired; station re-certified by FCC to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 184.502

Vessels operated beyond the 20 nautical mile limitation specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, but not more than 100 nautical miles from the nearest land, must be equipped with a MF–DSC frequency transmitter meeting the requirements of §80.1101(c)(3) and capable of transmitting J3E emission and a receiver capable of reception of J3E emission within the band 1710 to 2850 kHz. The MF–DSC transmitter and receiver must be capable of operation on 2670 kHz. Vessels MF-DSC radio was not checked for proper operation and installation under the Radiotelephone Safety Certificate. Vessels is restricted to a 20 nautical mile limitation from land.

Self reported water ingress along the water line on port side engine room.

Port and starboard navigation light screens require matt black paint. Paint is faded.

Anchor light power supply conduit requires water proofing. Cable conduit into junction box is not sealed.

Engine room bulkhead in aft steering (port side) is not watertight due to removal of mounted equipment. Repair holes to regain watertight integrity.

Starboard rudder post had 2x2 mm hole from corrosion. Repair hole to original condition.

All through hull fitting, including the hull plating and plankings, appendages, propellers, shafts, bearing, rudders, sea chests sea valves, and sea stainers shall be made aviable for examination. Propellers must be removed for inspection of keyway on shaft.

Cutlass bearing on starboard side has excessive wear. Replace to original condition.

No major repairs or alterations affecting the safety of the vessel with regard to the hull shall be made without the knowledge or approval of the OCMI. Vessel stern deck has a doubler plate over a wasted insert as viewed in aft rudder room.

Cable runs through engine room and accommodation space bulkhead are not vapor tight. Machinery and fuel tank spaces shall be separated from accommodation spaces by wateright and vapor tight bulkheads. Make bulkhead water and vapor tight. 46 CFR 182.35-1(a)

Forward bulkhead in engine room has a plastic pipe fitting (covering a bilge suction line) penetrating the bulkhead. Penetration of watertight bulkheads by any rigid plastic pipe or fitting is prohibited unless it is accomplished with and acceptable metalic fitting welded or otherwise attached. Correct to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.

Emergency escapes are not labelled. All escape hatches shall be marked on both sides "Emergency Exit, Keep Clear" in 1" lettering. Properly label escape hatches. 46 CFR 185.30-15

Mesh on fuel vents is painted and past serviceable life. Discharge ends of vent pipes shall be fitted with removable flame screens or flame arresters consisting of a single screen of 30x30 mesh. Replace to satisfaction of attending marine inspector.

Vessel's alcohol test strips are expired. There must be a sufficient number of alcohol testing devices on board. Obtain alcohol test strips that are not expired. 46 CFR 4.06-15

Bilge piping is leaking in aft steering and is unable to take suction from compartment.

Steering must be capable of moving rudder from 30 to 35 degrees in 28 seconds. Prove proper operation.

Steering tiller arm is rotted out at the connection point on stbd side. Repair as new Provide proper packing and cotter pin installation.

Prove generator mounting bolts are tight.

Provide proper wiring for horn.

Provide mounting bolts for air compressor.

Provide proper bell and clapper.

Properly store child life jackets seperately from adult life jackets.

Provide spacers for life floats.

Remove bilge alarm wires from bilge in fresh water tank area.

Provide plug for circuit breaker box in void space.

Replace lights on 6 life preservers. Restricted to daylight hours until completion.

Replace retro tape on 10 life preservers as discussed. Restricted to daylight hours until completion.

Replace fuel fill in lazarette.

Replace the connection between steering ram and jockey bar.

Provide a bilge strainer for engine room suction.

Remove all flexible hose from bilge system.

Replace bulb in searchlight. Restricted to daylight hours until completion.

Provide up to date light list and coast pilot.

Gouge and weld 10 fractures in forepeak as marked.

Replace steering hose in #3 void due to excessive corrosion and leakage.

Tighten fittings on steering hose in #3 void.

Mount crew quarters fire extinguishers 2" off deck.

Replace reducer on inlet side of MSD.

Weld the rub-rail closed on both port and starboard sides aft in lazarette.

Gouge and weld starboard quarter as marked.

Secure bilge line in lazarette.

Plug holes in aft switch board.

Replace belt on generator.

Provide a machinery guard over generator belt.

Secure generator exhaust.

Secure exhaust on both port and starboard mains.

Replace missing hose clamp on port raw water intake.

Secure battery cables on starboard side.

Center hull compartment, replace PVC pipe leading from sink to overboard with appropriate piping.

Center hull compartment, replace PVC pipe leading from shower to overboard with appropriate piping.

Center hull compartment, make permanent repairs to crecent shaped crack overhead deck, stbd center at starirway.

Center hull compartment inner deck stairway, repair pitting areas on the inside of the stairway that leads to crew accomodation.

Center hull compartment port side near aft bulkhead, make permanent repairs to ex-fill pipe to oil tank. Seal the cut out.

Eng room, repair the following deck areas of pitting (areas have been marked for owner), fwd centerline, aft port air intake (ventilator trunk), and all other agreed upon areas.

Eng room fwd bulkhead, renew cable bulkhead penetrations, repack openings.

Prove proper operation of stbd water jacket cooling gauge on the bridge.

Replace shackels to both ends of anchor chain.

Replace fire hose.

Renew lifejacket lights, prove proper operation.

Prove proper operation of crew cabin smoke detector.

Replace/renew deck life ring, port side aft.

Renew the 2 identified lifefloats.

Vsl has installed 3" PVC for the water jacket cooling line. Vsl to replace PVC with

Make permanent repairs to corroded area as marked, located port side under the battery tray in aft engine room..

Make permanent repairs to corroded area as marked, located stbd side under battery tray in aft eng room.

Vsl to renew eng rm stbd bilge pipe at the through hull. Currently this pipe is PVC.

Renew reflective tape on all Lifefloats.

Install stern markings as per COD requirements.

Make permanent repairs to marked areas in the stern steering flat ie: stbd and port upper corners, centerline where prior railing was installed.

Renew vent pipe stbd side midship.

Provide safety radio cert.

Service or replace EPIRB, including hydro release.

Replace (5) PFDs. Retro tape & lights inoperable.

Throttle linkage to main engines loose/missing nuts & bolts at main engine mounts. Secure linkage.

Post life jacket donning instructions.

Obtain & keep on-board current tide table for area.

Service or replace ring buoy.

Repair and prove proper operation of anchor light.

EPIRB was improperly installed. Lanyard for manual activation must be detached to the bracket mounting screw. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: EPIRB

Obtain recent tide/tidal current table.

Replace inoperable lights on lifejackets. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Lights

Post Certificate of Inspection in a conspicuous place on the vessel.

Post emergency broadcast placard near VHF & SSB radios.

Obtain a copy of the company drug testing policy and post EAP information.

Replace missing insulation on main engine exhaust system.

Replace non-approved electrical wiring and wire support with approved type. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Cable

Replace hydrolic steering ram.

Replace worn cutlass bearings

Double clamp flexible hose on main engine cooling.

Repair damage to hull plate and rub rail near the bumper attachments on stern.

Replace PVC fittings on watertight bulkhead penetratiions with metallic fittings and valves. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Pipe Flange

Remove bondo patches from hull exterior to provide a clear view of the metal.

Repair or replace the belt guard for the starboard main engine.

portable fire fighting extinguishers reguired to be serviced this month. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Service

Orange hand smoke flares are expired and need to be replaced. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Condition

Starboard engine oil racor filter requires a catch tray. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Filter/Strainer

Port engine cooling intake line reqires double clamping on flex hose. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Waste Heat Recovery

light switch in starboard storage closet improperly connected, needs to to be in the junction box with a face plate on it. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Lighting Fixture

Remove excess diesel fuel from stern compartment bottom. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Retention of Oily Mixture

Vessel short 2 pfds, 3 pfds lights do not work, for a total of five improper pfds. Not in compliance with COI. Vessel limited to 44 POB until appropriate PFDs are on board. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Storage

Ehaust line on port engine needs to be double clamped. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Piping (exhaust)

fuel line spool piece wasted needs to be replaced. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Piping

Stern rail missing, due to section being renwed. Must be in place prior to carrying passengers.

Garbage log is required to maintained on board the vessel.

Vessel requires a bell.

Engine driven fire/bilge pump requires machinery guard.

VESSEL REQUIRES COAST PILOT & LIGHT LIST PUBLICATIONS

Ring bouy lanyard is worn, and requires new replacement.

Forward fuel vent requires a new flame screen, currentone is torn.

Engine room battery box requires a cover.

Stern hand rails need fractures to be repaired.

Engine room light requires cover.

Engine room fuel line valve has a broken handle, requires replacement.

Master of vessel is required to update FCC license.

Master of vessel requires to update his CPR and first aid card.

PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF AFT FUEL OIL SHUT-OFF (REMOTE) VALVE.

ENSURE PROPER OPERATION OF FWD PEAK REACH ROD/VALVE.

ENSURE PROPER OPERATION OF ALL BILGE AUDIBLE AND VISUAL ALARMS.

INSTALL AND ENSURE PROPER OPERATION OF SEAVALVE TO S/S GENERATOR.

INSTALL NEW COLLAR AT SEA CHEST BEFORE SEAVALVE TO SEWAGE SYSTEM IN VOID SPACE.

BUILD UP (WELD) TOP OF BOLT HOLE, FOR ATTACHING THE STBD JOCKEY ARM (STEERING), AND INSTALL A WEAR WASHER (ON TOP).

INSTALL CHAFING MATERIAL/RELOCATE WIRE RUN SO AS TO NOT CHAFE ON FUEL REMOTE REACH ROD (WIRE TO GENERATOR) AFT PORT ENGINEROOM.

Repair deck rails where fractured.

Renew on deck fuel vent, flame screens.

Renew vessel's red and orange distress signal equipment.

Portable fire extingushers need to be service by a approved facility.

One of the 12 man life floats is worn and torn, requires to be replaced.

Renew batteries on two of the life float water lights.

Ring Buoys need to have reflective tape installed.

Repair leaking exhaust line located in after steering compartment, straboard side.

Three adult and one child PFDs did not have operable lights. Lights are required to operate properly prior to being used.

engine compartment air vent damper doors misaligned and do not close. Doorsrequired to operate properly.

Make proper repairs to bilge cutoff valve control rod.

Make proper repairs to electrical outlet bow located on starboard side vent.

MSD System not working, make repairs to MSD.

Provide current documentation stamp.

Provide garbage log as required.

Power panel board on bridge requires a blank cover for one of the switches.

Remove or install proper light fixture in engine room compartment.

Repair forepeak bilge cut-off reach rod.

Repair 'E' (emergency light) in aft passenger accommodation cabin.

Repair and make operable the port aft vent closure flap.

Renew port aft fuel vent screen.

Renew the lights on two of the adult PFD's, vessel is restricted to 47 adult passengers on coastwise routes until deficiency is corrected.

Renew six orange day signals. Vessel is not to get underway until day signals are renewed.

Properly tie lines on the lifefloat waterlights. To be corrected prior to vessel getting underway.

Install dated batteries on all life preserver lights.

Renew forward fuel tank vent hose.

PROVIDE NEW RADIO/TELEPHONY CERTIFICATE FOR VESSEL._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_

Provide garbage waste management plan as required by 33 CFR 151.

Coastwise passenger limit reduced to 43, untill two new PFD's are brought on board to replace the two rejected life preservers.

Starboard through-hull fitting wasted (location above waterline)._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_

Two bulkhead stiffeners to be welded, location approx. six inches from bottom plating, where fitted to bulkhead. (never welded from construction or repair)._x001C_ _x001C_

Install junction box for bilge pump wiring located mid-vessel length void space._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_

Effect proper installation of lube oil tank vent line._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_

Repair or replace leaking fuel oil fill line on forward fuel tank._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_

Portable firefighting equipment must be serviced._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_

RENEW THE DETIORIATED 1.5" THROUGH-HULL NIPPLE IN THE PORT MAIN ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM OVERBOARD DISCHARGE LINE, PRIOR TO OPERATING._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_

INSTALL HEAT SHIELDS ON MAIN PROPULSION ENGINE RACOR FUEL FILTERS.

PROVIDE BUSHINGS FOR BOLTS ON RUDDER STOCK RETAINER ON STARBOARD RUDDER TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE PLAY._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_

REPLACE PLASTIC OVERBOARD FITTING FOR WASH BASIN IN ACCOMODATION AREA WITH AN ACCEPTABLE METALLIC FITTING._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_

PROVIDE COVERS FOR ALL BATTERIES IN ENGINEROOM._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_

PROVIDE COVERS FOR THE FOLLOWING ELECTRICAL CONTROLLERS: AIR CONDITIONING,AIR COMPRESSOR, AND HOT WATER HEATER_x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_

REPLACE ALL BATTERY HOLDER LINERS AND CLEAN ACID FROM BILGES.

RENEW THE SUCTION VALVE IN THE PEAK TANK.

MAKE THE ANCHOR WINCH OPERATIONAL.

PROVIDE RAIL CHAINS WHERE MISSING.

MAKE OPERATIONAL THE GENERATOR OVERSPEED TRIP.