BIRD BRAIN

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

BIRD BRAIN is a 1989 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2025, along with 10 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 30 October 2025.

Built: 1989
Last inspected: 30 October 2025
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 14
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 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 30 October 2025

Recorded inspections14

…physical examinations12

…administrative events2

Deficiencies 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)

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

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608733

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UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-608733

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it4 - Simplified, Gross Ton
4 - Simplified, 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

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. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 14

30 October 2025 Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8250087

20 May 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8139969

6 June 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7917651

26 June 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7709297

29 June 2022 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7477120

28 June 2021 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7234821

16 October 2020 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7074673

16 June 2020 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6967223

11 June 2019 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6706795

22 May 2018 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6420454

29 June 2017 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6182949

9 March 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6102040

13 September 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5999533

16 June 2016 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5909041

Deficiency record · 10

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Stability Information Booklet

Issued 12 November 2025 Resolved

The cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) determines the total number of persons permitted to be carried on a vessel...the OCMI may consider the total weight of passengers, crew, and variable loads; stability restrictions...of the vessel. Passenger count is reduced to 7 in accordance with stability letter addendum issued in 2015.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 19 December 2025
Resolution: COI amended to reflect passenger count reduction to 7.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc

Issued 6 June 2024 Resolved

Gauges to indicate engine revolutions per minute (RPM), jacketwater temperature, and lubricating oil pressure must be provided for propulsion engines. The vessel doesn't have a means for monitoring these engine parameters. Install gauge and alarms. 46 CFR 182.410

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 July 2024
Resolved 16 July 2024
Resolution: Installed alarms

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 29 June 2022 Resolved

The minimum number of fire extinguishers required on a vessel must be acceptable to the cognizant [name withheld] discovered (01) uncharged portable fire extinguisher used for the outboard engine. 46CFR181.500(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 29 June 2022
Resolved 5 July 2022
Resolution: Received photograph via e-mail of charged fire extinguisher.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 29 June 2022 Resolved

Portable extinguishers must be inspected and maintained in accordance with NFPA 10. Vessel did not have any record of monthly maintenance checks. 46CFR176.810(b)(1)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 29 June 2022
Resolved 29 June 2022
Resolution: Vessel began logs of monthly checks.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Safe means of access

Issued 29 June 2022 Resolved

The construction and arrangement of a vessel must allow the safe operation of the vessel giving consideration to necessary facilities for passengers and crew. Vessel is equipped with a ladder for passengers to enter and exit the water. MI discovered multiple cracked welds connecting the rungs to the side rails of the ladder. 46CFR177.100

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 27 July 2022
Resolved 2 August 2022
Resolution: Received photographs via e-mail from O/O providing embarkation ladder weld rectification.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 28 June 2021 Resolved

All other vessels must undergo an inspection for certification as specified in 176.404 and annual inspection as specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section. Vessel did not conduct COI renewal prior to expiration. 46 CFR 176.500 (b)

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 12 July 2021
Resolution: Completed renewal inspection.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 11 June 2019 Resolved

All electrical installations shall be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspections. Marine Inspector found stern navigation light not functioning. Repair or replace stern light to the satisfaction of the Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 183.01-15

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 June 2019
Resolved 21 June 2019
Resolution: Owner replaced stern light with new light.

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)

Issued 29 June 2017 Resolved

Provide retro-reflective tape to life bouy ring.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 7 July 2017
Resolved 14 July 2017

Fire Fighting › Remote Fuel Shutoff › General

Issued 29 June 2017 Resolved

Provide fuel shut off valve and label with direction of operation.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 7 July 2017
Resolved 14 July 2017
Resolution: Operator installed a quick disconnect for fuel shutoff. Meeting ABYC standards

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Stability Letter

Issued 9 March 2017 Resolved

The vessel must have a valid stability letter on-board. Conduct proper stability test. 46CFR 178.310

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 9 March 2017
Resolved 12 June 2018
Resolution: Issued copy of stability letter due to previous one damaged

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.