VESSEL FSMC SELF INSPECTION CHECKLIST

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Note
This checklist to be used for carrying out search for FSMC egg masses on the vessel.
Along this checklist kindly use the Guidance provided Regulation update 25
Upon completion of search, make an entry in Logbook.
1st Inspection to be carried out 5 days Prior Arrival
2nd Inspection to be carried out 2 days Prior Arrival
3rd Inspection to be carried out 24hrs prior arrival

Date 29Aug2023 Date (Arr) Inspection 5 Days before arrival

Search Teams

TEAM A TEAM B

Group 1 Group 3
Group 2 Group 4
Incharge :C/O Incharge: 2nd Off
Incharge: 3rd Off Incharge:Bosun
AB1, AB2 Fitter & OS2/
AB3 &OS1
Area Assigned: Area Assigned:
Area Assigned: Area Assigned:
1, 5, 9, 13 3, 7, 11
2, 6, 10, 14 4, 8, 12

Note: Notwithstanding the above, the Master may designate any person to carry out a search of any area.
Subsequent Inspection to be carried out by different Team for the Concerned are to Ensure each area has been covered by both teams

Area Check Points Check Points Check Points

Radar mast and Light
post (Check by both Antennas for radio
☐ equipment ☐ Handrails ☐
close look and
binocular)
1.Compass
Magnet Compass
Deck ☐ Ship name board ☐ Ventilators ☐
(under cover)
Steps to Compass deck
Front of Funnel
☐ (Checked reverse of ☐
(Checked by Binocular)
steps)
2. Wall of Side wall of House (P) +
Front wall of House ☐ ☐ Back wall of House ☐
Accommodation (S)
3. Wing PORT STARB’D
Inside wall of wing Inside wall of wing
Indicators ☐ Indicators ☐
& Handrails & Handrails
Lights & spots Lights & spots
Doors ☐ Doors ☐
under light under light
Repeater Compass Projector light ☐ Repeater Compass Projector light ☐
(under cover) (underneath (under cover) (underneath
checked by checked by
mirror) mirror)
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Gear box Ventilators ☐ Gear box Ventilators ☐

All ok? ☐ All ok? ☐
PORT STARB’D
4.Wall of Wing
(Check by Front Wall Back Wall ☐ Front Wall Back Wall ☐
Binocular) ☐ ☐
Bottom of wing Supporting Post Bottom of wing Supporting Post
Steps (Checked ☐ Steps (Checked ☐
Wall and Doors Wall and Doors
reverse of steps) reverse of steps)
Light & spot under ☐ Light & spot under ☐
Handrails Handrails
5.Around light light
Accommodation All ok? ☐ All ok? ☐
Oxygen &
Paint Store Deck Store ☐ Acetylene Bottle Gear Boxes ☐
Room
Handrails including. Handrails including
Bollards ☐ Bollards ☐
lifebuoys lifebuoys
Ventilators for side Vents for Ballast Ventilators for side Vents for Ballast
passage, cargo tanks and Fuel ☐ passage, cargo tanks and Fuel ☐
hold tanks hold tanks
Lights & spots Lights & spots
Pipes (Checked Pipes (Checked
under lights/ Switch ☐ under lights/ ☐
6.Upper Deck under pipes) under pipes)
boxes Switch boxes
Fire hydrants / Fire hydrants /
Faucets for Faucets for
Provision Crane ☐ Provision Crane ☐
F.Water and F.Water and
comp. air comp. air
All ok? ☐ All ok? ☐
PORT STARB’D
Gang way Gang way (reverse
Lifeboat (inside & Lifeboat (inside &
(reverse of steps ☐ of steps and air ☐
outside) outside)
and air motor unit) motor unit)
Acc. ladder for Acc. ladder for
pilot (reverse of pilot (reverse of
Lifeboat davit ☐ Lifeboat davit ☐
steps and air steps and air
7.Deck motor unit) motor unit)
Equipment
Lifeboat Lifeboat
Pilot ladder Pilot ladder (under
embarkation embarkation
(under cover and ☐ cover and air ☐
ladder (under ladder (under
air motor unit) motor unit)
cover) cover)
Bunker station Bunker station
Liferafts including handling ☐ Liferafts including handling ☐
crane crane
8.Fore Station PORT STARB’D
Windlass, chain Windlass, chain
Bulwark ☐ Bulwark ☐
and hawse pipe and hawse pipe
Deck rollers, Fair Deck rollers, Fair
Mooring winches ☐ Mooring winches ☐
leaders, Chocks leaders, Chocks
Remote Cont. Remote Cont.
Hatches stand for Mooring ☐ Hatches stand for Mooring ☐
Winches Winches
Lights & spots Liferaft/ Liferaft ☐ Lights & spots Liferaft/ Liferaft ☐
under light ladder /Spare under light ladder /Spare
anchor / ETA anchor / ETA
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Equipment Equipment
All ok? ☐ All ok? ☐
Steps to
Fore mast (Check Wave breaker Bosun store
forecastle
by both close look ☐ (Check by including Entrance ☐
(Checked reverse
and binocular) binocular) doors
of steps)

PORT STARB’D
Mooring winches Mooring winches
Deck rollers, Fair Deck rollers, Fair
including ones on ☐ including ones on ☐
leaders, Chocks leaders, Chocks
upper deck upper deck
Steps to Upper Steps to Upper
Lights & spots Lights & spots
9.Aft Station deck (Checked ☐ deck (Checked ☐
under light under light
reverse of steps) reverse of steps)
All ok? ☐ All ok? ☐
Entrance to
Stern light, ETA Equipment / Stern (Ship's name
Steering room ☐ ☐
Anchor light Lifebuoys & nationality)
etc. / Hatches

PORT STARB’D
Navigation light Engine supply fan Navigation light Engine supply fan
box room ☐ room ☐
box
Funnel outside Engine casing Outside Hull
10.Others
(checked by outside (checked ☐ (before Sailing) Pls add if any ☐
Binocular) by Binocular) Which side?
Sunken Bits
All equipment
Funnel top ☐ (before Sailing) Pls add if any ☐
under cover
Which side?

11.Hatch No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Hatch cover, coaming etc P/S , Underside
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Trackways
Hatch cover control stand ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Cargo Light ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Cargo Hold Entrance Hatch (Spiral & Vertical
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Ladder) P/S

Area No of Egg Remarks /Action PIC

Masses Located Signature
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1.Compass Deck C/O

2.Wall of
Accommodation
3rd Off
3.Wing 2nd Off
4.Wall of Wing
Bsn
5. Around
Accommodation
C/O
6. Upper Deck
3rd Off
7.Deck Equipment
2nd off
8.Fore Station
Bsn
9.Aft Station C/O
10.Others
3rd Off
11.Hatches
2nd off
12.Aft Station
Bsn
13.For additional area
C/O
14.For additional area
3rd Off

Capt. Donald R. Gatinao Nicky B. Bantayao

Master Chief Officer

Notes
a) Female moth tends to lay eggs near light sources, and since egg mass is deposited in
sheltered locations, inspect carefully about the following places; In addition, egg mass
should assimilate to a surrounding color, and keep in mind that you could overlook in
some locations.
- On stanchions, wall surface, passage around Lights
- Under cover of canvas/tarpaulin etc. (e.g. Under cover of lifeboat embarkation ladder)
- Back side of handrails and pipes
- Tight spaces
b) The trace of FSMC egg mass which remains after rough removal should be taken out.
Even if most part of egg mass is removed, but a little remain of egg mass may still contain
several dozen of egg of FSMC. Such trace of FSMC egg mass can be counted as live
one.

c) FSMC egg mass which painted over should not be overlooked. The painted FSMC egg
mass can be counted as live one because egg of FSMC may be alive under paints

d) Please find below guidance pictures for inspection

e) Kindly share similar pictures as below for each inspection along with completed
checklist to Office

SAMPLE PHOTO OF FSMC & EGG MASS

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Almost egg mass was

Egg mass was painted destroyed and only stain
FSMC Adult FSMC (EGG Mass)
over. remained. But, a few
eggs existed surely

Almost egg mass was Almost egg mass was

The color changed and The color changed and
destroyed and only stain destroyed and only stain
looked like sludge or looked like sludge or
remained. But, a few remained. But, a few
stain. stain.
eggs were alive. eggs were alive.

Egg mass was found on

Half part was torn off, but Egg mass was found Egg mass was found on
side of accommodation
not color changed. inside frame. ladder step of pilot ladder.
ladder.

CHECK POINTS(BULK CARRIER)

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Bridge wing Bridge wing Inspector uses large Underneath of projector

(using mirror with shaft) (using mirror with shaft) mirror with long shaft light on Bridge wing

Underneath of projector
Front wall of Bridge wing Bottom of Bridge wing
light on Bridge wing Bottom of Bridge wing
)

Radar mast
Steps to compass deck Light, stanchion & spot
(Check by both close Reverse of pipes on deck
under light
look and binocular)

Oxygen & Acetylene

Fire hydrants / Faucets Bottle room (Egg mass Pipe, valve and nozzle
Stanchion
for F.Water and comp. air was found by inspector in under cover
this instance)

Mooring winch
Fore mast
(Inspector was checking Magnet Compass
Navigation light box (Check by both close
interspace between (under cover)
look and binocular)
hawsers in this instance)
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Antennas for radio Liferaft embarkation

Engine supply fan room
equipment ladder (under cover)

Fore Flare
Fore Flare inside of frame on upper
Hatch cover and coaming inside of frame on upper deck (Egg mass was Entrance hatch
deck found inside of frame by
inspector in this instance)

Beside hatch cover Crane

Lightings outside
Hatch cover control stand (Egg mass was found by (Check by both close look
Accommodation
inspector in this instance) and binocular)

Crane Crane
Crane Cargo Gear Grab
(Check by both close (Check by both close
& Grab rest
look and binocular) look and binocular)