United States Coast Guard
TANKSHIP
INSPECTION BOOK
Name of Vessel
Official Number
/Class
Date Completed
/Location
Vessel Built in Compliance with SOLAS: 60 74 74/78 N/ARoute
q Oceans / q Limited Coastwise / q Lakes/Bays/Soundsq Coastwise / q Great Lakes / q Rivers
Inspection Type
q Inspection for Certification (COI) / q Annual Inspectionq Periodic Inspection
Inspectors
1.2. / 3.
4.
CG-840 TS
Rev. Jan 2010
Total Time Spent Per Activity:
ACTIVITY TYPE / ACTIVITY / TRAINING / (PERS) MI
TOTAL ADMIN HOURS / TOTAL TRAVEL HOURS
Reserve Personnel
ACTIVITY TYPE / ACTIVITY / TRAINING / (PERS) MI
TOTAL ADMIN HOURS / TOTAL TRAVEL HOURS
Auxiliary Resources
TOTAL BOAT HOURS / TOTAL AIRCRAFT HOURS
Use of Tankship Inspection Book:
This inspection book is intended to be used as a job aid by Coast Guard marine inspectors during inspections of U.S. flagged tankships. The lists contained within this book are not intended to limit the inspection. Each marine inspector should determine the depth of inspection necessary. A checked box should be a running record of what has been inspected. It does not imply that the entire system has been inspected or that all or any items are in full compliance. This job aid does not constitute part of the official inspection record.
This document does not establish or change Federal laws or regulations. References given are only general guides. Refer to IMO publications, CFRs, NVICs or any locally produced cite guides for specific regulatory references. Not all items in this book are applicable to all vessels.
NOTE: Guidance on how to conduct inspections of U.S. flagged tankships can be found in the Marine Safety Manual (MSM) Volume II, Chapter B1: Inspection of Vessels for Certification. All MSM cites listed in this book refer to MSM Volume II unless otherwise indicated.
Guide to Examinations:
q All vessels
¦ Vessels carrying dangerous cargoes in bulk
Pre-inspection Items:
/ Post-inspection Items:· Review MISLE records.
- COI
- Vessel Critical Profile / · Issue letters/certificates to vessel.
· Obtain copies of forms to be issued. / · Complete MISLE Activity
· Initiate Report of Violation (ROV) if necessary.
Table of Contents:
Section 1: Administrative Items
IMO Applicability Dates 1
Involved Parties & General Information 2
Vessel Information 3
Vessel Description 3
Section 2: Certificates and Documents
Certificates 8
Logs and Manuals 9
Pollution Prevention Records 10
Chemical Cargo Records 11
Section 3: Inspection Items for All Vessels
Navigation Equipment 12
General Health and Safety 15
Structural Integrity 17
Ground Tackle 19
Cargo Operations 19
Inert Gas Systems 22
Vapor Control Systems 22
Lifesaving Equipment 23
Fire Protection 29
Pollution Prevention 32
Marine Sanitation Devices 34
MTSA/ISPS Compliance 35
Section 4: Additional Inspection Items: Vessels Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk
Emergency Equipment 45
Cargo Operations 46
Cargo Tanks 46
Cargo Piping 47
Quick-closing Valves 48
Venting 48
Gauging 49
Pump rooms 50
Electrical Systems 50
Gas Detection 51
Section 5: Drills
Fire Drill 52
Abandon Ship Drill 53
Security Drill 54
Section 6: Appendices
Vessel Layout 55
Cargoes Requiring a Response Plan 57
Prohibited Chemical Cargoes 58
Recommended US Vessel Deficiency Procedures 59
Deficiency Summary Worksheet 60
Conversions 61
Section 1: Administrative Items
IMO Applicability Dates:
Reference /Date
SOLA8 1960 / 26 MAY 65SOLAS 1974 / 25 MAY 80
1978 Protocol to SOLAS 1974 / 01 MAY 81
1981 Amendments (II-1 & II-2) / 01 SEP 84
1983 Amendments (III) / 01 JUL 86
Various additional amendments to SOLAS
MARPOL 73/78 Annex I
MARPOL 73/78 Annex II
MARPOL 73/78 Annex III
MARPOL 73/78 Annex V
MARPOL 73/78 Annex VI / 02 OCT 83
06 APR 87
01 JUL 92
31 DEC 88
19 MAY 05
IBC Code
BCH Code / After 01 JUL 86
Prior to 01 JUL 86
IGC Code / After 01 JUL 86
IGC Code (for existing vessels) / Prior to 01 JUL 86
COLREGS 1972 / 15 JUL 77
Various additional amendments to COLREGS
Load Line 1966 / 21 JUL 68
STCW 1978 / 28 APR 84
1991 Amendments
1994 Amendments
1995 Amendments / 01 DEC 92
01 JAN 96
01 FEB 97
Involved Parties & General Information:
Phone Numbers
Owner—Listed on DOC or COFR
q No Change
Operator
q No Change
Vessel Information:
ISM Issuer: Same as above?
q Yes / q No If not the same, which
Recognized Organization?
NOTE: The period of validity for ISM documents should correspond to the following list.
If they do NOT, ISM documents should be further investigated.
q 5 years = Full term (SMS and DOC)
q 6 months = Interim (SMC) / q 12 months = Interim (DOC)
q 5 months = Short term (SMC)
Gross Tons / q No Change
Net Tons / q No Change
Built Date (use delivery date) / q No Change
Overall Length (in feet) / q No Change
Does vessel meet double-hull requirements?
q Yes / q No If not, vessel must meet requirements by (date) in accordance with 33 CFR Part 157 Appendix G.
Last Three Cargoes
1.
2.
3.
Is pumproom gas-free? / q Yes / q No / q N/A
Vessel Description:
q Crude Carrier / q Combinationq Product Carrier / q Oil / Bulk / Ore
q Chemical Carrier / q Other
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Section 2: Certificates and Documents
Endorse DateExp. Date
Issue Date
Port Issued
ID #
Issuing Agency / USCG /
USCG
/USCG
Name of Certificate / Certificate of Documentationq No Change / Classification Document
q No Change / Certificate of Financial Responsibility (COFR)
q No Change / Safety Construction (SLC)
q No Change / Safety Equipment (SLE)
q No Change / Safety Radio (SLT)
q No Change
Exp. Date
Issue Date
Port Issued
ID #
Issuing Agency / USCG
Name of Certificate / International Load Line
q No Change / International Oil Pollution Prevention w/Form B (IOPP)
q No Change / Certificate of Fitness (COF)
q No Change / International Tonnage (ITC)
q No Change / Safety Management (SMC)
q No Change / Document of Compliance (DOC)
q No Change
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Exp. DateIssue Date
Port Issued
ID #
Issuing Agency
Name of Certificate / International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC)
q No Change / International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate (IAPP)
q No Change / Engine International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate (EIAPP)
q No Change
Continuous Synopsis Record:
(SOLAS Vessels only)
Review Record and Enter Most Current Data
Flag State:Date Registered:
Ship ID #:
Ship Name:
Port of Registry:
Registered Owners:
Company-as defined in SOLAS Chapter IX:
Certificates:
· All pages visible / 46 CFR 31.05-5
46 CFR 153.901
q ISM Code
· Safety Management System
· Shipboard Operations Plan / SOLAS 74/78 IX/3
q Stability letter posted / 46 CFR 35.08-1
q Waste management plan
(oceangoing vessels ³ 40 feet) / 33 CFR 151.57
q Annual drug and alcohol program audit
q Transportation Worker ID Credential (TWIC)
· All MMC holders
· All non-MMC holders with security duties or
unrestricted access to restricted areas.
/ 46 CFR Part 16
46 CFR 10.113 & 12.01-11
q Officers’ licenses current / 46 CFR 35.05-1
q GMDSS endorsement
q FCC Station License
q Safety Radio Certificate / 47 CFR Part 80
q GMDSS maintenance personnel
q 1st Class Radiotelegraph Operator’s Certificate
q 2nd Class Radiotelegraph Operator’s Certificate
q 3rd Class Radiotelegraph Operator’s Certificate / 47 CFR 80.1074
q Required international safety convention certificates posted and valid / 46 CFR 31.40-35
q Liferaft servicing certificates
· Annual service / 46 CFR 160.151-57(p)
SOLAS 74/78 III/19.8
q Cargo Gear Certificate / 46 CFR 31.37-75
Notes:
Logs and Manuals:
· Periodic checks as required
· Visual inspection of survival craft / rescue boat and launching appliances
· Operation of lifeboat / rescue boat engines
· Lifesaving appliances, including lifeboat equipment examined / 46 CFR 199.190(e)
SOLAS 74/78 III/19
q Emergency training and drills
· Onboard training in use of lifesaving equipment (all crew members)
· SOLAS training manual
· Logbook records
· Fire and lifeboat drills
· General alarm tested / SOLAS 74/78 III/18
46 CFR 199.180
SOLAS 74/78 III/18.5
SOLAS 74/78 III/25
q Bridge log
· Pre-arrival tests conducted
· Casualties (navigation equipment and steering gear failures reported)
· Steering gear drills
· Emergency steering drills / SOLAS 74/78 V/19
STCW 95 I/14
33 CFR 164.25
33 CFR 164.53
46 CFR 35.07
q Information available to master (as required)
· Loading manual
· Trim and stability book / 46 CFR 42.15-1
46 CFR 31.10-32
46 CFR 45.105(a)
q Cargo and ballast system instruction manual / 33 CFR 157.23
46 CFR 153.806
Notes:
Pollution Prevention Records:
q Oil record book· Each operation signed by person-in-charge
· Each complete page signed by master
· Book maintained for 3 years / MARPOL Ax. I/20
33 CFR 151.25
q Review the Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP) for the following:
· Approval from flag state or classification society
· Written in English and working language of crew
· Procedures for reporting oil pollution incidents
· List of authorities or persons to be contacted in the event of an oil pollution incident
· Action to be taken immediately by persons on board to reduce or control discharge of oil following an incident
· Procedures and POC on the ship for coordinating shipboard action with national and local authorities in combating pollution / MARPOL 73/78 Annex I/26.1
33 CFR 151.26
q Review Tank Vessel Response Plan (TVRP) for the following:
· Verify that USCG TVRP Approval Letter is valid and not expired
· Verify that your COTP Zone is an approved zone listed on letter
· Verify that QI is identified in Plan (Optional – Recommended, not required – call QI and verify contact information in plan is accurate)
· Verify if OSRO resources are adequate for vessel and they are listed for COTP Zone (Optional – Recommended, not required – call QI and ask for copy of OSRO contract for your COTP Zone)
· Check plan for any recent updates/ significant changes made since date on Approval Letter. / 33 CFR 155.1030
33 CFR 155.1035
33 CFR 155.1065
33 CFR 155.1070
q Verify vessel has access to shore-based computerized damage stability programs / 33 CFR 155.240
q Oil transfer procedures
· Posted
· List of products carried by vessel
· Description of transfer system including a line diagram of piping
· Number of persons required on duty
· Duties by title of each person
· Means of communication
· Procedures to top off tanks
· Procedures to report oil discharges / 33 CFR 155.720
MARPOL 73/78 I/20
Chemical Cargo Records:
q Approved Procedures & Arrangement Manual / 46 CFR 153.490(a)46 CFR 153.490(b)
q Cargo record book / 46 CFR 153.490
q Cargo information cards / 46 CFR 153.907
q Cargo location plan
· Cargo compatibility / 46 CFR 153.907
46 CFR Part 150
q Cargo piping plan / 46 CFR 153.910
q Shipping document / 46 CFR 153.907
q Waiver letters carried / 46 CFR 153.10
q Certificate of inhibition or stabilization
· Date added to cargo
· Length of time effective
· Temperature limitations / 46 CFR 153.912
q Current copy of 46 CFR Parts 35, 150, and 153 aboard / 46 CFR 153.905
Notes:
Section 3: Inspection Items for All Vessels
Navigation Equipment:
q Navigation publications (as applicable)· Current and corrected charts
· U.S. Coast Pilot
· Great Lakes Pilot
· Sailing directions
· Coast Guard Light List
· Notice to mariners
· Tide tables
· Tidal current tables
· International Rules of the Road
· Inland Rules of the Road / 46 CFR 35.20-1
33 CFR 164.33
SOLAS 74/78 V/20
q Operationally test radar(s) and ARPA
· 2 required if over 10,000 GT
· Operate independently
· ARPA acquires targets / 46 CFR 32.15-30
33 CFR 164.35
33 CFR 164.37
33 CFR 164.38
SOLAS 74/78 V/12
q Compasses
· Illuminated gyrocompass with repeater at stand
· Illuminated magnetic compass
· Current deviation table / 46 CFR 32.15-35
33 CFR 164.35
SOLAS 74/78 V/12
q Test electronic depth sounding device and recorder
· Accurate readout
· Test all transducers
· Continuous recorder (chart) / 46 CFR 32.15-10
33 CFR 164.35
SOLAS 74/78 V/12
q Speed and distance indicator / 33 CFR 164.40
SOLAS 74/78 V/12
q Propulsion shaft tachometer / SOLAS 74/78 V/12
Notes:
q Radio equipment· Radios, RDF, Loran
· Electronic position fixing device tested
· GMDSS meets requirements for vessel operating area / 47 CFR Part 80
33 CFR 26.03
SOLAS 74/78 V/7 SOLAS 74/78 V/12
33 CFR 164.41
NVIC 9-93
q Internal communications and control system
· EOT failure alarms
· Telephones
· Voice tubes
· Emergency loudspeaker system
· Public address system
· Bell pulls
· Pilothouse controls / 46 CFR 113.30
46 CFR 113.35
MSM Ch. B1.J.4
46 CFR 32.30-1
46 CFR 113.50
q Navigation lights and signals
· Control panels
· Running lights
· Anchor lights
· Special day and night signals
· Distress signals and stowage
· Flag signals, international code
· Whistle, light, bells, gongs
· Day and night signal devices
· Certificate of Alternate Compliance / 72 COLREGS
46 CFR 111.75-17
MSM Ch. B1.J.5.c
MSM Ch. C2.J
46 CFR 32.15-5
33 CFR 81.9
q Steering gear
· Main gear tested (all stations)
· Auxiliary gear tested (all stations)
· Instructions and markings
· Rudder angle indicator
· Illumination
· Alarms
· Block diagram / 46 CFR 31.10-15
46 CFR 61.20-1
46 CFR 58.25
33 CFR 164.35
33 CFR 164.39
46 CFR 113.43
SOLAS 74/78 II-1/29 SOLAS 74/78 II-1/30
SOLAS 74/78 V/19-1 SOLAS 74/78 V/19-2
MSM Ch. C4.F
NVIC 1-69
NVIC 1-81
Notes: