SPV & UPV CHECKLIST 1. Vessel details Vessel Name * Employee Name * 2. MANNING [46 U.S.C. 8104; 46 CFR 15 and 26] Licensed operator for tonnage and area of operation. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Original license on board. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Vessel under control of licensed operator, limited to 12 hours. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A3. DRUG TESTING [46 CFR 16] Drug testing program in effect: Pre-employment; periodic; probable cause; random; “serious marine casualty”. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Collection facility pre-arranged. Medical Review Officer (MRO) designated. Dr. Neil Dash, MD Doctors Review Service * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Drug policy posted [need not be on board vessel]. Maintain records. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A4. VESSEL REQUIREMENTS. TRADE ELIGIBILITY [46 CFR 67; 19 CFR 4.80] Less than 5 Net Tons (40 feet), equipped with propulsion machinery: Numbered with State. Must be U.S. built and U.S. owned. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A More than 5 Net Tons less than 100 Gross Tons: Endorsed for “coastwise trade”. Must be U.S. built and U.S. owned. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A5. VESSEL PAPERS [33 CFR 173] Original “certificate of numbers” on board. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Valid. [Validation sticker displayed if required by State]. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Number displayed in contrasting color, correctly spaced.. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Original Certificate of Documentation on board. [46 CFR 67, 46 U.S.C. 8103]. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Current validation sticker affixed to document. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Vessel name & hailing port (including state) on stern; name on port & starboard bow. Clearly legible at least 4″ in height. 46 CFR 67.123. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Official Number permanently marked on interior structural part of vessel. Visible letters & arabic numerals at least 3″ in height. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A U.S. citizen in command. 75% of crew U.S. citizens. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A6. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST [46 CFR 26.03] Suitable for vessel. Posted. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A7. SAFETY ORIENTATION PRIOR TO GETTING UNDERWAY [46 CFR 26.03] Verbal announcements, instructive placards or both. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A8. CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS [33 CFR 181 and 183; 46 CFR 25 and 45] Hull Identification Number (HIN) [Vessel constructed after 1 AUG 84]. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Certification [vessels less than 20 feet]: Safe Loading. Safe powering. Level flotation. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Certification [inboard gasoline power]: Fuel and electrical systems. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Ventilation [all vessels using gasoline as fuel].46 CFR 25.40 or 33 CFR 183.601 * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Coast Guard/UL/SAE Approved backfire flame arrester on all gasoline engines (except outboards).* CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Cooking, heating and lighting systems must be approved. 46 CFR 25.45. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Start in gear protection. [Outboards after 1 AUG 82]. 33 CFR 183.701. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A9. LIFE PRESERVERS (PFDs)/RING BUOYS [46 CFR 25.25] U.S. Coast Guard Approved Type I or Type V PFD [Type V must be worn]. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A One readily available device, of suitable size, for each person on board. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Each Type I or V device equipped with retroreflective material. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Each Type I or V device equipped with Approved PFD light [except vessels on inland routes]. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A At least one U.S. Coast Guard Approved Ring Buoy, immediately available, 20, 24 or 30 inches in diameter. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A All devices to be in serviceable condition. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A10. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS [46 CFR 25.30] Correct number/type, Coast Guard or UL Approved for marine use, in proper bracket. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Accessible and serviceable. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Some Dry Chemical types, serviced every 6 months. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A11. VISUAL DISTRESS SIGNALS [33 CFR 175] Correct number of Coast Guard Approved VDS. 3 day/3 night; Mayday flag/SOS light * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Readily available. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A12. NAVIGATION RULES (UNIFIED RULES and COLREGS) Correct lights for operation: underway, anchored, fishing. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Correct dayshapes for operation: anchoring. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Whistle (horn) and bell. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Copy of Inland Rules, if operating on Inland Waters [vessels over 39.4 feet]. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A13. POLLUTION REQUIREMENTS [33 CFR 151, 155 and 159] Oil Pollution Placard [vessel 26 feet and over]. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Means to retain oily bilge slops on board. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Oil transfer procedures [vessel with of 10,500 gallons capacity for petroleum products]. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Garbage Placard [vessel over 26 feet]. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Waste Management Plan [vessel over 40 feet, with galley and berthing]. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A If equipped with installed head, approved and operational MSD. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A If holding tank (Type III MSD), proper operation, venting, overboard discharge valve closed inside 3 miles. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A14. RADIOS – CG/FCC requirements [47 CFR 80.1153 and 80.402; 33 CFR 26] Vessels carrying 6 or less passengers are no longer required to obtain a ‘Ship Radio Station License.’ * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Vessels over 65.5 feet (20 meters) are required to be equipped with a VHF-FM radiotelephone. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Vessels certified by U.S. Coast Guard to carry more than 6 passengers for hire in the open sea or tidewaters of the U.S. are required to have an FCC ‘Ship Radio Station License’ if equipped with Radio, Radar, EPIRB. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A FCC license must list all communication frequencies (Radio, Radar, EPIRBs) for equipment on board. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Bridge-to-Bridge radio requirements for vessels over 65.6 feet * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A Monitor VHF Channel 16 and 13; speak English. * CONFIRMEDPENDINGN/A