Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 6 July 2026.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 3 September 2021
Resolved
Certification or licensing by a state or local jurisdiction as a fire extinguisher servicing agency will be accepted by the Coast Guard as meeting the personnel certification requirements of NFPA 10 for annual maintenance and recharging of extinguishers. Vessel did not have any firefighting equipment serviced from previous year.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 3 September 2021
Resolved 3 September 2021
Resolution: Fire fighting equipment was serviced on 3SEP2021 by Harris firefighting equipment.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 3 September 2021
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. For equivalent kits, the contents must be stowed in a suitable, watertight container that is marked “First-Aid Kit”. A first-aid kit must be easily visible and readily available to the crew.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 3 September 2021
Resolved 3 September 2021
Resolution: Vessel purchased new approved first aid kit.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 3 September 2021
Resolved
A vessel on a lakes, bays, and sounds, or rivers route must carry: Three hand red flare distress signals and three hand orange smoke distress signals. A red flare distress signal may be substituted for any of the orange smoke distress signals required. Vessel did not have minimum required number flares onboard.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 3 September 2021
Resolved 3 September 2021
Resolution: Vessel purchased new distress signals. 4 Red and 4 orange.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 3 September 2021
Resolved
The master and crew of a vessel will be familiar with the content of and have mounted at the operating station, emergency instructions containing the actions to be taken in the event of fire, heavy weather, or man overboard conditions. Emergency instructions are not posted at the operating station or on board the vessel.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 October 2021
Resolved 8 September 2021
Resolution: Vessel provided emergency instructions for crew training.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 3 September 2021
Resolved
A person in command of a documented vessel must have on board that vessel the original Certificate of Documentation currently in effect for that vessel. The current original Certificate of Documentation is not on board the vessel.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 October 2021
Resolved 3 September 2021
Resolution: Vessel found original COD.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 24 August 2020
Resolved
In systems and applications where flexible hoses are permitted to be clamped, double hose clamping is required where practicable.
Raw water flexible hose to starboard engine suction was single-clamped and split, leaking water into bilge. 46CFR182.410(d)(4)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 28 August 2020
Resolved 28 August 2020
Resolution: Raw water line renewed and showed no signs of leaking.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 24 August 2020
Resolved
A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump must have at least three 2 1/2 gallon buckets, with an attached lanyard, placed so as to be easily available during an emergency. The words “FIRE BUCKET” must be stenciled in a contrasting color on each bucket.
Vessel had only 2 fire buckets, both 5 gallon, with none properly stenciled. 46CFR181.610
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 September 2020
Resolved 28 August 2020
Resolution: (03) 5-gallon fire buckets observed on vessel and properly marked and rigged with attached lanyard.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 24 August 2020
Resolved
Protect passengers, crew, other persons, and the vessel from electrical hazards, including fire, caused by or originating in electrical equipment, and electrical shock.
Deadend wires located above fuel tank and throughout engineroom, and improperly installed outlet (stbd of generator) pose electrical hazard risks. 46CFR183.200(b)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 September 2020
Resolved 28 August 2020
Resolution: Deadend wires removed and outlet box satisfactorily addressed to attended marine inspector.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 24 August 2020
Resolved
Every vessel subject to Part III of Title III of the Communications Act must have a detailed inspection of the radio installation by an FCC-licensed technician in accordance with §80.59 once every five years. If the ship passes the inspection, the technician will issue a Communications Act Safety Radiotelephony Certificate.
Vessel did not have a current Communications Act Safety Radiotelephony Certificate. 46CFR184.502, 47CFR80.903
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 September 2020
Resolved 23 September 2020
Resolution: [withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 5 August 2019
Resolved
Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vsl
must be fitted with a suitable magnetic compass designed
for marine use. (c) Except on a vsl limited to day time
ops, the compass must be illuminated. The light for the
magnetic compass was inop.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 August 2019
Resolved 9 August 2019
Resolution: installed a new magnetic light equipped with lights
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 5 August 2019
Resolved
The ends of the grab line shall be securely and neatly
spliced together, or shall be hand whipped with a needle
& both ends securely and smoothly seized together. Ring
life buoys shall be of first class workmanship and free
from ant defects materially affecting their appearance
or serviceability. All 03 life rings located on board
have grab lines that were frayed and required to be
replaced.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 August 2019
Resolved 6 September 2019
Resolution: vsl provided proof of compliance via photo.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 5 August 2019
Resolved
Portable waterlight containers for distress flares and
smoke signals shall be of bright color, and containers
shall be clearly marked in legible contrasting letters
at least 0.5 inches high: "DISTRESS SIGNALS". Vsl's
distress flare container was not properly marked.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 August 2019
Resolved 9 August 2019
Resolution: provided proof that distress flare is properly marked.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 5 August 2019
Resolved
The COI and any SOLAS Cert must be posted under a glass
or other suitable transparent matl, such that all pages
are visible, in a conspicuous place on the vsl where
observation by passengers is likely. COI was not posted
on board.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 August 2019
Resolved 6 September 2019
Resolution: Office will send the vsl an original copy of COI.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 5 August 2019
Resolved
The stability letter must be posted under glass or other
suitable transparent material, such that all pages are
visible, at the operating station of the vsl. The
Stability letter was not on board the vsl.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 August 2019
Resolved 22 August 2019
Resolution: provided proof of having the stability letter onboard.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 5 August 2019
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vsl must carry
adequate and up-to date 1) US Coast Pilot 2) Light List
3) Tide Tables 4) Current Tables. Vsl did not have all 4
required publications during inspection.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 August 2019
Resolved 9 August 2019
Resolution: provided proof of all required/necessary navigational publications to MI upon visit.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 5 August 2019
Resolved
Each floating waterlight installed after 11Mar97 on a
vessel must be attached to the lanyard with corrosion
resistant clip. The clip for the ring buoy was severely
corroded.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 August 2019
Resolved 6 September 2019
Resolution: Vsl rep provided proof of compliance (photo)
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 5 August 2019
Resolved
46 CFR 183.430
Each vsl must be equipped with at least two operable
portable battery lights. One of these lights must be
located at the operating station and other at the access
to the propulsion machinery space. Vsl did not have any
portable battery lights.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 August 2019
Resolved 9 August 2019
Resolution: vsl purchased 02 emergency lights and placed them in both engine room and operating station.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 5 August 2019
Resolved
A vsl not required to have a power driven fire pump must
have at least 03 (2 1/2 gallon) buckets with an attached
lanyard. The words "FIREBUCKET" must be stenciled in a
contrasting color on each bucket. Vsl did not have 03 2
1/2 gallon fire buckets on board.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 August 2019
Resolved 22 August 2019
Resolution: provided proof of having the 3 Fire buckets onboard
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 5 August 2019
Resolved
47 CFR 80.13
Stations in maritime service must be licensed by FCC.
Vsl's FCC station license was not on board during
inspection.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 September 2019
Resolved 22 August 2019
Resolution: provided proof of having the FCC station license onboard.
Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Generator
Issued 21 May 2018
Resolved
Vessel has (02) portable generators on board. Remove portable generators from vessel and submit evidence of removal to local OCMI.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 21 June 2018
Resolution: Vessel provided this office with proof that the (02) portable generators were removed from the vessel.
Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Generator
Issued 21 May 2018
Resolved
Vessel's generator inoperable. Ensure generator is operable to the satisfaction of attending MI prior to generator use.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 June 2018
Resolved 21 June 2018
Resolution: Vessel provided this office (via email) with proof of Service Tech Report attesting to the proper operation of the newly installed generator; including "shut/down operations" when the onvboard fireboy is simulated as being activated. All Sat
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Expired
Issued 21 May 2018
Resolved
Signaling devices are expired. Provide non expired signaling devices.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 May 2018
Resolved 13 June 2018
Resolution: Provided proof that new flares where on board.
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Cable
Issued 21 May 2018
Resolved
Wires not supported properly. Ensure wires are properly supported every 24 inches.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 May 2018
Resolved 21 June 2018
Resolution: Provided proof that the associated wiring was properly supported with metal wire hangers (spaced/supported every 24 inches).
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate
Issued 21 May 2018
Resolved
Provide valid FCC Station License and Safety certificates.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 May 2018
Resolved 6 July 2018
Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › License, Radio Officer
Issued 21 May 2018
Resolved
Provide valid FCC Operator Permit.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 June 2018
Resolved 6 July 2018
Resolution: Received via email Proof of license.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Employee Coverage
Issued 21 May 2018
Resolved
Provide proof of crew member's current enrollment in drug testing program.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 May 2018
Resolved 13 June 2018
Resolution: Provided proof that above deficiency was corrected.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 21 May 2018
Resolved
Provide adequate means of testing for alcohol after marine casualty.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 May 2018
Resolved 13 June 2018
Resolution: Provided proof that above deficiency was corrected.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Pump
Issued 15 May 2017
Resolved
Replace bilge pump float switch.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 May 2017
Resolved 13 July 2017
Resolution: Bilge pump/float switch functioned properly.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 15 May 2017
Resolved
Replair anchor light.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 May 2017
Resolved 13 July 2017
Resolution: Anchor light worked properly.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 15 May 2017
Resolved
Replace battery
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 May 2017
Resolved 13 July 2017
Resolution: Replaced battery.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL
Issued 15 May 2017
Resolved
Provide copy of FCC Station Authorization
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 May 2017
Resolved 31 July 2017
Resolution: Submitted copy of FCC Station Authorization.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 15 May 2017
Resolved
Obtain proper first aid kit contents
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 May 2017
Resolved 13 July 2017
Resolution: Proper contents were purchased.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)
Issued 15 May 2017
Resolved
properly apply retroreflective tape
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 May 2017
Resolved 13 July 2017
Resolution: Properly attached retro reflective tape.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable
Issued 15 May 2017
Resolved
Replace grabline on life ring buoy.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 May 2017
Resolved 13 July 2017
Resolution: Grabline was replaced.