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Harmonised Vessel Particulars Questionnaire v5
COBALT SUN
IMO/LR Number 9814428
OCIMF Id: A-100-070-518
17 November 2021
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Vessel Particulars Questionnaire for COBALT SUN IMO: 9814428
1 General Information
1 General Information
1.1.4 Flag
1 Flag LIBERIA
2 Has the flag been changed? No
3 What was the previous flag?
1.1.8 What is the type of ship as described in Form A or Form B Q1.11 of the IOPPC? Oil Tanker
1.1.9 What is the Ship's Maritime Mobile Selective Call Identity (MMSI) number? 636019387
1.2.2 Number of years this ship has been owned by Registered Owner 2.20 Years
1.2.4 Date current operator assumed technical control of the ship 15 August 2019
3 Builder
1.3.4 Date on which keel was laid or ship was at a similar stage of construction 22 December 2015
1.3.6 Delivery date as recorded in Form A or Form B Q1.8.3 of the IOPPC 15 August 2019
4 Classification
5 Dimensions
6 Tonnages
7 Loadline Information
1.7.3 Tonnes per Centimetre Immersion (TPC) at Summer Draft 102.01 Tonnes
1.8.1 What is the max. height of mast above waterline (air draft) in normal SBT 39.61 Meters
condition?
1.8.2 Has the ship traded continuously without requirement for unscheduled repairs Yes
since the last dry-dock, except for normal maintenance?
1.8.3 Unscheduled repairs
1 Have unscheduled repairs been carried out? No
2 What was the nature of the repairs?
1.8.4 Has ship been involved in a pollution incident during the past 12 months? No
1.8.5 Has ship been involved in a grounding incident during the past 12 months? No
1.8.6 Has ship been involved in a collision during the past 12 months? No
2 Certificates
1 Certificates
2.1.2 Does the ship comply with the International Convention for the Control and Yes
Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments?
2.1.3 Type of tanker. If the ship is not an oil tanker specify the type as recorded in Crude oil / Product carrier
Part B Sect 1.11 of the IOPPC
2.1.4 Certificate dates
Date issued Date expires Last annual Last intermediate Date of endorsement
Safety equipment certificate 18 August 2021 14 August 2024 18 August 2021 18 August 2021
Safety radio certificate 15 August 2019 14 August 2024 18 August 2021 18 August 2021
Safety construction certificate 15 August 2019 14 August 2024 18 August 2021 18 August 2021
Loadline certificate 15 August 2019 14 August 2024 18 August 2021 18 August 2021
International Oil Pollution 25 October 2020 14 August 2024 18 August 2021 18 August 2021
Prevention Certificate (IOPPC)
Safety management certificate 13 November 2019 12 November 2024
(SMC)
Document of compliance 29 June 2021 09 July 2026 24 September 24 September 2020
(DOC) 2020
International ship security 13 November 2019 12 November 2024
certificate
USCG letter of compliance 06 March 2020 06 March 2022
USCG certificate of compliance 06 March 2020 06 March 2022 08 March 2021
2.1.10 Date of issuance of the Unattended Machinery Space (UMS) Certificate 15 August 2019
2 Publications
2.2.1 Publications
Present
IMO Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS 74) Yes
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3 Crew
1 Crew Management
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3.1.6 Does the Operator maintain personnel files on officers assigned to its vessels? Yes
3.1.7 What is the retention rate for officers for the past 3 years? 95.30 Percent
3.1.10 Does the Operator maintain personnel files on ratings assigned to its ships? Yes
3.1.11 What is the retention rate for ratings for the past 3 years? 96.10 Percent
2 Continuity
3.2.2 Are senior officers rotated on ships of similar class within company fleet? Yes
3.2.3 Are junior officers and ratings rotated on ships of similar class within company Yes
fleet?
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3.2.4 If senior officers do not return to same ship on a rotational basis, are changes Yes
of Master, Chief Officer and Second Engineer organised to avoid a full change of
officers at same time?
3 Training
3.3.2 Are Masters and Chief Engineers required to attend company office before and No
after each tour of duty?
3.3.3 Does operator hold regular training seminars ashore for officers? Yes
3.3.4 Are training seminars provided on board for officers and ratings? Yes
4 Navigation
1 Navigation
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4.1.3 Is there at least one radar operating in the 9 GHz frequency band (3cm/x band) Yes
?
4.1.4 Are the 3 GHz (10cm/S band) and 9Ghz (3cm / X band) radars fitted with an Yes
electronic switching unit?
4.1.5 Are the Radars fitted with ARPA? Yes
4.1.10 If the ship is fitted with a controllable pitch propeller, are indicators fitted on No
the bridge wings?
4.1.11 Are steering controls and engine controls fitted on bridge wings? No
5 Safety
1 Safety Management
2 Helicopters
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5.3.3 Is a fixed dry powder firefighting system installed for the cargo area? No
5.3.4 Is a fixed water spray firefighting system installed for the cargo area? No
5.3.5 Is the ship equipped with a compressor for recharging breathing apparatus air Yes
cylinders?
5.3.6 What type of lifeboat(s) is/are fitted? Freefall
6 Pollution Prevention
1 Pollution Prevention
6.1.5 Is the following pollution control equipment available to clean up oil spilled on
deck:
1 Sorbents Yes
2 Non-sparking hand scoops/shovels Yes
3 Containers Yes
4 Emulsifiers Yes
5 Non-sparking pumps Yes
6.1.6 Is the cargo piping system fully segregated from the sea chest? Yes
6.1.9 Are dump valves fitted to the slop tanks which will operate with normal inert Yes
gas pressure in the tank vapour space?
6.1.10 Are overboard discharges fitted with blanks or alternatively, is there a testing Yes
arrangement for the overboard valves?
6.1.11 Is there a discharge below the waterline for Annex II substances No
6.1.12 Is there a discharge above the waterline for Annex I oily mixtures Yes
2 OPA 90 Requirements
6.2.1 Has the Operator submitted a Vessel Spill Response Plan to the US Coast Guard Yes
which has been approved by official USCG letter?
6.2.2 Has a Geographic Specific Appendix been filed with the Captain of the Port for Yes
each Port Zone the ship expects to enter or transit?
6.2.3 Has the Operator deposited a letter with the US Coast Guard confirming that Yes
the Operator has signed a service contract with an oil spill removal organisation
for responding to a 'worst case scenario'?
7 Structural Condition
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1 Structural Condition
7.1.4 Is a formal programme in place for regular inspection of void spaces, cargo and Yes
ballast tanks?
7.1.5 Planned Prevention Maintenance Programme
1 Does ship have planned prevention maintenance programme (PPM)? Yes
2 Is PPM manual (card system) or computerised? Computerised
3 What areas of the ship does the PPM cover? COMPLETE
4 If the PPM is Class-approved, what is the Class notation? PMS
8 Cargo
1 Ballast Tanks
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2 Ballast Handling
9 Cargo Specific
1 Cargo Handling (Oil)
9.3.3 Cargo Tank Capacities At 98% Full (M3) Wings (P and S Combined)
Tank Number Capacity
1P&S 14223.73
2P&S 21989.81
3P&S 22455.45
4P&S 22440.88
5P&S 22461.38
6P&S 21391.83
4 SBT Tanker
9.4.1 What is the total volume of the SBT tanks 41750.16 Cu Meters
9.4.2 What percentage of summer deadweight can the ship maintain with SBT only? 36.50 Percent
9.4.3 Does the ship meet the requirements of MARPOL Reg 13 (2)? Yes
9.4.4 Can segregated ballast be discharged through the cargo manifold? Yes
9.4.5 Is a spool piece to connect the ballast system to the cargo system provided? Yes
9.4.9 Which cargo tanks are designated for the carriage of heavy weather ballast? 4 P/S
5 Cargo Handling
9.5.1 How many grades of cargo can be loaded or discharged with double valve 3
segregation?
9.5.2 How many grades of cargo can be loaded or discharged using blank flanges? 3
9.5.3 If deepwell pumps and heat exchangers are fitted, can the pumps and heat No
exchangers be by-passed during loading?
9.5.4 Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment (ODME)
1 Is there Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment (ODME) fitted? Yes
2 Is an Oil Discharge Monitoring System connected to the above waterline Yes
discharge?
3 If yes, is the Oil Discharge Monitoring System designed to automatically stop Yes
the discharge of effluent when its oil content exceeds permitted levels?
9.6.1 Is computer integrated with cargo system and equipped with alarm to monitor Yes
loading and discharging operations?
9.6.2 Are dedicated cargo stripping lines and pumps provided? No
9.7.2 Can cargo and ballast pumps be controlled from the CCR? Yes
9.7.6 Can the inert gas system be controlled from the CCR? Yes
9.8.1 Can cargo be transferred under closed loading conditions in accordance with Yes
ISGOTT 11.1.6.6?
9.8.2 What type of fixed closed tank level gauging system is fitted? RADAR
9.8.3 Is the tank level gauging system provided with local readouts at each tank? No
9.8.6 Are bunker tanks fitted with a full depth gauging system? No
9.8.10 Are cargo tanks fitted with dipping points as per IMO Res 497 4.4.4? Yes
9.8.13 What is the name of the manufacturer of the vapour locks? China COSCO Shipping
9.8.14 What is the nominal (internal) diameter of the vapour lock? 50.00 Millimetres
6 If the vapour lock can be used for cargo sampling, what is the volume of the 0.4 LTR
sample that can be drawn?
9.9.2 If fitted, is vapour line return manifold in compliance with OCIMF Guidelines? Yes
9.9.3 Does the ship possess Vapour Emission Control (VEC) Certification? Yes
10 Venting
9.10.1 What type of venting system is fitted Common Mast Riser / independent P/V valves
9.10.6 Does the secondary venting arrangement provide for each tank, a full a flow Yes
P/V valve (or valves) on the tank side of the isolation valve or pressure sensing
equipment with the readouts in the CCR?
9.10.7 Are pressure sensors, having readouts in the cargo control position, provided in Yes
each cargo tank?
9.10.8 Mast risers
1 Is venting through a mast riser? Yes
2 Are mast risers fitted with high velocity vents? No
3 If Yes, state opening pressure
4 What is the vacuum setting of the mast riser P/V valve?
5 What is the maximum capacity of the mast riser venting system? 13125.00 Cu Meters/Hour
9.10.9 What is the maximum loading rate for homogenous cargo? 10800.00 Cu Meters/Hour
11 Cargo Manifolds
9.11.1 Does the cargo manifold arrangement comply with the latest edition of the Yes
OCIMF 'Recommendations for Oil Tanker Manifolds and Associated
Equipment'?
9.11.2 Manifold Valves
1 What type of valves are fitted at manifold? MANUAL
2 If hydraulic valves fitted, what are closing times?
9.11.5 Are pressure gauges fitted with valves or cocks located outboard of manifold Yes
valves?
9.11.6 What is the material of the manifold? ANSI 150
12 Manifold Arrangement
9.12.1 Measurements
1 Distance A bunker manifold to cargo manifold 2000.00 Millimetres
2 Distance B cargo manifold to cargo manifold 2500.00 Millimetres
3 Distance C cargo manifold to vapour return manifold 4000.00 Millimetres
4 Distance D manifolds to ship's rail 4430.00 Millimetres
5 Distance E spill tank grating to centre of manifold 900.00 Millimetres
6 Distance F main deck to centre of manifold 2100.00 Millimetres
7 Distance G maindeck to top of rail 1400.00 Millimetres
8 Distance H top of rail to centre of manifold 7000.00 Millimetres
9 Distance J manifold to ship side 4600.00 Millimetres
10 What is the height of the manifold connections above the waterline at loaded 8.62 Meters
(Summer Deadweight) condition?
11 What is the height of the manifold connections above the waterline in normal 16.40 Meters
ballast?
12 What is the height of manifold connections above the waterline in lightship 20.72 Meters
condition?
13 What is the distance between the keel and centre of manifold? 23.64 Meters
13 Gas Monitoring
14 Cargo Heating
9.15.1 Is an inert gas system (IGS) fitted? (If No, ignore remainder of this section) Yes
9.15.3 Do the inert gas distribution lines have natural segregations that match the Yes
cargo pipeline segregations?
9.15.4 Is the inert gas supplied by flue gas, inert gas generator and/or stored Flue Gas
nitrogen?
9.15.5 Are fixed O2 alarms fitted in inert gas generating spaces? Yes
9.15.9 IG generator
1 Is a top-up IG generator fitted? No
2 If Yes, what is its capacity?
9.15.13 What method is used to isolate individual tanks? Manual locking valves and blanks
9.15.15 If the cargo tanks can be individually isolated from the IGS/Vent line, what Remote pressure indication for each cargo
means of secondary protection is fitted? tank
9.15.16 If ship has double hull or sides, are facilities available to inert ballast tanks and Yes
other void spaces?
9.15.17 How is inert gas supplied to the ballast tanks or other void spaces? Flexible hoses
16 Cargo Pumps
10 Mooring
1 Mooring
10.1.1 Does the ship meet the recommendations contained in the latest edition of Yes
OCIMF Mooring Equipment Guidelines?
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10.1.12 What type of winch brakes are fitted? Manually operated friction brakes
2 Mooring Bitts
10.3.4 Are bitter end connections to both cables capable of being slipped? Yes
10.4.1 Is an Emergency Towing Arrangement (ETA) fitted? If not, ignore remainder of Yes
this section.
10.4.2 Details of ETA
Forward Aft
Type of System Bow chain stopper Storage drum for wire
rope
Safe Working Load (SWL) of System 250 204
Is pick-up gear provided? YES YES
Towing pennant length 90
Towing pennant diameter 80
Type of strong point (e.g. Smit bracket) Tongue type Stopper ring
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10.4.4 How many sets of bitts are fitted in the bow area? 6
10.4.5 What is the height of the bitts in the bow area? 830.00 Millimetres
10.4.6 What is the Safe Working Load (SWL) of the bitts in the bow area? 90.00 Tonnes
10.4.7 What is the distance between bow fairleads and nearest bitts? 3500.00 Millimetres
10.4.8 Is the bow area clear of any obstructions which would hamper towing Yes
connections?
5 Escort Tug
10.5.2 SWL of bollard on poopdeck suitable for escort tug 200.00 Tonnes
10.5.3 Are stern chock and bollard capable of towing astern to 90 degrees? Yes
10.6.1 Does the ship meet the recommendations contained in the latest edition of Yes
OCIMF 'Recommendations for Equipment Employed in the Bow Mooring of
Conventional Tankers at Single Point Moorings'?
10.6.2 Bow chain stoppers
1 Are bow chain stoppers fitted? Yes
2 If Yes, how many? 2
3 If Yes, state type Tongue type
4 If Yes, what is the Safe Working Load (SWL)? 250.00 Tonnes
5 What is the maximum size chain diameter the bow stopper(s) can handle? 76.00 Millimetres
10.6.4 If two forward bow fairleads are fitted give distance between them 3000.00 Millimetres
10.6.5 What is the distance between the bow fairlead and stopper/bracket? 3.50 Meters
10.6.6 What is the distance from the stopper bracket to roller lead/winch drum? 5.20 Meters
10.6.7 Is there a direct lead from the bow stopper to the winch drum (not the warping Yes
end)?
10.6.8 Is the winch storage drum capable of safely accommodating 150m X 80mm Yes
fibre pick up rope?
10.6.9 Is the winch storage drum capable of safely accommodating 200m X 80mm No
fibre pick up rope?
8 Manifold arrangement
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10.8.2 Distance K end of drip tray to center line of deck cleat 1000.00 Millimetres
9 Lifting equipment
10.9.4 Is Safe Working Load (SWL) clearly marked on all lifting equipment? Yes
10.9.5 Can the derricks or crane(s) maintain their design SWL when plumbing a point Yes
one metre outboard from the ship's side over the full length of the manifold
including bunker and vapour connections?
10.9.6 If the ship is equipped to operate at Single Buoy Moorings (SBMs), does the Yes
arrangement at the manifold area for securing submarine hoses meet OCIMF
Guidelines?
10 Other equipment
10.10.1 Are accommodation ladders arranged to face aft when rigged? Yes
10.10.2 Is the accommodation ladder well within the parallel mid-body of the ship so Yes
boats may come alongside safely at all stages of draft?
10.10.3 Are Suez Canal boat davits fitted? No
11.1.1 Under what sea area (A1, A2, A3 or A4) does the ship operate? A3
11.1.2 Is a Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) System fitted? Yes
11.1.3 Is the vessel equipped with an Automatic Identification System (AIS) Yes
11.1.4 Is the vessel equipped with a Voyage Data Recorder or Simplified Voyage Data Yes
Recorder?
11.1.5 Does the VDR or S-VDR have clear instructions to bridge watchkeepers relating Yes
to the saving of data following an incident?
11.1.6 Is a Search and Rescue Transponder (SART) fitted? Yes
11.1.11 How many intrinsically safe walkie talkies are provided for cargo handling? 8
11.1.13 Are at least three survival craft two-way radio telephones provided? Yes
11.1.15 Can the radio transmit the helicopter homing signal on 410 KHz? No
12 Propulsion
1 Main Propulsion
12.1.4 Boilers
1 How many boilers are fitted? 2
2 What is rated output of boilers? 50.00 Tonnes/Hour
3 Are the boilers equipped to operate on low sulphur fuel when the vessel is Yes
operating in Emission Control Areas
12.1.6 What type of fuel is used for main propulsion? VLSFO / LSMGO
12.1.8 When moored at SBM, is main engine capable of being run astern at low No
revolutions for extended periods (up to 24 hours continuously)?
12.1.9 Can a speed of less than 5kts be maintained? Yes
12.1.10 Is the ship certified for Unmanned Machinery Space (UMS) operation? Yes
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2 Thrusters
3 Generators
12.3.3 What type of fuel is used in the generating plant? VLSFO / LSMGO
5 Bunkers
6 Steering gear
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7 Anti-pollution
12.7.3 Is there a permanently installed system for the disposal of residues from the Yes
machinery space sludge tank to shore?
12.7.4 Are there facilities on board to incinerate machinery space sludge? Yes
13.1.3 What is Safe Working Load (SWL) of bitts in the manifold area? 25.00 Tonnes
13.1.4 Are manifold bitts at least 35 metres away from the breastlines leading fore Yes
and aft?
13.1.5 What is the maximum outreach of the derricks within their designed SWL? 18.00 Meters
13.1.6 Does the Operator's SMS provide instructions regarding the transfer of Yes
personnel using derricks or cranes?
13.1.7 If cranes are fitted, are they certified for personnel transfer? No
13.1.8 Are personnel who will operate cranes for personnel transfer properly trained? No
13.1.9 Are four (4) 200m x 40mm messenger lines available for Ship-To-Ship (STS) Yes
mooring operations?
13.1.10 Are there two (2) closed chocks with associated bollards and leads to winches Yes
located within 35 metres forward and aft of the centre of the cargo manifold?
14 Combination Carriers
1 Combination Carriers
14.1.3 State if hatches fitted with single or double seals in hatch coaming
14.1.4 Last date cargo holds/tanks were tested to normal working pressure
(min.500mm wg) to prove gas tightness of hatches