Summary of 2007 PSC detention items (code 30)

Ship Name Type Flag Date Place Deficiencies
JEANNIE III Bulk Carrier Panamanian 2007/12/28 Guangzhou, China (To
1.Water ingress detector & alarm system for cargo holds - Damaged.
2.Dewatering remote control system for F.P.T & Bosun room - Damaged.
3.MF/HF radio installation - Can not be supplied by reserve source.
4.Fire main line near No.5 & No.4 cargo hold - Holed.
KING GLORY Timber Carrier Panamanian 2007/12/05 Zhangjiagang (Tokyo
1.Battery of EPIRB - Expired since Sep. 2007.
2.Lifeboat engine - Failed to be started.
TAI FU NO.3 Reefer Carrier Kiribati 2007/11/27 Pusan (Tokyo Mou) 1.Several crews medical exam cert. expired (2O/S, 3 OILER) & Taiwan crews no cert.
2.2/E endorsement of certificate of competency expired/invalid.
3.Both side fire dampers in E/RM ventilator malfunction & corroded heavily.
4.Stb'd L/Boat cracked on port quarter hull. (abt. 20cm)
5.Maste rnot conversant with company's SMS, Master's review, procedure to report NCR, familiarization procedure.
6.Shipboard SMS not ensured, qualified, certificated medically fit seafarers manning.
7.Effective maintenance system not implemented, fire dampers malfucntion, L/Boat haull crack.
VIVA 106 REEFER Panamanian 2007/10/23 Masan (Tokyo mou)
1.Endorsements of C/O, I/E, Z/E issuded by flag state - No providing.
CHING HO Bulk & Lumber Carrier Panamanian 2007/10/16 Useless Loop, Austra 1.Oily water separator overboard discharge sample in excess of 15ppm.
TIAN XIN Timber Carrier Panamanian 2007/09/26 Qingdao (Tokyo Mou)
1.NAVITEX not working properly.
2.Emergency lighting on boat deck for illumination of sea surface damaged.
3.No evidence to show the SMS documentations on board were effective for no approval for the documents & no updated information.
4.3rd engineer can only understand englisht while other engineers can only understand Chinese working language not effective, communtication between crews not fluent.
5.C/E recently attended the vessel while on evidence that a familiarization procedures was followed.
6.Jacketed piping system for high pressure fuel lines of M/E found connections not protected and recycling pipe loosen.
7.Master review of SMS not carried out.
SEA CENTURION Bulk Carrier Panamanian 2007/08/24 Ulsan
1.E/R ventilator (P&S) holed & heavy corrosion.
2.Life boat (P&S) - boat hull crack;inner frame broken; boat release unit stuck; limit switch inoperable; size, capaclty not marked.
3.Caps of sounding pipe for ballasting tank not relevant material
MAY FLOWER Cargo Ship Panamanian 2007/05/28 Changshu, China
1.Reserve source of energy for GMDSS failure to supply.
2.Day-light signaling light only supplied by main electric sources.
SAN FONG Cargo Ship Panamanian 2007/04/19 Tianjin (Tokyo Mou) 1.Air pipe of fuel oil tank at No.3A tank on stb'd damaged and holed.
2.Many hole in E/R funnel.
3.Weathertight door in E/R funnel holed seriously.
4.Isolation valve seized.
ORANDA Bulk Carrier Panamanian 2007/04/16 guangzhou 1.Bulkhead between no.1 to No.2 cargo hold excessive corrosion and holed
2.Upper shelf plate between No.2 to No.3 cargo hold excessive corrosion and through cracked
3.Upper shelf plate between and No.4 to No.5 cargo hold excessive corrosion and throught cracked
GOLDEN WEALTH Bulk Carrier Panamanian 2007/04/04 Tianjin
1.Lifeboat at port side can not launched.
JEANNIE III Bulk Carrier Panamanian 2007/04/03 Guangzhou 1.Numerous flames of No.2, 4 & 5 cargo hold excessive corrosion and thinned cracked.
2.Bulkhead between No.4 to No.5 cargo hold excessive corrosion and holed.
3.Bulkhead between No.2 to No.3 cargo hold excessive corrosion and holed.
4.Numerous slop bottom plating, longitudinals and frames of No.1-No.4 top water ballast tanks excessive corrosion and holed.
5.Bulkhead between port side No.4 ballast tank to No.5 oil tank excessive corrosiion and holed.
6.The hull of port side lifeboat excessive deforamtion.
7.Fire-dampers for 4 sets of E/R ventilators on deterdrated and inoperative.
8.Ship's load line cetification expired from Mar. 31, 2007
9.Ship's safety construction certificate expired from Mar. 31, 2007.
10.Ship's Iopp certificate expired from Mar. 31, 2007.
SINAR Cargo Ship Panamanian 2007/03/28 Zhenjiang
1.Emergency fire P/P malfunction.
SAN FONG Cargo Ship Panamanian 2007/03/19 Tianjin 1.Air pipe of fuel oil tank at No.3 tank on Stb'd side damaged and holed.
2.Many hole in E/R funnel.
3.Weathertight door in E/R funnel holed seriously.
4.Isolation valve seized.
BRAVE HART Cargo Ship Panamanian 2007/02/21 Kobe, Japan 1.Windlass on forecastle deck - Hydraulic motor casing was cracked and leaked oil continuously.
2.Oily water separator and discharging pipe arrangement - oily dirty inside discharge pipe into the sea.
CSE COURAGE Ore Bulk Carrier Chinese 2007/01/20 Port hedland
1.Oil filtering equipment not functioning.
YANG QUAN Cargo Ship Panamanian 2007/01/15 Yangzhou, China 1.DOC issued on Jun. 26, 2002, annual verification no carried out until now.
2.Emergency fire pump not in order.
3.Emergency steering gear out of order.
4.In water pipe of oil separator broken and leaked.
5.Rocket parachute signal expired.
TAO YUAN Container Carrier Panamanian 2007/01/05 Hong Kong
1.5 crew member medical fitness certificate expired.
2.Sailing direction NP30, NP32 not corrected up-to-date.
3.Lifeboat(P) supporting frame for bottom keel seriously corroded & wasted more than 50% of the steel thiness.
4.Lifeboat(P&S) items were in poor condition or not available: (2 water tanks damaged, 2more signalling torches not available, awning supporting stanchion frames wasted, harbour safety pin lashed by wire, one compass without illumination ,search light not available on board.
5.Engine room and generatiors / main engine casing found very oily and dirty may lead to serious fire risks.