RAYMOND M.

PERMANENT DRAFT MARKS MUST BE PAINTED IN A CONTRASTING COLOR TO THE SIDESHELL PAINT. DRAFT MARKS WERE NOT OF A CONTRASTING COLOR.

Found non-watertight cable runs in machinery space bulkheads; fore/aft. Make all watertight bulkheads penetrations in machinery space watertight.

Vessels subject to part III of title III of the Communications Act that operate in the waters described in § 80.901 must, at a minimum, be equipped as follows: Vessels operated more than 100 nautical miles but not more than 200 nautical miles from the nearest land must: (i) Be equipped with a VHF-DSC radiotelephone installation meeting the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section...Vessels VHF-DSC radiotelephone did not have the installed onboard GPS connected to the VHF-DSC radio, thus preventing the distress alert button from sending the ships position to the Coast Guard. Vessel shall ensure that the VHF radio is installed as to allow the ships position to be obtained when the distress button is signaled within 30 days to the satisfaction of the attending MI. 47CFR80.905(a)(3)

Vessel missing required diamond shape to signal restricted maneuverability.

Engine mount on starboard outboard MDE has a weld fracture IWO of forward inboard motor mount

Crop and renew both the Port and Starboard deck edge tubular longitudinal from 6" in fron of forward fracture to 6" behind aft fracture in way of main deck bullwarks access door.

Drill stop gouge and weld four transverse fractures in main deck in way of bullwarks access doors on port and starboard sides. Or crop and renew affected deck plating.

Complete modifications to the vessel's bullwarks IWO access doors to the aft deck. Manufactures modification is intended to fix the problem of fracturing in the tubular deck edge longitudinal and across the main deck.