Consulting and inspections
We are committed to deliver bespoke inspection services with purpose-built reports within a short period of time. Our ship inspections are made to assess the overall condition of the ship, or in-depth assessment of the specific vessel areas - as appointed by owners, buyers, sellers, managers, banks, brokers financial institutions, fund houses, investors, insurers, Flag Administrations, etc.
We also provide commercial, marine & technical investigations of incidents and accidents (including bunker/cargo discrepancies) with thoughtful preventive measures suggestions*, as well as preparing documentary support for Client’s position in dispute / arbitrage.
On request we perform inspections remotely, which allows our Client to save funds on Inspector’s traveling expenses as well as on other possible difficulties caused by vessel’s logistics or other local/global impacts (inconvenient ports, virus pandemic, piracy area, etc.).
Considering modern technology availability, and assuming that vessel can provide scans of all requested paperwork, records from VDR and CCTV, video conference with witnesses [if applicable] and [preferably] 360-camera** (or at least panoramic) footage/photos of key locations – practically any of below listed Inspections can be done remotely with same effectiveness as of the one’s on-board.
There is always a room for improvement and our team has an experience of working on all sides of ship operations & management - we can assess current condition of processes, provide funds & effort optimization methods to both, ship owners and ship operators. All our reports contain comprehensive corrective & preventive actions, as well as clear priority marks.
The list of frequently ordered/performed inspections/services:
For Shipowners & Commercial Operators:
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Pre-purchase ship technical condition audits;
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Operator’s declared ship budget review and optimization;
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Operator’s procurement system inspection and optimization;
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Budget spending records comparison with actual ship condition, including technical inspection of the vessel;
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Dry docking specification review and optimization
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Periodic vessel condition inspections;
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Vessel condition assessment due to specific conditions (arrest, incident, etc.);
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Bunker quantity dispute conditions and documentation remote review and assistance;
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Bunker quantity dispute full investigation, including on-board inspection and drafts survey of both vessels.
For Insurers & Investors:
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Periodic vessel condition inspections;
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Vessel condition assessment due to specific conditions (arrest, incident, detention, etc.);
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Investigation of incidents.
For Ship Managers:
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SMS review and optimization up to the latest SIRE requirements;
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SMS review and optimization up to the latest CDI requirements;
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On board pre-vetting inspections;
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Remote pre-vetting inspection and remote assistance during the vetting.
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On board or remote investigation of incidents.
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Cargo tanks cleaning plan preparation and remote assistance;
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Cargo tanks cleaning on-board assistance;
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On board navigational audits;
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On board or remote mooring audits;
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On board or remote engine room operations audits;
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On board or remote Planned Maintenance System assessment vs equipment condition;
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Remote audit of overall safety of operations - bridge, deck and engine room (if ship is equipped with cameras, covering required areas).
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Remote VDR+ECDIS Navigation audit - covering VDR records for any 24 hours, ECDIS back up, CCTV cameras records (If any), and navigation related documentation (checklists, logbooks extracts);
On board or remote crew technical or safety training.
For ship Flag Administrations:
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Periodic vessel condition inspections;
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Vessel inspection due to specific conditions (arrest, incident, detention, etc.);
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Investigation of incidents