CAPE BELLAVISTA

Any vessel equipped with ballast water tanks that operates in the waters of the US must maintain a BWM Plan developed specifically for the vessel which must include actions for implementing the mandatory BWM requirements and practices. The vessel's BWM Plan is outdated and does not reflect most recent BWM requirements in 33 CFR 151.

To discharge ballast water into waters of the US a vessel subject to 33 CFR 2015 must ensure that the ballast water meets the ballas water discharge standard as defined in 33 CFR 2030(a), use an AMS as described in 33 CFR 151.2025(a)(3) or ballast exclusively from a US public water system as described in 33 CFR 2025(a)(2). In order to discharge ballast water in the US this existing vessel keel laid 27JUN2002 with a ballast water capacity of 55486 m3, drydocked on 19JAN2018 has passed its orginal compliance date, its extension of compliance date of 01JAN2018 and has not installed a BWM or an AMS. Prior to discharging untreated ballast water in the waters of the US, the vessel must comply with one of the approved BWM methods listed in 33 CFR 151.2035(a). This deficiency will not be cleared until USCG examiners receive information that the vessel has installed a ballast water treatment system, AMS or decides to use a public water sourceor receives another extension of compliance from the USCG.

1099-Other (alarm-signals)- At least two independent means shall be provided for communicating orders from the navigation bridge to the position in the machinery space or control room from which engines are normally controlled: one of these shall be an engine-room telegraph. The engine order telegraph was inoperable. -74 SOLAS(2004) II-1/37.1

1410 - Propulsion main engine - During examination of engine room, PSCO observed excessive fuel at the forward injector on the number four cylinder. 74 SOLAS (01 Cons Ed.) I/11(a) MSC CIRC 647 & 851

1899 - Other (tankers) - During examination of the number two blower on the IGS, PSCO observed significant cracks in the non-metallic expansion joint on the discharge/exhaust side. This item is recored as an observation only and not a deficiency.

The vessel was granted a deviation from the rules, allowing operation in the Sector New Orleans COTP zone with an inoperative radar.

AS REQUIRED BY 33 CFR 164.37 (a), SECOND RADAR DOES NOT OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY OF THE FIRST. ITS ARPA PERFORMS UNSTABLE AT 3, 6, AND 12 N.M. SCALES.

Inoperable secondary radar

SYSTEM MUST BE CERTIFIED BY CLASS BY 12/20/2003.