Records from 2016 to 2023. Most recent: operational control imposed, 20 March 2023.
Inspection history · 13
13 March 2023
PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7650698
11 March 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7650013
10 March 2023
Deficiency Check · COE-Administrative
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7649267
26 January 2023
PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · MARPOL Annex I Examination
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7623727
21 January 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7624894
4 June 2020
PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6962422
22 April 2019
COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6662071
14 April 2018
ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6391422
16 May 2017
ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6143681
3 November 2016
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6034647
28 April 2016
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5864492
23 April 2016
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5860783
10 April 2016
ISPS II Exam · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5850676
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Resources and personnel
Issued 14 March 2023
Resolved
Objective evidence discovered in an expanded ISM examination revealed the vessel failed to fully implement the requirements of the ISM Code through their SMS procedures as evident by deficiencies 02, 03, and 04. This indicates that the ship and/or company are not meeting the SMS requirements. An external audit is required. 74 SOLAS (20) IX/3, ISM Code 6.3, 6.7, 8.2
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 22 March 2023
Resolution: Satisfactory external audit report from class BV; CG attendance verified deficiencies 02, 03, 04 rectified to satisfaction of Class and CG.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 14 March 2023
Resolved
The drills of the crew shall take place within 24 h of the ship leaving port if more than 25% of the crew have not participated in abandon ship and fire drills on board that particular ship in the previous month. When a ship enters service for the first time, after modification of a major character or when a new crew is engaged, these drills shall be held before sailing. The drills required were not held before sailing when a new crew was engaged, nor at any time during the following voyage. 74 SOLAS (20) III/19.3.2
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 22 March 2023
Resolution: SMS externally audited by class BV. Vessel identified SMS procedures for required drills. Additional drills conducted to the satisfaction of class and CG.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills)
Issued 14 March 2023
Resolved
Parties responsible for fire extinguishing shall be organized. These parties shall have the capability to complete their duties at all times while the ship is in service. The vessel’s crew lacked familiarity with shipboard fire extinguishing procedures and equipment. During the fire drill, Port State Control Officers observed a breakdown in communication resulting in a loss of situational awareness, and a lack of familiarity with required equipment. 74 SOLAS(20) II-2/15.2.1.3
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 22 March 2023
Resolution: CG attended 20MAR23, observed fire/abandon ship drills; considerable improvement in all areas previously identified as unsatisfactory. BV verified.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 14 March 2023
Resolved
Crew members shall be trained to be familiar with the arrangements of the ship as well as the location and operation of any fire-fighting systems and appliances that they may be called upon to use. When requested by the PSCO to perform a routine test of the deck foam monitors, the crew was unable to operate the system for 20 minutes due to unfamiliarity with the piping and valve configuration. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/15.2.2.1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 22 March 2023
Resolution: CG attended 20MAR23, observed test of fire main/foam monitor system. Vessel crew was organized, performed efficient and satisfactory test of equipment. BV verified.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 14 March 2023
Resolved
The purpose of this regulation is to prevent the ignition of combustible materials or flammable liquids. For this purpose, the following functional requirements shall be met: means shall be provided to limit the accumulation of flammable vapours. Approximately 20 black garbage bags in the machinery space storage room are filled with oil soaked rags. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/4.1.2
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 March 2023
Resolution: CG received receipts verifying oily rags sent ashore, CG inspected E/R spaces and verified removal. Receipt attached.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Retention of oil on board
Issued 14 March 2023
Resolved
Oil residue (sludge) tank(s) shall be provided and: shall be of adequate capacity, having regard to the type of machinery and length of voyage to receive the oil residues which cannot be dealt with otherwise in accordance with the requirements of this annex. Sludge tanks were nearly filled to capacity on board. MARPOL I/12.3.1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 March 2023
Resolution: CG attended 20MAR23, verified receipts of oily waste ashore, ORB entries satisfactory. Receipts attached.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 14 March 2023
Resolved
The purpose of this regulation is to prevent the ignition of combustible materials or flammable liquids. For this purpose, the following functional requirements shall be met: means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids. There is pooling lube oil between the #3 generator and prime mover, and oil dripping from the blower motors on the main propulsion engine. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/4.1.1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 March 2023
Resolved 22 March 2023
Resolution: CG attended 20MAR23, observed oil pooling cleaned, verified operation of A/E's without leaks, verified by class BV. Rocker arm cover gaskets, one tightened, two renewed.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Freeboard marks
Issued 14 March 2023
Resolved
The deck line is a horizontal line 300mm (12 inches) in length and 25mm (1 inch) in breadth. It shall be marked amidships on each side of the ship, and its upper edge shall normally pass through the point where the continuation outwards of the upper surface of the freeboard deck intersects the outer surface of the shell. The required deck line is not marked on the port side of the vessel. ICLL 66/88 4
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 25 April 2023
Resolved 22 March 2023
Resolution: Received satisfactory BV Class Surveyor Report and pictures of work performed. Attached.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 10 March 2023
Resolved
Sufficient power for going astern shall be provided to secure proper control of the ship in all normal circumstances.
Pilots reported to USCG that vsl had loss of propulsion during mooring evolution, unable to go astern.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 10 March 2023
Resolved 14 March 2023
Resolution: Attended class report received, chief engineer statement received, satisfactory propulsion test documented.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Oil record book
Issued 7 February 2023
Resolved
Each operation described in Regulation 17.4 shall be fully recorded without delay in the Oil Record Book Part I, so that all entries in the book appropriate to that operation are completed. Each completed operation shall be signed by the officer or officers in charge of the operations concerned and each completed page or group of electronic entries shall be signed by the master of ship. PSCO identified numerous operations of discharge overboard or disposal otherwise of bilge water utilizing the Oily Water Separator that were not recorded in the Oil Record Book Part I. The operations not recorded in the Oil Record Book Part I were identified and recorded in the Oily Water Separator Oil Content Meter event log. Provide corrective action plan from company with concurrence from the Administration. MARPOL (2022) ANNEX I/17.4 17 b c
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 7 February 2023
Resolved 27 February 2023
Resolution: Received and accepted class report from BV stating deficiency was rectified.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Gyro compass
Issued 27 January 2023
Resolved
All ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards shall have a gyrocompass heading repeater, or other means, to supply heading information visually at the emergency steering position if provided. PSCO observed the gyro-compass repeater at the emergency steering position reporting a differential of 6 to 7 degrees off from the gyro-compass at the bridge conning position.
74 SOLAS (2020) V/19.2.5.2
Code 60ac
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 31 January 2023
Resolution: Received and accepted class report from BV stating the gyro compass was calibrated and tested sat.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 27 January 2023
Resolved
Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all life-saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. PSCO observed the self-igniting lights on both quick-release lifebuoys secured to the structure of the vessel preventing the lifebuoys from being automatically released.
74 SOLAS (2020) III/20.2
LSA Code II/2.l.3.6
Code 10c
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 27 January 2023
Resolution: Crew rectified to satisfaction of Coast Guard while onboard.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Oil filtering equipment
Issued 26 January 2023
Resolved
Oil filtering equipment shall be provided with alarm arrangements to indicate when this level cannot be maintained. The system shall also be provided with arrangements to ensure that any discharge of oily mixtures is automatically stopped when the oil content of the effluent exceeds 15 ppm. Crew was unable to demonstrate proper operation of the Oily Water Separator and Oil Content Meter.
MARPOL 73/78 (2022) Annex I/14.7
Code 17ac
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 6 March 2023
Resolution: Received class report from BV stating OCM was onboard and OWS verified. PSC team went onboard and verified proper operation of OWS as installed.
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)
Issued 26 January 2023
Resolved
The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board. PSCO observed multiple hydraulic leaks in the vicinity of the hydraulic line block at the centerline superstructure bulkhead. PSCO also observed a make-shift catch bucket with approximately 40 liters collecting under the leaks.
74 SOLAS (2022) I/11
Code 17ac
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 27 February 2023
Resolution: Received and accepted class report from BV stating deficiency was rectified.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo tank vent system
Issued 26 January 2023
Resolved
An open venting system may consist of individual vents from each tank, or such individual vents may be combined into a common header or headers, with due regard to cargo segregation. In no case shall shutoff valves be fitted either to the individual vents or to the header. PSCO observed the weighted side of the Pressure Vacuum Valve to be gagged closed therefore creating a situation in which the Pressure Vacuum Valve was acting as a shutoff valve.
74 SOLAS (2022) VII/10.l
IBC Code (2021) 8.3.1
Code 17ac
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 27 February 2023
Resolution: Received and accepted class report from BV stating deficiency was rectified.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Load Lines (including Exemption)
Issued 26 January 2023
Resolved
The ring, lines and letters shall be painted in white or yellow on a dark ground or in black on a light ground. They shall also be permanently marked on the sides of the ships to the satisfaction of the Administration. The marks shall be plainly visible and, if necessary, special arrangements shall be made for this purpose. PSCO observed the port side load line was not painted accordingly.
ICLL (2015) Annex I/8
Code 17ac
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 27 February 2023
Resolution: Received and accepted class report from BV stating deficiency was rectified.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP)
Issued 26 January 2023
Resolved
The International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate shall be drawn up in the form corresponding to the model given in appendix II to Annex 1 of MARPOL. PSCO observed FORM B No ITBO/F0E/20220607085554/B did not indicate which resolution the ODME Oil Content Meter was approved under as stated in 6.l.5.
MARP0L 73/78 (2022) Annex I/9.l
Code 40ac
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 27 February 2023
Resolution: Received and accepted class report from BV stating deficiency was rectified.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Pumping, piping and discharge arrangements
Issued 26 January 2023
Resolved
Oil residue (sludge) may be disposed of directly from the oil residue (sludge) tank(s) to reception facilities through the standard discharge connection referred to in regulation 13, or to any other approved means of disposal of oil residue (sludge), such as an incinerator, auxiliary boiler suitable for burning oil residues (sludge) or other acceptable means which shall be annotated in item 3.2 of the Supplement to IOPP Certificate Form B. PSCO observed vessel transferring sludge from all sludge tanks to the residual oil tank in the cargo deck area. The vessel is not authorized to discharge sludge via any other acceptable means in accordance with item 3.2 of the vessel's IOPP Form B. MARPOL (2022) ANNEX I/12.2 17 a c
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 7 February 2023
Resolved 27 February 2023
Resolution: Received and accepted class report from BV stating deficiency was rectified.
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Fire Alarm
Issued 10 April 2016
Resolved
1099-An alarm system shall be provided indicating any fault requiring attention and shall be capable of sounding an audible alarm in the main machinery control room. Alarm system did not sound with audible alarm in engine control room. 74 SOLAS (14) II-1/51.1.1.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 April 2016
Resolved 28 April 2016
Resolution: 28APR16: Received, reviewed and accepted class report from DNV-GL (dtd 27APR16) stating the deficiency has been rectified.