Hull Survey

Hull Survey

Hull and Machinery Damage Survey

·         When a ship is involved in such accidents as fire, stranding, collision and sinking, and the accident is dealt with as general average, NKKK conducts necessary survey and gives appropriate advice and recommendations for the mutual benefits of the parties concerned.

Survey on Ship's Hull, Engine, etc. ON/OFF Hire Survey

·         NKKK conducts survey by experienced surveyors with sufficient knowledge on not only cargoes but also hull, machinery and other sections of a ship as shown below:

(1) To survey a hull and her machinery and collect relevant data when chartering of the ship is commenced or terminated.

(2) To ascertain the extent of damage to a hull and her engine involved in an accident, investigate the cause and, if necessary, estimate repairing charges.

(3) To conduct an on-the-spot survey on damage to loading equipment, ship and/or cargo caused by an accident during loading or unloading and to estimate the amount of loss.

(4) To inspect the tow worthiness of a vessel such as a dredger, craneboat, barge or ship under towage, marking necessary recommendation to ensure the safety of towing navigation.

Appraisal of Ship

For settlement of the general average, buying or selling, transfer, warranty, dismantling, registration of a vessel, we provide services of evaluation of a ship as required.

Stowage surver

·         Faulty or improper cargo stowage often causes heavy damage to cargo and to the carrying vessel as well.
>From the economical viewpoint, however, the method of stowage must be minimum prudent avoiding unnecessary expenditure for securing. This is why the recommendation or guidance by NKKK's experienced surveyors is appreciated to prove that stowage was carried out in a prescribed or recommended method.

·         This survey is, in most cases, conducted together with the Condition Survey and recommendable for steel transportation.

Hatch Survey

·         Cargo arrival condition surveyall types of cargoes to ascertain ,stowage before discharging  including supervision operations.

·         Surveys include use of proper handling of cargo with regards to methods and equiments

Towing survey

                            

To study, evaluate and examine the selection of tug/ barges for transportation of cargoes by wet/ dry tow, particularly heavy and expensi

Condition Surveys

v    Ge v  General condition for 'ON / OFF charter hire' v  General condition including valuation for Sale and Purchase Vessel's P & I Pre-entry

PORT STATE CONTROL

v  Port State Control (PSC) is the inspection of foreign ships in national ports to verify that the condition of the ship and its equipment comply with the requirements of international regulations and that the ship is manned and operated in compliance with these rules.

v  Many of IMO's most important technical conventions contain provisions for ships to be inspected when they visit foreign ports to ensure that they meet IMO requirements.

v  These inspections were originally intended to be a back up to flag State implementation, but experience has shown that they can be extremely effective, especially if organized on a regional basis. A ship going to a port in one country will normally visit other countries in the region before embarking on its return voyage and it is to everybody's advantage if inspections can be closely co-ordinated.

v  This ensures that as many ships as possible are inspected but at the same time prevents ships being delayed by unnecessary inspections. The primary responsibility for ships' standards rests with the flag State - but port State control provides a "safety net" to catch substandard ships.

v  IMO has encouraged the establishment of regional port State control organizations and agreements on port State control - Memoranda of Understanding or MoUs - have been signed covering all of the world's oceans: Europe and the north Atlantic (Paris MoU); Asia and the Pacific (Tokyo MoU); Latin America (Acuerdo de Viña del Mar); Caribbean (Caribbean MoU); West and Central Africa (Abuja MoU); the Black Sea region (Black Sea MoU); the Mediterranean (Mediterranean MoU); the Indian Ocean (Indian Ocean MoU); and the Riyadh MoU.

v  IMO hosted the Third Workshop for Secretaries and Directors of Information Centres of all the regional port State control regimes in June 2004. The Workshops are funded by the IMO Technical Co-operation Fund and aim to provide support to regional port State control regimes by establishing a platform for co-operation and also providing a forum for the people involved to meet and exchange ideas and experiences; they also aim to encourage harmonization and co-ordination of PSC activities and the development of practical recommendations which can be forwarded to IMO for further examination by the Organization's relevant Committees and Sub-Committees.

BREAK BULK SURVEY

Ø  Stevedores on a New York dock loading barrels of corn syrup onto a barge on the Hudson River. Photograph by Lewis Hine, ca. 1912

Ø  In shipping, break bulk cargo or general cargo is a term that covers a great variety of goods that must be loaded individually, and not in intermodal containers nor in bulk as with oil or grain. Ships that carry this sort of cargo are often called general cargo ships. The term break bulk derives from the phrase breaking bulk — the extraction of a portion of the cargo of a ship or the beginning of the unloading process from the ship's holds. These goods may be in shipping containers (bags, boxes, crates, drums, barrels). Unit loads of items secured to a pallet or skid are also used.^[1]

Ø  A break-in-bulk point is a place where goods are transferred from one mode of transport to another, for example the docks where goods transfer from ship to truck.

Ø  Break bulk was the most common form of cargo for most of the history of shipping. Since the late 1960s the volume of break bulk cargo has declined dramatically worldwide as containerization has grown. Moving cargo on and off ship in containers is much more efficient, allowing ships to spend less time in port. Break bulk cargo also suffered from greater theft and damage.

Statutory survey

A vessel require various statutory certificates issued on behalf of their flag state administration confirming their compliance with various international conventions related to safety and environment protection that the vessel is required to comply

With.

STET Maritime Bureau via agreement with various Classification Societies and Flag Administration is duly authorized by the following countries to perform statutory surveys, audits and plan approvals as per various International Maritime Conventions, Codes and National Regulations.
• Panama
• Belize
• Honduras
• Cambodia
• St. Vincent & the Grenadines
• Union of Comoros

The surveying and statutory certification activities include but are not limited to the following:

• Passenger Ship Safety Survey
• Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Survey
• Cargo Ship Safety Construction Survey
• Cargo Ship Safety Radio Survey

          YACHT AND BOAT SURVEYS

·         Pre purchase surveys are carried out to determine the condition of the vessel in detail and can also be used to satisfy the insurance companies

·         It is normal for a craft to be surveyed in order for insurance companies to establish seaworthiness before they write cover. Insurance companies have been known to require a condition report on vessels a little as five years old

CARGO SURVEY

·         ICSB witness cargo loading/discharge and provides specific report and analysis on different types of cargo

·         In several ports, ICSB is appointed as cargo and super cargo surveyor. Our surveyors are equipped with mariners license, certified according to IMO code of safe practice for cargo stowage to survey on behalf of majors shipping lines, suppliers and forwarders.

references

·         www.Wikipedia.com.my

·         www.google.com.my

·         Boatkeeper note