Attachment 0004 Safety Inspection Checklist MVK 385-18-R.docx

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This is a safety inspection checklist form (MVK Form 385-18-R) for towboats and tenders used by the U.S. Army Engineer District, Vicksburg, MS. The checklist contains 32 inspection points covering essential safety requirements including Coast Guard certifications, navigation equipment, life-saving equipment, crew safety measures, fuel system safety, and vessel equipment requirements.

Key inspection items include verification of Coast Guard certificates, navigation lights, warning devices, life vests, emergency exits, safety railings, non-slip surfaces, fire extinguishing systems, fuel tank safety features, first aid equipment, ring buoys, boarding safety measures, and required equipment such as a 12-foot extension ladder, 12-foot skiff, and a two-inch water pump with hose. The form requires signatures from both the inspector and an approving authority, with spaces to record the contractor information, vessel name, operator name, and date of inspection.

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SAFETY INSPECTION CHECK LIST FOR TOWBOATS & TENDERS

Date of Inspection

U.S. Army Engineer District, Vicksburg, MS

Contractor or Unit

Contract No. Job Description

Name of Vessel (Identification)

Name of Operator (Captain)

Inspected by (Signature)

Approved by (Signature)

NOTE: Corps of Engineers General Saftey Requirements(EM 385-1-1) references are shown in parenthesis.
Yes
No
Not Appl.

1. Is a valid Coast Guard certificate of inspection posted?

2. Does the boat operator have a valid Coast Guard certificate?

3. Are proper navigation and warning lights provided?

4. Is an adequate whistle, horn or warning device provided?

5. Is the maximum passenger capacity posted?

6. Is at least the number of life vest provided the same as the posted passenger capacity?

7. When crew is quartered, are two ways of exit provided?

8. Can doors be secured in either open or closed positions?

9. Are railing or grab bars provided along the sides?

10. Are stumbling hazards, deck fittings, etc., painted yellow or with yellow trim?

11. Are non-slip surfaces provided on ships ladders, decks and walks?

12. On towing vessels, is an axeprovided in an easily accessible location for freeing lines?

13. Are controls, requiring operaton in case of emergency, to items such as those listed below readily available and protected from accidental operation?

a. Fire extinguishing system

b. Power switches

c. Safety and fuel valves

d. Alarms

14. Are try cocks or glass tubes gages on the fuel tank? If so this is a violation.

15. Is shut off valve provided at both the tank and the engine end of the fuel line?

16. Can the shut off valve at the fuel tank be operated from outside the tank compartment?

17. Are shafts, gears, and moving parts adequately screened or guarded against contact?

18. Are hot pipes & surfaces insulted or screened?

19. Have the air tanks been tested and certified?

20. Is an adequate first aid kit available?

21. Does at least one member of crew each watch hold a valid Red Cross First Aid Card?

22. Are at least two properly fitted ring bouys and one water light provided?

23. Is a safe means to board and disembark provided?

24. Is adequateprotection from the elements provided for all persons being transported by water?

25. Are the fuel fill pipe connections located outside the engine room?

26. Are the fuel tanks vented directly to the atmosphere?

27. Are the fuel vents and fill pipes provided with a catch basin having a capacity of at least 18 inches deep and having a capacity of at least 6 gallons? (Flush deck fill fitting being serviced with automatic back pressure shutoff nozzles are excluded.)

28. Is the fuel transfer system designed to receive fuel by a fixed connection if an automatic back pressure shutoff is not used?

29. Minimum of one extension ladder 12 feet or longer.

30. Is a skiff provided that is at least 12 feet in length?

31. Each tender shall have aboard at least one water pump two inches or larger in good operating condition and equipped with ample hose for pumping water from barges, boats, etc., when necessary.

32. Remarks

MVK Form 385-18-R

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