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CHEM 196

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CHEM 196 · AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, LLC operator of record, 2023

CHEM 196 is a 2005 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 2005, most recently in August 2025, along with 6 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2021.

Records from 2005 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 27 August 2025.

Built: 2005
Last inspected: 27 August 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 26
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2005–2021
Inspected with: 15 other vessels

Identity

1174175

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768373

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-768373

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations18

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded3

Years with a record 17 calendar years (2005–2025)

The 26 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.

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 Barge class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)200.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 12.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 740 / net 740

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

Builderbuilder not recorded · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 2005

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionNot recorded

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 7 May 2026 · expires 31 May 2027

Service, as the file records itTank Barge

Hull formbarge (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it740 - Simplified, Gross Ton
740 - Simplified, Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

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.

Inspected as a tow unit · 15

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

Inspection history · 26

27 August 2025 Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8214617

27 March 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7419815

18 December 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7370614

9 September 2020 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7044861

17 September 2018 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6539407

29 June 2017 MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6190914

28 June 2016 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5952585

31 July 2015 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5202103

9 July 2014 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4917690

7 July 2012 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4410802

6 June 2012 Damage Survey · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4342720

10 August 2011 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4119657

14 July 2010 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3795198

9 June 2009 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3501190

22 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3482115

7 January 2009 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3390476

1 August 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · USCG Heartland District · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3305702

28 May 2008 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3220372

20 March 2008 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3225284

13 March 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3163861

29 June 2007 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2977361

23 August 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2776746

4 August 2006 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2735930

28 August 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2478575

12 August 2005 Hull Examination · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2447295

28 July 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2442810

Deficiency record · 6

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Cargo Monitor/Control System

Issued 9 July 2014 Resolved

Sight Glasses did not have wiper blades.

Due 9 July 2014
Resolved 9 July 2014
Resolution: Corrected during the inspecrtion.

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Draft Marks/Indicating System

Issued 6 June 2012 Resolved

Draft Marks faded.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 July 2012
Resolved 6 June 2012
Resolution: Painted draft marks.

Deck/Cargo › Mooring/Anchoring › Winch

Issued 6 June 2012 Resolved

Stbd stern winch wire missing.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 July 2012
Resolved 7 July 2012
Resolution: Replaced broken wire with new wire.

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Pressure/Vacuum Relief Valve

Issued 10 August 2011 Resolved

"D8 TBSIP SELF-REPORTED DEFICIENCY" High velocity valve had polymer on internal parts and provented proper operation.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 August 2011
Resolved 11 August 2011
Resolution: Replaced valve.

Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Cable

Issued 1 August 2008 Resolved

Electronically controlled engine not in compliance with 46 CFR 111.105.31( l). Vessel operator given until 01JAN09 to correct IAW D8 policy guidance 01-2008 and their approved company compliance plan. ACL compliance plan and D8 compliance plan approval letter have been scanned into vessel documents. For additional information see CG Central/Communities/Domestic Vessel Inspections (Flag State

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 January 2009
Resolved 7 January 2009
Resolution: New engine installation of cummins engine configuration D412345mx02.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Cargo Tank Arrangement/Size

Issued 13 March 2008 Resolved

1) Present barge for further examination causal to a reported cargo tank leak. Barge is not authorized to depart the Baton Rouge zone until this requirement is corrected to the satisfaction of the attending CG Marine Inspector.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 March 2008
Resolved 2 August 2017
Resolution: Cargo tank weep repaired and air tested - SAT.

Casualty record · 3

28 August 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2478575

23 August 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2776746

18 December 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7370614

Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

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.