ORCA 3

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Other hulls named ORCA 3

ORCA 3 is a 2003 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 2 inspections since 2003, most recently in September 2008, along with 10 deficiencies.

Records from 2003 to 2008. Most recent: inspection, 25 September 2008.

Built: 2003
Last inspected: 25 September 2008
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 2
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

—

—

—

627323

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

—

Maury page id

psix-627323

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations1

…administrative events1

Years with a record 2 calendar years (2003–2008)

The 2 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 Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1977.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it1 - Simplified, Gross Ton
1 - Simplified, Net 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.

A report is not offered for this hull: Its record holds only 1 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 · 2

25 September 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3332667

10 June 2003 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Initial Certification

Physical examination · MSD SITKA · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1816210

Deficiency record · 10

Operations/Management › Passenger Operations › Safety Orientation

Issued 10 June 2003 Resolved

The tender is restricted to carrying passengers to shore, not on excursions, and only in areas where the District Director of Customs agrees that it is not feasible for the M/V SPIRIT OF ALASKA to berth at a pier.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 5 November 2014
Resolution: owner did not follow thru with COI

Documentation › Certificates/Documents

Issued 10 June 2003 Resolved

Provide proof of Customs Determination of US Build prior to compliance date in order to remain in operation. If no determination has been made by 10July2003 contact USCG MSO Juneau for guidance. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Jones Act Determination

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 July 2003
Resolved 28 August 2003
Resolution: Customs declined to designate vessel as US built.

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I)

Issued 10 June 2003 Resolved

All persons must don USCG approved Type 1 life jackets prior to boarding and shall wear them at all times while underway. Both adult and child sized lifejackets shall be provided as necessary.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 July 2003
Resolved 10 July 2003
Resolution: Vessel has sufficient type 1 pfds for all persons onboard.

Operations/Management › Passenger Operations › Safety Orientation

Issued 10 June 2003 Resolved

When operating in groups of at least two vessels, the vessel is limited to operation not more than 5 miles from shore on a Lakes, Bays, and Sounds Route and the vessel operators shall remain within sight of each other.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 5 November 2014
Resolution: owner did not follow thru with COI

Operations/Management › Passenger Operations › Safety Orientation

Issued 10 June 2003 Resolved

When engaged in single vessel operations, the vessel is limited to operation not more than 1 mile from shore on a Lakes, Bays, and Sounds Route.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 5 November 2014
Resolution: owner did not follow thru with COI

Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Number

Issued 10 June 2003 Resolved

Provide B-II portable fire extinguishers prior to passenger vessel operations.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 5 November 2014
Resolution: owner did not follow thru with COI

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Magnetic Compass

Issued 10 June 2003 Resolved

Mount Compass. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Compass

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 5 November 2014
Resolution: owner did not follow thru with COI

Communications › Radio Communications › Cellular Telephone Capability

Issued 10 June 2003 Resolved

Provide FCC station license, vessel is restricted to operations not more than 100 ft. from land.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 5 November 2014
Resolution: owner did not follow thru with COI

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Marking

Issued 10 June 2003 Resolved

Mark lifejackets with vessel name.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 5 November 2014
Resolution: owner did not follow thru with COI

Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Paddle

Issued 10 June 2003 Resolved

Mark paddles with vessel name. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Paddles

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 5 November 2014
Resolution: owner did not follow thru with COI

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.