2.2 Port State Control in the USA Checklist and Ships- 23/02/2022
ALL VESSELS
The following tests are to be carried out not more than 12 hours before entering US coastal waters (33 CFR 164.25):
1. Steering gear and systems including alarms and indicators.
2. Internal communications and alarm systems.
3. Emergency generator and emergency fire pump with simultaneous charging of two fire hoses, one at the bow and one on the bridge wing.
4. Storage batteries for emergency lighting and power systems.
5. Main engine ahead and astern.
6. Engine room and pump room (if applicable) bilge alarms.
7. Bunker tank overflow alarms.
The above tests are to be entered in the deck logbook
8. Vessel must have appropriate charts and publications for the area to be transited and the port and these must be the latest editions and corrected to the most recent Notices to Mariners (In some ports, UK charts are not permitted and it is necessary to obtain the US charts for the area.
9. Clear instructions accompanied by a block diagram are to be posted in the bridge and steering flat for operation of the steering gear with instructions for change over to emergency steering operation.