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Hazardous Conditions

What are they?

How do we address them?

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• 33 CFR 160.204 • Hazardous condition means any condition that may

adversely affect the safety of any vessel, bridge, structure, or shore area or the environmental quality of any port, harbor, or navigable waterway of the United States.

• It may, but need not, involve collision, allision, fire, explosion, grounding, leaking, damage, injury or illness of a person aboard, or manning-shortage.

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Homeland Security 33 CFR 160.215

Notice of hazardous Conditions.

• Whenever there is a hazardous condition either aboard a vessel or caused by a vessel or its operation, the owner, agent, master, operator, or person in charge shall immediately notify the nearest Coast Guard Sector office.

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33 CFR 160.111 Special orders applying to Vessel operations

• Each District Commander or Captain of the Port may order a vessel to operate or anchor in the manner directed when:

a. Reasonable cause to believe that the vessel in not in compliance with any regulation, law or treaty.

b. That the vessel does not satisfy the conditions for the vessel operation and cargo transfers specified in 33 CFR 160.113.

c. Determined that such order is justified in the interest of safety by reason of weather, visibility, sea conditions, temp. port congestion, other temp. hazardous circumstances, or the condition of the vessel.

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Homeland Security Insufficient, Improper, Inadequate

or Unserviceable

• Lifesaving/ fire protection equipment

• Communications

• Manning

• Documents

• Navigation equipment

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Homeland Security Improper Material Condition

• electrical wires, open switch or breaker box covers

• missing guards on rotating equipment

• Fuel system deterioration

• Steering system deterioration

• excessive wastage on structural frames/plating, missing hatch/door closures or gaskets, loss of watertight integrity or leaking

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Example 1

• Pressure Vessels• No Relief Valve• Painted Relief Valve• Has not been internally inspected• Painted Information Plates• Modified

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Homeland Security Pressure Vessel

Air Receiver

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Failed Pressure Vessel

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Air Receiver

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Homeland Security Pressure Vessel

Relief Valve

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Homeland Security Pressure vessel

Air Receiver

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Example 2

• Watertight/Structural Integrity• Water in void

• Hole in hull• No hull breach

• Rust/Tripped Frame• Watertight Doors/Bulkheads

• Painted Gaskets• Warped Door• Bulkhead Hole from removed Cable Run

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Watertight Integrity

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Watertight Integrity

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Watertight Integrity

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Watertight Integrity

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Watertight Integrity

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Machinery Guards

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Machinery Guards

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Exhaust Pipe

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Electrical Safety

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Engine Oil Leaks

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Negligent operations

• excessive speed, restricted visibility, restricted maneuverability

• Intoxicated or impaired operation

• Submerged Load line

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Bad Day

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Another Bad Day

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Real Bad day

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Guidance

• Does the condition present danger to crew, environment or public?

• Don’t misuse hazardous as a catch-all for non-applicable requirements

• Don’t misuse hazardous as a way to enforce recommendations or nice to have improvements

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