SFL COMPOSER is a 2005 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 25 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 11 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 12 March 2026.
Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Ro-Ro Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a
deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record
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Tonnage as PSIX records it18881 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton 34063 - Displacement, Metric Ton 58631 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 17590 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 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.
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07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm
Issued 11 April 2022Resolved
07117 - MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO CONTROL LEAKS OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND TO LIMIT THE ACCUMULATION OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. PSCO OBSERVED FUEL OIL LEAK SPRAYING FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL OIL LINE LEADING TO THE #3 FUEL PUMP ON THE #3 M. D. GENERATOR.
74 SOLAS (2004) II-2/4.1.1
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 11 April 2022
Resolution: Class society provided report attesting to repair.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 11 April 2022Resolved
13199 - THE MACHINERY ASSOCIATED PIPING SYSTEMS AND FITTINGS SHALL BE OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADEQUATE FOR THE SERVICE FOR WHICH THEY ARE INTENDED. PSCO OBSERVED OIL SEEPING FROM WELDS ON #2 GENERATOR OIL FILTER PIPING. CHIEF ENGINEER STATED THAT CREW REPAIRED CRACKS FOUND ON PIPE BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY DOCUMENTATION STATING REPAIRS WERE APPROVED BY ADMINISTRATION.
74 SOLAS (2004) II-1/26.1
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 11 April 2022
Resolution: Class society provided report attesting to repair.
02118 - WHENEVER A DEFECT IS DISCOVERED THE MASTER OR OWNER OF THE SHIP SHALL REPORT AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY TO THE ADMINISTRATION, THE NOMINATED SURVEYOR OR RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING THE RELEVANT CERTIFICATE. PSCO OBSERVED FUEL OIL SEEPING FROM WELD ON FRAME #125 BULKHEAD ABOVE PORT SIDE FUEL OIL TANK. [name withheld] STATED THAT TEMPORARY REPAIRS WERE CONDUCTED BY PREVIOUS CREW. MASTER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION STATING THAT TEMPORARY REPAIRS WERE APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
74 SOLAS(2020) 1/11(c)
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 11 April 2022
Resolved 16 September 2022
Resolution: Received Class Survey attesting to repairs and rectifying this deficiency.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Company responsibility and authority
Issued 11 April 2022Resolved
15102 - THE COMPANY SHOULD ESTABLUISH PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT THE SHIP IS MAINTAINED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE RELEVANT RULES AND REGULATION AND WITH ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WHICH MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY THE COMPNAY. VESSEL MASTER PROVIDED EVIDENCE THAT THE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED ON THE ITEMS #2, #3 LISTED ABOVE. HOWEVER, WAS NOT ABLE TO RPOVIDE DOCUMENTATION STATING THAT THER TEMPORARY REPAIR ON THE #2 FO TANK AND THE REPAIRS ON THE @2 mdg OIL FILTER PIPING WERE APPORVED BY THE ADMINSTRATION. DUE TO THE OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE IN THE ABOVE DEFINCIENCIES, THE VESSEL IS NOT IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH RELEVANT CONVENTIONS. THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT QUESTIONS THE ADEQUACY AND OVERALL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VESSEL'S SMS UNDER THE ISM CODE. AN INTERNAL AUDIT IS REQUIRED WITHIN 30 DAYS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SHIP IS OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ISM CODE. PROVIDE A COPY OF THE AUDIT REPORT TO USCG WHEN COMPLETED.
74 SOLAS (2020)IX/3.1
ISM CODE 10.1
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 30 April 2022
Resolution: Received ISM Audit and Report attached to this activity under documents.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Cargo record book
Issued 16 March 2022Resolved
Cargo, cargo units, and cargo transport units shall be loaded, stowed and secured throughout the voyage in accordance with the cargo securing manual approved by the Administration. PSCO found cargo shift and damage following reported heavy weather. Prior to movement, secure cargo to the satisfaction of the Administration.
74SOLAS(20)VII/5
Action taken: 60bc
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 16 March 2022
Resolved 18 March 2022
Resolution: DNV class report recieved, attesting to vehicles re-stowed IAW Cargo Securing Manual.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 16 March 2022Resolved
A safety system shall be provided to ensure that serious malfunction in machinery or boiler operations, which present immediate danger, shall initiiate the automatic shutdown of that part plant and that an alarm shall be given. Vessel experianced a loss of propulsion in heavy weather. PSCO found low lube oil alarm in history, but low main engine oil pressure, which should have casued engine shutdown, was not recorded or observed.
74SOLAS(04)II-1/52
action taken: 17ac
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 17 March 2022
Resolved 17 March 2022
Resolution: Vessel lost suction on the #1 LO sump pump, which triggered a stop of the pump. #2 LO sump pump started, not in enough time for a loss of oil pressure alarm to be detected and a low alarm/shutdown of the MDE, in alignement with class rules & automation.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Access/structure
Issued 16 March 2022Resolved
Satisfactory means for safe passage required by regulation 25-1 shall be provided for the protection of the crew. PSCO observed damage to handrails on ladderway between cargo decks 1 & 2 and stanchions on cargo ramp from deck 6 to 7
ICLL I/25.4
action taken: 40ac
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 17 March 2022
Resolved 1 April 2022
Resolution: Vessel report showing handrails were repaired.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 16 March 2022Resolved
Whenever there is a hazardous condition either onboard a vessel or caused by a vessel or its operations, the owner, agent, master, operator, or person in charge must immediately notify the nearest Coast Guard sector office. Vessel failed to notify Sector SE New England following heavy weather that caused a loss of propulsion and shifting cargo
33CFR160.216(a)
action taken: 10c
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 17 March 2022
Resolved 17 March 2022
Resolution: Notification found.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Pump
Issued 5 February 2018Resolved
Vessel reported failure of Steering Gear.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 5 March 2018
Resolved 7 February 2018
Resolution: Vessel provided Class Report and satisfactory port state control exam.
In the event of an emergency the echo sounder record shall be removed, properly identified with the vessel's name and date in ink, signed by the master and the OOW at the time of the emergency. On April 25, 2017 the vessel ran aground outside Brunswick Pilot Station. The echo sounder record was set at 250 meter range at the time of the grounding. SOLAS74/78(14CONS)IX/REG4.3 (17ac)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 26 April 2017
Resolved 26 April 2017
Resolution: Vessel's crew conducted training on the echo sounding device. Crew changed the scale of the depth on the echo sounding device to proper depth needed for safe voyage.
Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Navigation Underway, General
Issued 26 April 2017Resolved
When an accident occurrs to a ship, the organization responsible shall initiate an ivestiagation. On April 25, 2017 at approximately 1550 local time, the MV GLOVIS COMPOSER reported to have ranve aground. The vessel shall provide survey report from the company attesting to the seaworthiness of the vessel. SOLAS74/78(14Cons)I/REG11.C (17ac)
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 26 April 2017
Resolved 26 April 2017
Resolution: MSU Savannah received survey report from class attesting to the seaworthiness of vessel.
Ownership record
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