Records from 2007 to 2012. Most recent: operational control imposed, 21 January 2012.
Inspection history · 7
20 January 2012
ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4222818
19 January 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4222825
3 February 2009
Random ISPS/MTSA-No PSC
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3411746
23 April 2008
PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3190329
3 March 2007
Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2879176
26 February 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2878007
26 February 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2878012
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate
Issued 20 January 2012
Resolved
0110- Cargo Ship Safety Equipment- A certificate called a Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate shall be issued after an initial or renewal survey to a cargo ship. The Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate is present and valid, but ship cannot produce a valid Form E- 74 SOLAS (09 CONS) I/12
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 20 January 2012
Resolved 23 January 2012
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted proper documentation from the administration.
Fire Fighting › Fire Hoses › Location
Issued 20 January 2012
No resolution recorded
0720- Fire Fighting Equipment- Fire protection systems and fire-fighting appliances shall be maintained ready for use. PSCO found firebox between cargo holds 1 & 2 empty- 74 SOLAS (09 CONS) II-2/14.1
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 February 2012 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Documentation › Logs/Records › Oil Record Book
Issued 20 January 2012
No resolution recorded
1710- Oil record book- Each operation required to be recorded in the ORB shall be completed in accordance with the Convention. During review of the ORB, the PSCO noted improper logging of transfers between tank to tank (12.2) as evident by changes in the recorded weekly retention soundings (11.3). Provide corrective action plan and training from certificate issuing authority- MARPOL ANNEX I/17.2
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 February 2012 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Documentation › Logs/Records › Garbage Recordkeeping
Issued 20 January 2012
No resolution recorded
2120- Garbage- The mater should obtain from the operator of port reception facilities a receipt specifying the estimated amount of garbage transferred. The vessel was missing 4+ receipts. Provide corrective action plan and training on proper recording procedures in the Garbage Record Book from company in concurrence with the Administration- MARPOL Annex V/ Appendix 1/4.2.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 February 2012 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Fire Control Plans
Issued 20 January 2012
Resolved
2035- FIre Control Plan- A duplicate set of fire control plans or a booklet containing such plans shall be permanently stored in a prominently marked weathertight enclosure outside of the deckhouse. The fire control plan on the starboard side was not in the weathertight enclosure and the enclosure was seized shut- 74 SOLAS (09 CONS) II-2/ 15.2.4.2
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 January 2012
Resolved 20 January 2012
Resolution: Upon opening the enclosure, the crew properly placed plan and crew list inside.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 20 January 2012
Resolved
0650- Lifebuoys- Not less than one half of the total number of lifebuoys shall be provided with lifebuoy self-igniting lights. PSCO observed one lifebuoy with light missing and one lifebuoy with light not working- 74 SOLAS (09 CONS) III/7.1.3
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 January 2012
Resolved 20 January 2012
Resolution: Crew provided missing light and was able to replace the battery in the one that was not working.
Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Vessel Response Plan
Issued 20 January 2012
Resolved
0199- Other (Certificate) The approved Non-tank Vessel Response Plan or the required plan sections is aboard the vessel. The crew could not provide plan and when PSCO asked crew to provide Qualified Individual notification drill, neither crew nor master was awaare of existing requirement and was unable to provide contact information or proof of drill in deck logbook- 33CFR155.1030
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 20 January 2012
Resolved 23 January 2012
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted proper documentation from the administration.
Operations/Management › Cargo Transfer/Lightering › Vessel Transfer Procedures on Hand
Issued 20 January 2012
No resolution recorded
01990- Other (certificate)- The operator of a vessel with a capacity of 250 or more barrels of oil shall provide transfer procedures that meet the requirements of 33CFR155.750. PSCO observed incomplete oil transfer procedures. Prior to bunkering in the United States, provide complete oil transfer procedures- 33CFR155.720
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 January 2012 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Piping
Issued 20 January 2012
No resolution recorded
0899- Other (acid prevent)- Each transfer pipe system on board a vessel is to be tested under static liquid pressure to at least 1.5 times the maximum allowable working pressure annually. Prior to bunkering in the U.S., provide records of completed hydrostatic test for fuel and lube oil piping- 33CFR156.170
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 January 2012 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Operations/Management › EPA Vessel General Permit (VGP) › 4.1.1-Routine Visual Inspections
Issued 20 January 2012
No resolution recorded
Vessel masters/ crew must complete visual inspections in accordance with section 4 of the VGP and record all results in the vessel's recordkeeping documentation. The master/ crew could not produce documentation that the visual inspections have been conducted/ recorded. The PSCO advised the master/ crew of requirements for recordkeeping documentation- 33 U.S.C. 1251
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 January 2012 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Resolution: The PSCO advised the master/ crew that they must complete visual inspections at least once per week or per voyage, whichever is more frequent; unless they engage in multiple voyages per day in which case a daily inspection is required.