IROQUOIS

Sufficient lighting suitable for the marine environment must be provided within crew…working and living areas. ** Fluorescent overhead light fixtures (two) between main engines are flickering/no light.

The officer in charge of a navigational watch must conduct a navigation assessment for the intended route and operations prior to getting underway. The navigation assessment must incorporate the requirements of pilothouse resource management of § 140.640, assess operational risks, and anticipate and manage workload demands. **No record of navigational assessment being completed.

The master of a towing vessel must ensure that drills are conducted and instructions are given to ensure that all crewmembers are capable of performing the duties expected of them during emergencies. This includes abandoning the vessel, recovering persons from the water, responding to onboard fires and flooding, or responding to other threats to life, property, or the environment. *Drills were not being conducted and instructions and logs were not available.

A towing vessel must carry a combination of day and night visual distress signals indicated in Table 141.370 of §141.370 for specified areas where the vessel operates. *Vessel did not have approved distress signals onboard.

Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. *Vessel's bilge alarms were inoperable.

Lifejackets must have the following attachments and fittings: (1) Each lifejacket must have a lifejacket light approved under approval series 161.012 or 161.112 securely attached to the front shoulder area of the lifejacket.(2) Each lifejacket must have a whistle firmly secured by a cord to the lifejacket. *Lifejackets onboard were not fitted with an approved light or whistle.

Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. *Main diesel engine (MDE) block heaters on (1) & (2) MDEs were plugged into a receptacle; receptacle presented signs of overheating and electrical arcing.

Prior to getting underway for the first time on a particular towing vessel, each crewmember must receive a safety orientation. *Documentation of required training was not available.

Individuals, who are not crewmembers, on board a towing vessel must receive a safety orientation prior to getting underway or as soon as practicable thereafter. *Documentation of required training was not available.

All machinery and equipment that is not in proper working order (including missing or malfunctioning guards or safety devices) must be removed; made safe through marking, tagging, or covering; or otherwise made unusable. *Vessel's MDEs did not contain guards on rotating components.

Electrical components that pose an electrical hazard must be in an enclosure. *Electrical outlet overhead of port MDE was not in an enclosure.

No later than July 22, 2019, the owner or managing operator must implement a health and safety plan. The health and safety plan must document compliance with this part and include record keeping procedures. *Vessel did not have a health and safety plan onboard.

Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency lighting sources must provide for sufficient illumination under emergency conditions to facilitate egress from each space. *Multiple installed emergency lights were inoperable.

Each towing vessel must be equipped with at least one fire axe that is readily accessible for use from the exterior of the vessel. *Vessel was not equipped with a fire axe.

All portable fire extinguishers, semi-portable fire-extinguishing systems, fire-detection systems, and fixed fire-extinguishing systems, including ventilation, machinery shutdowns, and fixed fire-extinguishing system pressure-operated dampers on board the vessel, must be inspected or tested at least once every 12 months, as prescribed in paragraphs (a)(1) through (8) of this section, or more frequently if otherwise required by the TSMS applicable to the vessel. *Vessel's latest portable fire extinguisher and fixed fire-extinguishing system inspection exceeded 12 months.

The master of each towing vessel must keep an accurate list of crewmembers and their assigned positions and responsibilities aboard the vessel, as well as an accurate list of individuals to be carried as persons in addition to the crew and any passengers. The date and time that a navigation watchstander, including master, officer in charge of a navigational watch, and lookout assumes a watch and is relieved of a watch must be recorded in the towing vessel record (TVR), official logbook, or in accordance with the TSMS applicable to the vessel. If an engineering watch is maintained, comparable records documenting the engineering watch are required. *List of crewmembers and previous logs were not present onboard.

A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended voyage, including: charts, coast pilot, and light list. Towing vessels operating on the Western Rivers must have maps of appropriate scale issued by the Army Corps of Engineers or a river authority. *An up-to-date light list and up-to-date charts were not present onboard.

Any vessel of at least five net tons which engages in the fisheries on the navigable waters of the United States or in the Exclusive Economic Zone, or coastwise trade, unless exempt under §67.9(c), must have a Certificate of Documentation bearing a valid endorsement appropriate for the activity in which engaged. *Vessel did not have a valid COD onboard.

The results of the inspections required by 33 CFR 164.76 [Towline and Terminal Gear] must be documented in the TVR, official logbook, or in accordance with the TSMS applicable to the vessel. A record of the type, size, and service of each towline, face wire, and spring line, used to make the towing vessel fast to her tow, must be available to the Coast Guard or third-party auditor for review. *Logbook was not present onboard.

The fire detection system and its installation on the vessel must be certified and inspected by a registered professional engineer (PE) with experience in fire-detection system design, by a technician with approved qualifications or by an authorized classification society with equivalent experience. *PE letter or equivalent was not present onboard.