Asset Management Services

(a) Condition Monitoring Programme (CMP)

Condition monitoring survey plays a key role in managing asset to avoid unnecessary repairs during docking

Our expertise in Condition monitoring survey will help our clients in assessing the condition of their asset to budget prior to docking and help them to maintain their asset on regular basis.

Our expertise will cover the following areas:

i. Ballast tanks – Coating and structural integrity

ii. Main deck plating and internals – Coating and structural integrity

iii. Main deck outfitting items – This will help our clients to prepare in advance for vetting inspection or flag state inspections or CAP survey in case of tankers.

iv. Void spaces – Will help to find out any structural defects due to hogging/sagging or any other stress in structures

v. Machinery spaces – Foundation of machineries will be missed item many times unless until where the major repairs have been found. Our expertise will help our clients to find out the condition of the foundation of machineries to avoid last minute surprises.

(b) Vibration Analysis

Ship vibration analysis involves the response characteristics (amplitude versus frequency) of the vessel structure or system in combination with various excitation(s), e.g., wave encounter, engines, propellers. This also includes discussion of vibration characteristics and conditions that may lead to resonance.

Hull Vibration Analysis

We carry out Hull Vibration as per our clients or flag state requirements.

Machinery Vibration Analysis

Our Vibrational analyst expertise will assist our clients in finding out

Vibration analysis will help our clients understand the condition of the machineries. This would lead to better maintenance of the machineries which would in turn prevent major repairs of pumps and motors.

(c) Noise Survey

In addition to our many other specialisation, noise survey is the primary and most significant. It has been determined that sustained exposure to the sound levels greater than 90dB can cause deafness and have impact on precision of on-board instruments and human health. The noise and vibration control has gained more relevance over time and there has been a rise in the awareness about prevention of permanent damage occurring because of sustained exposure to higher levels of noise and vibration.

(d) Coating Assessment Surveys

The coating system in ballast tanks is to be examined.

The condition of the coating in ballast tanks is assigned and categorised as GOOD, FAIR or POOR based on visual inspection and estimated percentage of areas with coating failure and rusty surfaces. 

We have highly experienced and certified coating specialist teams for various marine and offshore assets.

We specialise being coating superintendent (assisting the overall Ship’s Project Superintendent) to obtain the best possible coating performance during drydocking by securing that the Shipyard and Paint supplier’s quality control meets with our clients’ needs and as per the standards.

We provide technical service to our clients (within the corrosion control market for Maritime and Offshore industry) to avoid technical coating failures.

We conduct pre-docking survey for the vessels tanks and general onboard structures to ensure no surprises when the vessel is in the dry dock.

(e) Damage Assessment Surveys

If your asset has undergone an accident, we will help you to evaluate the damage and give you guidance and support to bring your vessel back into operation as quickly as possible – without compromising on safety and reliability. Our team will survey the degree of damages of the hull by inspecting all the compartments likely to be affected by the collision.

Our experienced Naval Architects are qualified to attend the hull and damage claims.

Our competencies and services for vessel damage and repair management include:

• Support for the damage and repair of hull structures, propulsion and machinery systems, components, and rudder systems
• Assessment of residual hull capacity after grounding or collision
• Advice on weather restrictions for the voyage to a repair yard, if relevant
• Guidance and acceptance of repair procedures and drawings
• Calculation of docking in loaded condition, if relevant

Our damage assessment survey reports with accompanying photos of the repairs, repair specifications and quantity of the repairs to be done is accepted by many leading marine insurance underwriters.

With the detailed specification of the repairs provided, it will help yard to prefabricate the materials required to carry out repairs which will save the ship time during the dock.

(f) Ultrasonic thickness measurement (UTM) Survey

As per the class rules and regulations all vessels need to undergo Ultrasonic thickness measurement (UTM) survey periodically as:

• Annual survey
• Intermediate survey
• Special survey
• CAP survey

With our expertise in UTM survey technique, we help our clients to understand the condition of the vessel corrosion pattern. Our inspectors are well versed with IACS standards and classification society rules as per the type of survey.

Our inspectors are well versed with all the IACS classification society TM reporting softwares.