KODIAK, Alaska — Lt. Matthew Zinn, supervisor for Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, talks about what was involved during a port state control exam conducted on the motor vessel Siva Emerald by the Coast Guard May 21, 2012.

The Siva Emerald crew is in Kodiak to load round logs for delivery to China and is a 510-foot Panamanian-flagged motor vessel.

U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.







KODIAK, Alaska — Members of Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak review licensing paperwork and certificates with the captain of the Panamanian-flagged motor vessel Siva Emerald docked in Kodiak to load round logs for transport to China May 21, 2012.

The Coast Guardsmen reviewed the vessel's documentation during the course of a port state control exam aboard the 510-foot vessel.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.

KODIAK, Alaska — Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffry Crews (left) and Lt. Matthew Zinn (right), both of Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, observe two Siva Emerald engineers as they test the oily water separator in the vessel's engine space during a port state control exam in conducted at the dock in Kodiak May 21, 2012.

The Coast Guard conducts port state control exams aboard hundereds of foreign flagged vessels operating in U.S. waters in ports around the nation each year to ensure they are safe, seaworthy and operating in accordance with all U.S. federal maritime regualtions.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.

KODIAK, Alaska — Lt. Matthew Zinn, supervisor of Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, observes the emergency steering system operating aboard the 510-foot Panamanian-flagged motor vessel Siva Emerald during a port state control exam at the dock in Kodiak May 21, 2012.

The Coast Guard requires emergency systems and procedures be tested during port state control exams to confirm the crew is prepared to respond in the event of an emergency aboard the vessel in accordance with U.S. federal maritime regulations and the rules governing the safety of life at sea.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.

KODIAK, Alaska — Crewmen aboard the 510-foot Panamanian-flagged motor vessel participate in drill responding to a simulated fire in the ship's paint locker during a Coast Guard port state control exam conducted at the dock in Kodiak May 21, 2012.

The Coast Guard port state control exams are conducted aboard foreign flagged vessels operating in U.S. waters and include a review of the vessel's documentation, operational spaces, emergency systems and procedures to ensure compliance with U.S. federal maritime regulations and the rules governing the safety of life at sea.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.

For additional information please contact MSD Kodiak at 907-486-5918.

KODIAK, Alaska — Lt. Matthew Zinn, supervisor for Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, talks about what was involved during a port state control exam conducted on the motor vessel Siva Emerald by the Coast Guard May 21, 2012.

The Siva Emerald crew is in Kodiak to load round logs for delivery to China and is a 510-foot Panamanian-flagged motor vessel.

U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.







KODIAK, Alaska — Members of Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak review licensing paperwork and certificates with the captain of the Panamanian-flagged motor vessel Siva Emerald docked in Kodiak to load round logs for transport to China May 21, 2012.

The Coast Guardsmen reviewed the vessel's documentation during the course of a port state control exam aboard the 510-foot vessel.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.

KODIAK, Alaska — Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffry Crews (left) and Lt. Matthew Zinn (right), both of Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, observe two Siva Emerald engineers as they test the oily water separator in the vessel's engine space during a port state control exam in conducted at the dock in Kodiak May 21, 2012.

The Coast Guard conducts port state control exams aboard hundereds of foreign flagged vessels operating in U.S. waters in ports around the nation each year to ensure they are safe, seaworthy and operating in accordance with all U.S. federal maritime regualtions.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.

KODIAK, Alaska — Lt. Matthew Zinn, supervisor of Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, observes the emergency steering system operating aboard the 510-foot Panamanian-flagged motor vessel Siva Emerald during a port state control exam at the dock in Kodiak May 21, 2012.

The Coast Guard requires emergency systems and procedures be tested during port state control exams to confirm the crew is prepared to respond in the event of an emergency aboard the vessel in accordance with U.S. federal maritime regulations and the rules governing the safety of life at sea.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.

KODIAK, Alaska — Crewmen aboard the 510-foot Panamanian-flagged motor vessel participate in drill responding to a simulated fire in the ship's paint locker during a Coast Guard port state control exam conducted at the dock in Kodiak May 21, 2012.

The Coast Guard port state control exams are conducted aboard foreign flagged vessels operating in U.S. waters and include a review of the vessel's documentation, operational spaces, emergency systems and procedures to ensure compliance with U.S. federal maritime regulations and the rules governing the safety of life at sea.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.

For additional information please contact MSD Kodiak at 907-486-5918.

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