CHEM NICHOLAS

Tank Ship · Built 2000s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

CHEM NICHOLAS is a 2007 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2008, most recently in April 2020, along with 11 deficiencies and 5 operational controls.

Records from 2008 to 2020. Most recent: operational control imposed, 14 April 2020.

Built: 2007
Last inspected: 13 April 2020
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 17
Deficiencies: 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9374416 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

A8MS5

MISLE id

956170

Flag

LIBERIA

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-956170

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations10

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded5

Years with a record 8 calendar years (2008–2020)

The 17 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 6 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it24112 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
47850 - Displacement, Metric Ton
38396 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
11118 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

Inspection history · 17

13 April 2020 PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6938672

29 March 2020 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6932880

13 November 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6579889

12 October 2018 COC-CHEM Renew · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6558403

27 May 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6156907

27 May 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6156927

23 January 2017 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6071745

22 August 2014 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4962257

26 July 2012 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · COC-CHEM Renew

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4388947

2 July 2012 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4360874

23 June 2012 COE-Dockside

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4352822

6 September 2011 PII Safety Exam · COC-CHEM Annual · Deficiency Check · COE-Dockside · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4137180

16 November 2010 COE-Dockside

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3892321

16 June 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3238936

16 June 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3239432

11 June 2008 ISPS II Exam · COC-CHEM Renew · MARPOL Annex I Examination · MARPOL Annex II Examination · MARPOL Annex V Examination · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3233566

9 June 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3231823

Deficiency record · 11

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 14 April 2020 Resolved

A chemical tanker shall comply with requirements of the IBC code... Independent cargo tanks shall be Electronically bonded to the hull. All gasketed cargo pipe joints and hose connections shall be electronically bonded. PSCO observed multiple (ie. Annex I line, IG line ivo shore connection and P/V breaker) bonding connections missing, and several installed bonding connections were installed without using proper bonding straps. 74SOLAS(14) CH VII, Reg 10 (IBC Code, CH10.2) 17ac

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 16 April 2020
Resolved 16 April 2020
Resolution: Vessel supplied class report detailing correction of electrically grounded for joints and connections.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 14 April 2020 Resolved

A chemical tanker shall comply with requirements of the IBC code...Where electrical equipment is installed in hazardous locations it shall be to the satisfaction of the administration and certified by the relevant authorities for operation in the flammable atmosphere concerned, as indicated in column i in the table of CH 17. PSCO observed several missing and loose screws/bolts on multiple MARFLEX cargo pump electrical connection terminal boxes. As per manufacturer missing components on pump could compromise the pumps explosion proof seal. PSCO also observed 01 light fixture on deck, without proper seal. 74SOLAS(14) CH VII, Reg 10 (IBC Code, CH10.1.5) 17ac

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 16 April 2020
Resolved 16 April 2020
Resolution: Vessel provided class report with corrected electrical connections.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors

Issued 14 April 2020 Resolved

All access openings in bulkheads shall be weathertight when closed. Port State Control Officer observed daylight shining through the top portion of the weathertight door leading from the steering gear room emergency escape route to the aft deck,rendering it not weathertight. PSCO also observed three crewmembers being needed to close and latch the door. ILLC/12.1 40AC

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 16 April 2020
Resolved 16 April 2020
Resolution: Vessel provided class report detailing replaced watertight seal and subsequent testing of replacement.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 12 October 2018 Resolved

Where cable which are installed in hazardous areas introduce the risk of fire or explosion in the event of an electrical fault in such areas, special precautions against such risks shall be taken to the satisfaction of the Administration. Packing glands installed incorrectly on ESDs with exposed wires present.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 12 October 2018
Resolved 13 October 2018
Resolution: Received class report attesting to repairs made by vessel crew.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 12 October 2018 Resolved

Cables and wiring shall be installed and supported in such a manner as to avoid chafing or other damage. Wire ties in forward half of ship deteriorated. Metal protective covering wasted on pump wires from pump motor to cableway.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 12 October 2018
Resolved 30 March 2020
Resolution: 13NOV18- recieved class report from RINA. extended due date until 09FEB18 as per RINA 30MAR20- received class report from RINA. Deficency cleared.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat Equipment › Food Ration

Issued 26 July 2012 Resolved

0611 - Lifeboats - Lifeboat equipment shall consist of food rations kept in airtight packaging. 26 out of 28 required food rations were not in airtight packaging - 74 SOLAS 09 Con. III/31.1.6, LSA Code 4.4.8.12

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 26 July 2012
Resolution: The Captain notified the vessel agent to send a supply of valid food rations to the vessel. A confirmation and receipt of such action order was show to Coast Guard examiners.

Documentation › Logs/Records › Cargo Record Book (NLS)

Issued 26 July 2012 Resolved

1910 - Cargo Record Book - Every ship to which MARPOL Annex II applies shall be provided with a cargo record book in the form specified in MARPOL Annex II. The vessel did not have a Cargo Record Book onboard - 73 MARPOL 06 Con. II/15.1

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 26 July 2012
Resolution: Vessel presented confirmation that Cargo Record Book was being sent to the ship.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat › Stability

Issued 6 September 2011 Resolved

Vessel's free-fall lifeboat has a crack in the gel coat on the keel. Class to address the condition of the keel an integrity of the life boat.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 September 2011
Resolution: Crew has made repairs to the gel coat. This office received a copy of the Class (RINA) report attesting to the condition of the repairs.

Operations/Management › Pollution › Report of Discharge

Issued 6 September 2011 Resolved

VGP inspection form for Dry-dock was not completed when vessel completed dry-dock in Aug '10

Due 6 September 2011
Resolved 6 September 2011
Resolution: Forms were filled in and filed in the ships documents. Master reminded to continue to document and submit required paperwork.

Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Power Requirement

Issued 16 June 2008 Resolved

Vessel experienced loss of power while transiting into the harbor. Make proper repairs and provide satisfactory attestation report from class society that includes the cause of failure.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 17 June 2008
Resolution: Rcvd sat class report

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Governor

Issued 16 June 2008 Resolved

Vessel experienced loss of propulsion while transiting into the harbor. Make proper repairs and provide satisfactory attestation report from class society that includes the cause of failure.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 17 June 2008
Resolution: Rcvd sat class report

Ownership record

The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title, with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.