Records from 2016 to 2020. Most recent: inspection, 8 September 2020.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 8 September 2020
Resolved
01-02105-Unless expressly provided otheriwse, every ship shall be provided with a main steering gear and an auxiliary steering gear to the satisfaction of the administration. PSCO observed starboard drift on both steering pumps, in local control in the steering gear room, and non follow up control from the bridge.
74 SOLAS (04), II-1/29.1, 17ac
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 September 2020
Resolution: PSC received Class NK's survey report attesting to the proper repairs & operations of equipment. Class NK report attached in documents.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 8 September 2020
Resolved
02-13199-After any survey of the ship under regulations 7,8,9 or 10 has been completed, no change shall be made in the structural arrangements, machinery, equipment and other items covered by the survey, without the sanction of the administration. PSCO observed a missing valve on the #2 main air receiver, an unapproved modification to machinery.
74 SOLAS (14) I/11(b), 17ac
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 September 2020
Resolution: PSC received Class NK's survey report attesting to the proper repairs & operations of equipment. Class NK report attached in documents.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 8 September 2020
Resolved
03-07108-Fire fighting systems and appliances shall be kept in good working order and readily available for immedeate use. PSCO observed a foam generator in engine room with severed pipe and another nozzle covered with tape.
74 SOLAS (14), II-2/14.2.1.2, 17ac
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 September 2020
Resolution: PSC received Class NK's survey report attesting to the proper repairs & operations of equipment. Class NK report attached in documents.
Fire Fighting › Emergency Fire Pumps › Arrangement
Issued 27 December 2017
Resolved
0720 - Fire fighting equipment - Fire fighting systems and appliances shall be kept in good working order and readily available for immediate use. The deck isolation valve to the emergency fire pump was closed; causing a significant delay in receiving fire fighting water. 74 SOLAS (14) II-2/14.2.1.2 10c
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 December 2017
Resolved 27 December 2017
Resolution: Vessel's crew opened the isolation valve allowing water to flow to the deck.
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Oily Water Separator (15 ppm)
Issued 27 December 2017
Resolved
1740 - Oil discharge mon/contr system - A ship subject to inspection where there are clear grounds for believing the crew is not familiar with essential shipboard procedures relating to the prevention of pollution by oil. Vessel's crew did not know how to recall information from the oil content meter to verify history of OWS use. MARPOL 73/78 Annex I/11.1 10c
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 December 2017
Resolved 27 December 2017
Resolution: Vessel's Chief Engineer used the OWS manual onboard to instruct crew in proper use of the Oil Content Meter.
Lifesaving › Immersion Suits › General
Issued 27 December 2017
Resolved
0663 - Immersion suits - An immersion suit complying with the requirements of section 2.3 of the LSA Code is required. An immersion suit which is designed to be worn without a life jacket shall be fitted with a light. All immersion suits in the Engine Control room were not fitted with a light. 74 SOLAS (14) III/8.3 LSA Code 2.3.1.4 10c
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 December 2017
Resolved 27 December 2017
Resolution: Vessel's crew was able to replace missing lights with replacement lights that were already onboard.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Rubbish/Waste Materials
Issued 27 December 2017
Resolved
9900 - Other (not clearly hazardous) - Cylinders for containing hazardous ships stores that are compressed gases must always be secured, and when not in use, they must be stowed in a rack in an upright position. PSCO observed that the Oxygen and Acetylene bottles were not upright or secured. 33 CFR 147.60 10c
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 December 2017
Resolved 27 December 2017
Resolution: Vessel's crew was able to organize and secure all Oxygen and Acetylene bottle while PSCO was still onboard.
Fire Fighting › Miscellaneous Items › Materials for Overboard Outlets
Issued 27 December 2017
Resolved
0899 - Other (accid. prevent.) - A vessel must not leak under a static liquid pressure of 1.5 times or more. Vessel had not conducted a hydrostatic test with a liquid medium. 33 CFR 156.170 10c
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 December 2017
Resolved 27 December 2017
Resolution: The vessel's crew was able to conduct a liquid hydrostatic test while the PSCO was still onboard.
Operations/Management › Vessel Safety Management › Emergency Preparedness
Issued 21 April 2016
Resolved
2540 liquid foam supply valve in the closed position. Valve and foam system is located in steering gear room which when ISPS is implemented the only means to access this valve is through the space the system is designed to protect. PSCO believes that if a fire were to occour in the engine room that blocks access to steering gear room the system would not be able to operate. ISM code A 1.4.5
17ac
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 April 2016
Resolution: Received class report stating the vessel had made changes to the ability to access the steering gear room from outside the engine room where the fixed foam system is located.