ARC DEFENDER

SOLAS I/11(a) The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons onboard. - Vessel reported that it had a frozen fuel pump on its M/E cylinder No.6. Provide class report attesting to repairs made.

Ignition sources shall be separated from combustible materials and flammable liquids. Remove flammable liquids from the SOPEP locker and store in a space designed for this type of liquid.

To assist in casualty investigations, cargo ships, when engaged on international voyages, shall be fitted with a VDR. Investigate the expired acoustic beacon item listed on the last servicing record.

Electrical installations shall be such that the safety of passengers, crew, and ship from electrical hazards will be ensured. 1. Ensure dead-end wires are properly removed or contained for the two radar installations on the flying bridge. 2. Investigate issue with several E-lights not being illuminate on the #1 cargo deck. 3. Several improper terminations on lighting fixture were found on the #2 cargo deck.

Posters or signs shall be provided on or in the vicinity of survival craft and their launching controls and shall illustrate the purpose of controls and the procedures for operating the appliance and give relevant instructions or warnings. Liferaft instruction for both port and starboard stations did not match the type of liferafts installed on the vessel.

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. Faded/delaminated retro-reflective tape found on rescue boat. Engine shut off switch was found disconnected on lifeboat.

The following fire protection systems shall be kept in good order so as to ensure their required performance if a fire occurs: Structural fire protection including fire resisting divisions, and protection of openings and penetrations in these divisions. Insulation failure found on aft bulkhead of the bridge battery room.

Efficient guard rails or bulwarks shall be fitted to all exposed parts of the freeboard and superstructure decks. Wire ropes should be accepted in lieu of guard rails in special circumstances and then only in limited lengths. Lengths of chain should be accepted in lieu of guard rails if they are fitted between two fixed stanchions and/or bulwarks. There were sections of guard rail between stanchions that were regular rope in the vicinity of the port and starboard liferaft stations/ rescue boat; replace with acceptable materials.

Oil filtering equipment shall be of a design approved by the Administration and shall be such as will ensure that any oily mixture discharged into the sea after passing through the system has an oil content not exceeding 15 parts per million. OWS onboard is inoperable, the addition of the “white box” to the onboard system is not allowing proper operation with overboard discharge impossible.

In every ship means shall be provided to prevent overpressure in any part of compressed air systems and wherever water jackets or casings of air compressors and coolers might be subjected to dangerous overpressure due to leakage into them from air pressure parts. Suitable pressure relief arrangements shall be provided for all systems. Provide documentation for safety relief valve bench testing of unfired pressure vessels for start air system, control air system and service air system.

Whenever a vessel is deprived of the service of a member of its compliment, and the master or person in charge is unable to find appropriate credentialed personnel to man the vessel [...] a report of sailing short must be filed with the OCMI having cognizance in the area in which the vessel is operating, or the OCMI within whose jurisdiction the voyage is completed. One (1) of the six (6) AB positions required by the COI minimum safe manning is currently vacant. Note: the COI allows for up to two (2) of the six (6) AB positions to be filled by a specially trained ordinary seaman (STOS) that holds a STCW II/4 RFPNW endorsement. UPDATE 6/5/23: the deficiency due date has been extended until the vessel's return to Baltimore on/about 6/13/23.

Whenever a vessel is deprived of the service of a member of its compliment, and the master or person in charge is unable to find appropriate credentialed personnel to man the vessel [...] a report of sailing short must be filed with the OCMI having cognizance in the area in which the vessel is operating, or the OCMI within whose jurisdiction the voyage is completed. One (1) of the three (3) oiler positions required by the COI minimum safe manning is currently vacant, reportedly due to the oiler's STCW medical certificate (2 year period of validity) expiring during the voyage from Southampton (UK) to Baltimore, requiring him to off-sign from the vessel. The vacant oiler position shall be filled and the COI minimum safe manning levels achieved prior to embarking on an international voyage (meaning prior to departure from Galveston for Altamira, Mexico, based on the vessel's reported upcoming port rotation). Update 4/21/23: deficiency due date has been extended until the vessel's return to Baltimore, MD on/about 5/2/23; see activity # 7673016.

The OCMI will determine the specific manning levels for vessels required to have certificates of inspection by part B of subtitle II of title 46 U.S.C. The masters or individuals in command of all vessels, whether required to be inspected under 46 U.S.C. 3301 or not, are responsible for properly manning vessels in accordance with the applicable laws, regulations, and international conventions. The vessel's recently amended COI requires 6 ABs, with provision that two of these ABs can be substituted with persons holding the STCW II/4 (RFPNW) endorsement. The subject vessel currently has an unlicensed deck department consisting of three persons with the STCW II/5 (AB) endorsement and two persons with the STCW II/4 (RFPNW) endorsement. All other positions listed on the COI's minimum safe manning are currently filled/met. The minimum manning required by the COI shall be obtained within 30 days' time (9/27/22). In the meantime, at the minimum, the current manning level onboard shall be maintained.

The OCMI will determine the specific manning levels for vessels required to have certificates of inspection by part B of subtitle II of title 46 U.S.C. The masters or individuals in command of all vessels, whether required to be inspected under 46 U.S.C. 3301 or not, are responsible for properly manning vessels in accordance with the applicable laws, regulations, and international conventions. The subject vessel currently only has 3 ABs onboard, less than the number of ABs required by the COI. Return to full crew compliment as required under the most current/amended COI by completion of U.S. stateside port rotation.

Vessel reports automation of HI-FOG system does not function properly. Though system can still be activated manually, it does not respond to heat or smoke detection automatically. Requires human intervention

The OCMI will determine the specific manning levels for vessels required to have certificates of inspection by part B of subtitle II of title 46 U.S.C. The masters or individuals in command of all vessels, whether required to be inspected under 46 U.S.C. 3301 or not, are responsible for properly manning vessels in accordance with the applicable laws, regulations, and international conventions. Two oilers disembarked the vessel in Baltimore without replacement, leaving two of the three oiler positions required by the COI minimum safe manning unfilled at this time. Return to full crew compliment as required under the COI.

The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) will determine the specific manning levels for vessels required to have Certificates of Inspection by part B of subtitle II of title 46 U.S. Code(U.S.C.). The masters or individuals in command of all vessels, whether required to be inspected under 46 U.S.C. 3301 or not, are responsible for properly manning vessels in accordance with the applicable laws, regulations, and international conventions. On 23 May 2022, the vessel reported to the OCMI that it has been sailing short one (1) oiler since 15 May 2022 with subsequent visits to two intermediary U.S. ports. Vessel shall return to full complement no later than 04 June 2022.

TEST PROCEDURE DOCUMENTS MUST BE IN A STEP BY STEP OR CHECKLIST FORMAT. AS PER 46CFR61.40-10. VESSEL TEST PROCEDURES ARE INCOMPLETE.