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Task Name - Preparation for Surveys

Task Description

1.Prepare vessel for Annual Load line survey a s per condition of

assignment and prepare all relevant documentation.

2. Prepare vessel for Annual SEQ survey - prepare all relevant

documentation

1.Prepare vessel for Annual Load line survey

The preparation for a load line survey will involve ensuring that
the hull is watertight below the freeboard deck and weather
tight above it.

1.Check Access Points: Access points at enclosed structures should

be checked. All movable parts (clamps, dogs etc.) should be wel
greased. Gaskets and watertight packings should be checked for
cracks and repaired accordingly. Rubber packings are integral in
maintaining the watertight integrity of an enclosed structure.

2. Check Ventilators and Air pipes: Ventilators and air pipes

(openings) should be provided with closing mechanisms. Check the
installation if already provided and repair any damages. Often, heavy
rusting eats up most of the flaps in which case they should be
replaced.

3. Keep Deck Clear: Portable beams must be checked for efficiency

and securing. Also, a habit must be inculcated of squaring up of used
equipment. It reflects very well on the ship to have a deck free from
unnecessary tools lying about.
4. Check Hatches: Hatches should be checked for being weather tight.
Check booby hatches too for the same. The butterfly screw should be
checked for easy movement.
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5. Check Locking Bars: Locking bars, locking pins, hatch ventilators
must be checked, de rusted and operated for free movement.

6. Keep Tarpaulins in Good Condition: Tarpaulins, if used to cover

hatches, must be in top condition and of an approved material and
standard. In fact, the same logic should apply to most equipment
and/or materials used for the purpose of operation and maintenance
onboard.

7. Check for Watertightness: Check manholes, scuppers and other

similar parts enabling water flow for watertightness. The manholes
must be screwed tight using the T wrench as far as
possible.
Scuppers often get clogged over time and restrict the outlet of water,
in which case, they should be cleaned. Also, plugs of the exact
dimensions as the outlet should be used for closing.

8. Ensure Proper Working of Non-Return Valves: The non-return

valves must be checked for working efficiency with respect to
overboard discharge. Most authoities are rather stern when it comes
to this.

9. Keep Machinery Spaces Clean: All machinery space opening on

deck must be thoroughly inspected. Keep the general appearance
clean at these sections for they generally have patches of oil and
other dirt

10. Check Ports For Watertight Integrity: All ports under the freeboard
deck must be strictly checked for their watertight integrity. Also, any
and every freeing port should be moving freely. Inspect that shutters,
hinges, pins are not corroding and are well lubricated and have free
movement.

11. Repair Fractures: Fractures in guardrails and bulwarks must be

repaired. In fact, irrespective of an impending survey, these areas
ought to be in mint condition since they mean so much to personnel
safety.
12. All Lines Should Be Ready For Inspection: The deck line, load
line mark, load line, draught marks, important signages etc. should be
de rusted and painted for inspection. The required job, when carried
out, must be done under apt supervision and with full safety gear in
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play, as this job is most likely to involve being hung by the side of the
ship. Keep necessary LSA on standby for any probable necessity that
may arise.

13. All Safety Equipment Must Be In Order: All safety measures must
be checked and then checked again! Nothing screams of efficiency
more than a solid safety culture in place. Check all safety equipments,
rig safety lines in place and overhaul any aspect of the safety setup as
necessary.

14. Check Side Scuttles: Side scuttles below the freeboard deck and
deadlights must be checked for watertight integrity. The rubber
packing around the deadlights is of paramount importance and must
be thoroughly inspected for cracks and fissures.

15. All Records Must Be Ready For Inspection: The load line
certificate and relevant records should be kept ready for inspection on
the final day. The stability information should also be kept ready to
show adherence to the rules of loading/discharging and
ballasting/deballasting. The Chief Mate should make sure that al
appropriate keys are available and working in the event that the
Surveyor asks to inspect any area. A reasonable manpower should be
available at all times for a variety of jobs that may ensue.

2. Prepare vessel for Annual SEQ survey - prepare all relevant

documentation.

Cargo ships safety equipment survey consists of checks of all safety

equipment provided onboard listed in the form E of Cargo ship safety
equipment certificate.

1. Check Lifeboat: The lifeboat and its equipment (including edibles,

pyrotechnics, non-pyrotechnics) should be checked and renewed. The
ship's crew must be strictly instructed on the operation of thelifeboat
and purpose of every installation in the lifeboat. Repaint the written
information on the lifeboat. Lower the lifeboat and check its movement
both ahead and astern. Necessary overhauling and renewal must be
done as per requirement
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2. Check Davits: Davits of lifeboats

should be
greased along with the winches and the blocks.de-rusted, repainted,
Check and then recheck
so that they don't
jam at the crucial moment.
3. Check Inflatable
Liferafts: The inflatable liferafts should be checked
if they've been serviced
at regular intervals. Check the
and make any
necessary replacements if required. Stickersequipment strictly
require to be replaced as they lose their sheen over time generally
the duress of weather. easily under

4. Check Handheld Radios, Smoke

survival craft's portable handheld radioSignals and Lifebuoys: The
should be checked and kept in
optimum working order. The ship's crew should know all about the radio
including battery backup, operation etc. (the GMDSS handbook
be the right place to search for exact
would
handheld radio) The life specifications with regard to the
buoys should be
inspected and
overhauled as
required. Mark conspicuously the ones that are not to be used
The lights and batteries should be anymore.
replaced
smoke signals as well as the lifelines. As
if they've expired. Check the
per the safety plan of the
vessel, the lifebuoys should be aptly placed at different locations. Their
location should be clearly marked out for
clarity.
5. Check Lifejackets: Check All the lifejackets onboard should be
rigorously checked. Expired lights and faulty lifejackets must be
replaced. Also, the entire crew must be made to practice the wearing
and removal of the lifejacket in a
stipulated time. Sometimes an
oversized/undersized jacket may be required in which case they should
be ordered promptly. No sunveyor will excuse lesser number of life
jackets.
6. Check Pyrotechnics:
Pyrotechnics must be functional and those that
aren't must be replaced. Check the LTA as well. The
crew must know
where the pyrotechnics are kept and how
they
are to be used. Generally
speaking, the instructions on the cover/front are enough to gather
operational information.
7. Check Fire Control Plans and Systems: The fire control plans must
be checked for legibility. Each of them must be checked and conformed
to.
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8. Test Fire Detection Systems and Fire Fighting Equipment: Test

the fire/smoke detection systems if possible. The fire pumpS, fire
while
hoses, fire extinguishers, nozzles, couplings should all be checked
at it. The information regarding the fire extinguishers must be
for a
promulgated to the ship's crew so they know which on to use
kind of fire (Class A, B, C, D). Overhaul and refill extinguishers
specific The fireman's outit
(as well as any cartridges) as per the requirement.
should
should be inspected for functionality. Again, the ship's crew
in order that they
practice wearing and removal of the kit (during drills) tested.
know how to do so at the crucial times. All alarms must also be

9. Check Pilot Ladder: The pilot ladders along with all ancillary
equipment must also be checked. Ensure that they match up to the
specifications laid down as per legalities

Of the
10. Check Other Important Systems According to the Type
and apply to all ships.
Ship: The above-mentioned points are general
Tankers have additional checking points that are

The IG system.
room.
Piping of the fixed fire fighting system in the cargo pump
The deck foam as well as sprinkler system.

11.The navigation systems and equipment are inspected as well,

as
checked for operation and
part of the safety survey, same must also be
as well.
efficiency. This includes the emergency machinery