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why do vessels require them?
BUNKER SURVEYS
Bunker Surveys certify the quantities of oil products onboard vessels/ships and/or barges before and after the bunkering according procedures of API MPMS chapter 17.1, with Bunker survey of ICSurveys, our clients can expect unbiased reports and confidentiality.
Bunker Surveys are carried out for DELIVERY and RE-DELIVERY of vessel / ship purposes and also for Loss Control in supervision of loading/discharging of petroleum products by tankers or barges.
In addition, the survey of Petroleum products of ICSurveys to certify quality, quantities of oils/chemical/gas carried on the Motor Tanker of the vessel’s tanks during pumping from shore’s tanks to vessel’s tanks and pumping out from the vessel’s tanks to shore’s tanks. The composite samples were taken by surveyors of ICSurveys
This procedure is accredited by our ISO 17020 certification.
Below is a brief description of the duties performed by our surveyors during every assignment.
Pre-delivery
- Physical checking of ship’s draft markings and clinometers to ascertain correct trim and list for opening calculation.
- Identify to Chief Engineer on boarding vessel, and request him to sign Pre-survey Acknowledgement.
- Confirm type, grade and quantity ordered with Chief Engineer.
- Request for Chief Engineer bunker plan and confirm nominated bunkering tanks.
- Identify all bunker fuel storage tanks location, sounding pipe position and reference height by inspecting tank calibration table and record it in Ship’s Measurement Report.
- Thorough gauging and temperature checking of all ship’s fuel tanks including settling, service, overflow and drain tank together with Chief Engineer or representative as witness. Record all findings in Gauging Ticket.
- Calculate pre-delivery volume in all tanks by applying trim and list correction and record it in opening readings of Ship’s Measurement Report.
- Physical checking of bunker tanker’s draft markings and clinometers to ascertain correct trim and list.
- Request bunker requisition form to confirm grade and bunker quantity ordered, rated bunker tanker pumping capacity, viscosity, density @ 15`C, flash point & water content of bunker to be supplied.
- Identify all cargo tanks location, sounding pipe position and reference height by inspecting tank calibration table and record it in Bunker Tanker’s Measurement Report.
- Complete and thorough inspection on all bunker tanker’s tanks inclusive of all non-cargo spaces and line system witness by Ship’s Chief Engineer or representative and the cargo officer.
- Repeated gauging taken to prevent illegal transfer of oil between tanks during measurement.
- Proper calculation of bunker quantities based on prevailing ASTM IP Petroleum Measurement Tables.
- Measurement of oil temperature for volumetric correction.
- Correction of bunker tanker’s trim & list for volumetric correction.
- Checking presence of water before bunker delivery.
- Record bunker tanker’s pre-delivery cargo tank quantity in the opening readings of Bunker Tanker’s Measurement Report
Post Delivery
- When bunker has complete, surveyor will check bunker tanker’s draft markings and clinometers to ascertain correct trim and list.
- Complete and thorough gauging of bunker tanker’s cargo tanks, non cargo tanks and line system witness by Ship’s Chief Engineer or representative and the cargo officer.
- Record all findings in the closing readings in Bunker Tanker’s Measurement Report
- Gauging of ship’s nominated tanks and recording it in closing readings of Ship’s Measurement Report.
- Compute quantity delivered based on the supplier’s provided density.
- Inform the Chief Engineer if quantity is different from the cargo officer calculated quantity or Bunker Delivery Note.
During Bunkering Operation
- Continuous surveillance during and throughout the pumping operation.
- Record all timing for bunker operation in the Survey Time Log.
- Witnessing & collection of representative bunker samples ensuring that they are properly labeled sealed and distributed with acknowledgement by all parties.
- Retention of bunker sample and dispatch of bunker sample to appointed independent laboratory for testing when required.
- Record all information in Sample Witnessing And Receipt.
- Ensuring proper reports, documentation of all measurement, calculation method, sampling method and distribution are submitted in good order.
- Ensuring compliance with Panamanian law in this respect and reporting on any non-compliance by recording it in the Statement Of Fact document.
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Condition Survey
Vessel Condition Surveys are an assessment of physical conditions of a vessel. The survey should identify deficiencies and any issues related but not limited to the structure of the vessel, age, seaworthiness, electrical, and life safety systems.
Condition surveys facilitate an informed decision making process (for example in the case of a purchase or sale).
Condition Surveys should result in a clear understanding of the current complete condition of the vessel by the client.
Service Pack 1
- New Ship Building Supervision – inspection
- Hull & Machinery damages inspection/Survey
- Supervision, Survey of repairs
- Investigation & Analysis of causes & circumstances of incidents & accidents
- Paint & Coatings, Corrosion inspection, Survey
- Pre-Purchase Vessel Condition Survey/Inspection
- On-hire, Off-hire & condition Survey/Inspection
- Damage & loss prevention inspection/survey to goods
Service Pack 2
- New Ship Building Supervision – inspection
- Hull & Machinery damages inspection/Survey
- Supervision, Survey of repairs
- Investigation & Analysis of causes & circumstances of incidents & accidents
- Paint & Coatings, Corrosion inspection, Survey
- Pre-Purchase Vessel Condition Survey/Inspection
- On-hire, Off-hire & condition Survey/Inspection
- Damage & loss prevention inspection/survey to goods
CARGO SURVEY
What are cargo and container surveys and why are they needed?
Businesses are shipping millions of tons of Cargo worldwide in containers. In the case of any damage or incident, in order to protect the value of the assets within the container it is necessary to perform in-depth inspections of the containers which carry these goods. The resulting report will be used by the clients to file claims for their losses.
Furthermore, in the case of perishable goods, dry bulk, and such it is cargo surveys can be used to record the condition of goods before and during shipment, all the way to delivery to the final destination.
Cargo surveys include, but are not limited to:
- Cargo pre shipment condition surveys
- Cargo import condition surveys
- Bulk liquid import/export quality & quantity surveys
- Draft surveys cargo quantity
- Reefer vessel pre loading cleanliness inspection
- Reefer superintendence
- Forest products ship loading consultants
- Container cargo loading/unloading attendance
- Container damage quote verification
- On/Off Hire condition surveys
What are they and why do vessels need them?
H&M and P&I Surveys
Insurance, in general, covers damage as a result of an unforeseen and unexpected event.
Hull & Machinery and P&I, therefore, compliment each other in the event of collision liability and damage to fixed or floating objects.
On behalf of P & I Clubs and Underwriters for Hull & Machinery (H&M), ICSurveys carries out a pre-entry condition survey of the vessel. and it was found the vessel’s cargo holds shell plating had been in heavy corrosion. By an own-operated thickness test, the shell plating diminution was found to be beyond the limit, so the vessel’s official thickness test report was suspected as fake. We fully reported the condition to the Club and the vessel was rejected. According to the survival crew, the vessel sustained an ingression in her cargo holds.
For P&I, ICSurveys performs the following:
- When ships over 10 yrs old are entered in the club, this can be either a pre-entry or a post entry condition survey.
- If after a visit by a club inspector, the inspector feels that the ship does not conform to the Clubs standards.
- Following a claim which could possibly have occurred due to a lapse in on board maintenance/management.
- If information is received from a third party e.g. PSC that the ship is below Club standard.
- If the ship changes classification societies, usually from an IACS to a non IACS society.
- If after a lengthy period of lay up (6 months or more) a ship is reactivated.
For Hull & Machinery (H&M) our services include:
- Establishing the cause and extent of damage
- Condition surveys to inspect damage
- Valuation of the original structure to perform a repair estimate
- Consultation in repair possibilities
- Review of repair costs
- Preparation of final report on cause and extent of damage
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