HENG CHANG NO. 168

Commercial Fishing Vessel · Fishing Vessel class · Built 2000s

HENG CHANG NO. 168 is a 2001 commercial fishing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 6 inspections since 2002, most recently in October 2008, along with 18 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2002 to 2008. Most recent: inspection, 30 October 2008.

Built: 2001
Last inspected: 30 October 2008
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 6
Deficiencies: 18 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9260237 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

YJSA4

MISLE id

591102

Flag

VANUATU

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-591102

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations4

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Years with a record 4 calendar years (2002–2008)

The 6 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 18 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 Fishing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it223 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
223 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
637 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
637 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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.

Inspection history · 6

30 October 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 3354427

24 September 2008 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 3332020

2 April 2008 MARPOL Annex I Examination · NPV Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 3176607

23 September 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 2786710

24 March 2003 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 1762361

26 August 2002 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 1666880

Deficiency record · 18

Documentation › Logs/Records › Oil Record Book

Issued 29 April 2008 Resolved

Found oil record book not maintained. Oil record book has only 01 recent entry with no records for the past three years.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 May 2008
Resolved 25 September 2008

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Oily Water Separator (15 ppm)

Issued 2 April 2008 Resolved

The oily water separator system failed to operate properly when tested. The vacuum pump will not energize.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 29 April 2008

Documentation › Logs/Records › Oil Record Book

Issued 2 April 2008 Resolved

oil record book not readilty available for inspection. Ship does not have 3 years of records on board.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 29 April 2008

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Storage

Issued 2 April 2008 Resolved

Found life jackets locked in fwd storage not readily available to crew members.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 April 2008

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Lights

Issued 2 April 2008 Resolved

All life jackets were found with no PFD lights attached.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 April 2008

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable

Issued 2 April 2008 Resolved

All life rings have no retro-reflective taping

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 April 2008

Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Pressure

Issued 2 April 2008 Resolved

Found all fire extinguishers to be either wasted or depleted below charge level. Vessel unable to effectively combat a fire. Provide a total of 8 B-II fire extinguishers on board.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 April 2008

Fire Fighting › Semiportable CO2 Fire Extinguishers › Condition

Issued 2 April 2008 Resolved

Semi-portable B-III fire extinguisher located in engine room is severely wasted and depleted, vessel unable to effectively combat a fire.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 April 2008

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Marine Sanitation Device, Type III

Issued 2 April 2008 Resolved

MSD Type III over board discharge was found to be in the open position allowing direct overboard discharge of raw sewage.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 April 2008

Documentation › Logs/Records › Garbage Recordkeeping

Issued 2 April 2008 Resolved

Vessel does not have a garbage log on board.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 25 April 2008

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Waste Management Plan

Issued 2 April 2008 Resolved

Vessel does not have a waste management plan in place.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 25 April 2008

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights

Issued 2 April 2008 Resolved

Port and Starboard Navigation Lights wre found to be inoperable.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 April 2008

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Bulkhead

Issued 2 April 2008 Resolved

Found fuel stored fwd of the collision bulkhead which is a prohibited space.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 April 2008

Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Transfer Procedures

Issued 2 April 2008 Resolved

Oil transfer procedures missing line diagram

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 April 2008

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Vessel Response Plan

Issued 27 June 2006 Resolved

33U.S.C.1321(j)(5)(G)-The vessel owner/operator has not provided certification ensuring that response resources are capable of responding to the maximum extent practicable, to a worst case discharge. 33U.S.C.1321(j)(5)(D)(i)-The NTVRP does not identify the volume and type of fuel oil that would be involved in a worst case discharge

Due 27 July 2006
Resolved 15 January 2009
Resolution: NTVRP plan #04446 deactivated due to no response from plan preparer/plan holder. If plan holder wants Interim Operating Authorization, plan holder must resubmit NTVRP for review and approval.

Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher

Issued 26 August 2002 Resolved

Vessel does not have a total of 8 B-II Fire Extinguishers. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Number

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 5 September 2002

Documentation › Logs/Records

Issued 26 August 2002 Resolved

Vessel was not maintaining the Oil Record Book properly. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Oil Record Book

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 24 March 2003

Documentation › Logs/Records

Issued 26 August 2002 Resolved

Vessel was not maintaining the Garbage Log properly. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Garbage Recordkeeping

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 24 March 2003

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.