Hazardous Conditions

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Hazardous Conditions

• What are they?
• How do we address them?

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OCMI/COTP decision

• 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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33 CFR 160.215Notice 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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Insufficient, Improper, Inadequate or
Unserviceable

• Lifesaving/ fire protection equipment
• Communications
• Manning
• Documents
• Navigation equipment

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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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Pressure VesselAir Receiver
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Failed Pressure Vessel
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Pressure VesselAir Receiver
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Pressure Vessel Relief Valve
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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?
• Dont misuse hazardous as a catch-all for
  non-applicable requirements
• Dont misuse hazardous as a way to enforce
  recommendations or nice to have improvements