Hull and Structure Renewal Surveys

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Hull & Structure

Renewal Survey
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► Class Renewal Survey are carried out at 5 years intervals to renew the
Certificate of Classification
► A survey planning meeting is held prior to the commencement of SSH
► Class Renewal Survey is to include extensive examination and checks

the installation and equipment of the ship are in satisfactory condition to
allow the ship to operate for new period of class of five years to be
assigned.
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► Items surveyed in the last fifteen months of term. Survey list to be

reviewed
► Outstanding visae to be completed
► Memoranda to be reviewed
► Survey meeting shall be held
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► General examination equivalent to ASH
► Examination of any specific arrangements and/or equipment covered

by a service notation or additional class notation
► Bottom survey in DRY CONDITION

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► External examination
Hull and hull equipment as per ASH *
Forecastle, main, poop & superstructure decks. Particular attention shall be

paid to areas subject to stress concentration i.e. corners of hatch coamings,
superstructures, etc.
Wood sheathed decks
Deck houses & superstructure
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► External examination
Areas under deck equipment, e.g. winch seatings, behind pipe runs, etc.
are hammer tested, de-scaled, thickness measured.
Where fracture or wastage beyond acceptable limit is found in deck plating,

definitive repair is required.
Doubling plates are not considered as definitive repair

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► EXTERNAL EXAMINATION (continued)
Masts & standing rigging:
• Surveyor should focus on the fixed parts of lifting appliances as integral

parts of hull i.e. crane pedestals, masts etc. permanently welded to the
hull. Mast shrouds welded to the hull are considered as fixed part

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Main & auxiliary steering gear:

• Electrical equipment including el. motors, starter boxes, panels, wiring,
alarm system and insulation test,
• Hydraulic pumps are examined in running condition,
• Running test from 35° on one side to 30° on the other side to be carried
out with (1) pump
• If this test takes more than 28sec. The pump to be adjusted.
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• If there is excessive noise, the dismantling and reconditioning of the
pump are to be requested,
• Hydraulic lines including flexible hoses, level alarms to be examined,
• If the steering gear is ram type: condition of cylinders and rams, flexible
joints or sliding bearing in crosshead, tiller mechanism, etc. to be
examined. Leaks to be stopped.

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• If the steering gear is hydraulic rotary vane and if rudder carrier bearing
is an integral part, internal examination should be required, once it is
opened, contact surface are examined for signs scoring and seals
checked. If during the test in still water, the pressure is found high, the
vane to be opened, because it cannot be attributed to wear of rudder
bearings, or misalignment, etc.
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Steering Gear

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Anchors, chain cables and windlasses:

• Number of anchors and chain cable details are found in BV Register,
• The anchors and chain cables shall be lowered and ranged,
• The main diameter of the links to be measured and recorded,
• The surveyor shall examine the anchor and require replacement of
pins, if necessary,
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• Windlass and mooring equipment and their foundations shall be
inspected,
• Cable lifters, gears and brakes shall be examined for excessive worn,
• The clutches shall be examined under operation,
• The prime movers i.e. electrical motors, hydraulic motors, steam
engine, etc. and flexible couplings to be examined

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• The surveyor shall witness a running test and also check the condition
of cable stoppers, if fitted,
• The chain locker, hawse pipe and chain stopper shall be examined.
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► INTERNAL & EXTERNAL EXAMINATION OF AUTOMATIC AIR PIPE

HEADS:
Not applicable to Passenger and Ro-Ro Passenger Ships,
Automatic air pipe heads installed on exposed decks are to be completely

examined, both internally and externally

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HEADS:
For ships 5 years of age or less:
• Two air pipe heads, one port and one stbd, located on exposed decks
in the fwd 0,25L, preferably ballast tanks.
• Two air pipe heads, one port and one stbd, located on exposed decks,
serving spaces aft of 0,25L, preferably ballast tanks.
• Attending surveyor may require the examination of other air pipe heads
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HEADS:
For ships between 5-10 years of age:
• All air pipe heads located on exposed decks in the fwd 0,25L,
• At least 20% of air pipe heads located on exposed decks, serving

spaces aft of 0,25L, preferably ballast tanks.
• Attending surveyor may require the examination of other air pipe heads,
For ships over 10 years of age:
• All air pipe heads located on exposed decks.

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INTERNAL & EXTERNAL EXAMINATION OF AUTOMATIC AIR PIPE HEADS:
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► Hatches & hatch coamings
General examination as per ASH
Inspection of the various types
Stowage & securing in the open condition
Efficiency of the closing & locking
Operational testing & condition of the equipment
Thickness gauging of coamings, covers & stays
Hose testing / leak testing

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► Internal Examination of following compartments is to be carried out:
Cargo Holds,
Tweendecks,
Ballast Tanks
L.O., F.O., F.W. ,etc. Tanks,
Pump Rooms,
Machinery and Boiler Spaces,

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► Internal Examination :
Forecastle,
Stools
Store and Paint Rooms,
Cofferdams,
Pipe Tunnels,
Duct Keels,
Void Spaces,
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► Internal Examination of Cargo Holds:
the underdeck structure to be examined for corrosion and cargo damages,

The side shell and framing shall be examined for damage and corrosion,
Deck beam knees are checked for buckling,
Stringers and their connection to side plating and bulkheads are checked,
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Frames and attached brackets are sounded with a hammer. The same is
done to the brackets to tween-decks, where fitted, and the double bottom
margin plate or tank top. These lower brackets are most subject to damage
and corrosion and shall be carefully inspected for wastage and cracks
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Tweendecks shall be examined for damage and corrosion including

underdeck stiffeners. If pontoon covers are fitted, their landings and means
of securing shall be checked,
Bulkheads shall be examined for damage and corrosion, particularly at

lower parts and at side

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The inner bottom shall be examined for damage and corrosion
Bilge wells shall be inspected for corrosion and bilge strums examined
Where hold pillars or the centerline bulkhead are fitted, they shall be
examined for corrosion particularly at top and bottom,

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The sounding pipes, air pipes, scupper pipes and other pipes passing
through the hold shall be examined for corrosion and seen under test during
tank testing. Scupper pipes shall be flooded with water if their condition is
doubtful.
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► Internal Examination of Ballast Tanks:
If the tank is coated, the condition of the coating is checked. Local coating
breakdown usually leads to accelerated local corrosion. Areas of corrosion
scaling must be cleaned to allow inspection of the area

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The general structure must be examined for damages from external

contacts or fractures:
• particularly in way of breast hooks and stringers in FPTs,
• the checking for fractures related to vibrations of the shell due to the
propeller in APTs,
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particularly in way of breast hooks and stringers in FPTs,
the checking for fractures related to vibrations of the shell due to the
propeller in APTs,
the plate floors, bottom and innerbottom long’ls, girders, wt. bulkheads, o.t.
bulkheads of FO Tanks, etc., end of sounding pipe, under suction pipes in
DB Tanks,

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The most usual problem in deep tanks used for water ballast is corrosion.
Boundaries and stiffeners shall be hammer tested and gauged as
necessary,
In uncoated tanks, the Surveyor requires de-scaling where scaling prevents

a full examination

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All ballast tanks are subject to an overall survey. Their condition or the
condition of their protective coating shall be assessed. At each Renewal
survey, a new form "Ad ME 413 - Ballast tank condition" is to be re-issued
by the Surveyor and attached to the Hull annex to the Classification
Certificate, representing the ship's actual condition. Any change in this
condition is to be reflected in the new form.
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► Evaluation on coating condition of the compartments (especially ballast

tanks, cargo holds) shall be made as per guidelines in BV and IACS.
► Coatings concerned are full hard coating

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► If coating condition with recoating etc. Is changed, surveyor should

specify the details in ASMS survey report,
► Coating condition is defined as follows:
► GOOD: Condition with only minor spot rusting,
► FAIR: condition with local breakdown at edges of stiffeners and weld

connections light rusting over 20%or more areas under consideration,
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► POOR: condition with general breakdown of coating over 20%or more

areas or hard scale at 10% or more of areas under consideration.
► Next slides show the examples for GOOD, FAIR and POOR Conditions

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► Salt water ballast tanks other than DB’s, where coating is in poor
condition or where soft coating has been applied or no coating at all :
Tanks are to be subject to annual survey
► Salt water double bottom ballast tanks, where coating breakdown has
occurred or where soft coating applied or no coating
Tanks may be subject to annual survey

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► Void spaces must be dry and sufficiently ventilated. Inspection is best

carried out in conjunction with testing of adjacent tanks since,
► The main engine holding down bolts, when arranged through the tank
top, are usually in a void space ; these are inspected and hammer-
tested to check for slack nuts.

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► In machinery spaces and boiler rooms, the Surveyor examines the

spaces for signs of damage or deterioration, particularly :
Ships side valves, scupper pipes, etc.,
Tank tops or plating under boilers including condition of boiler supports and
collision chocks,
Condition of end bulkheads and their penetrations,
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► Bilge wells for corrosion. The bilge well must be presented dry.
► Tank top in way of pumps, etc., where leaks from snifting cocks and
steam and water drains may have led to local wastage,
► Air pipes and sounding pipes at their lower ends, particularly air pipes
of fuel tanks which are sounded with a hammer.

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Shell & Inner Doors
► The requirements for annual survey are to be conducted (PtA Ch4

Sec6)
► NDT on structural arrangements as deemed necessary
► Clearances of hinges, bearings & thrust bearings to be measured
► Close visual inspection of securing, supporting devices as required by

the ASH + U/T measurements as necessary
► Non-return valves dismantled & checked
Internal Survey of Tanks
Tk./Age <5 5-10 10-15 Age>15

SW & All All All All
PEAK
FW None One All All
FO/DO None One Two Half*
LO None None One Half
Cargo tank All All All All
*Half every 5 years (Tks not normally examined may be

examined from accessible boundaries)

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► TANK SURVEY
All SW tanks
All FW tanks of ships over 15 years
Half the FO & DO tanks over 15 years
Half the LO tanks over 15 years
Independent tanks are to be externally examined (internally if damage or

doubt)
All cargo tanks
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► TANK TESTING
All integral SW & FW tanks and peak tanks to be tested to overflow
FO, DO, LO tanks to be filled to the top
Liquid cargoes such as edible oil, testing may be waived subject to

satisfactory internal inspection
► Testing includes ALL boundaries

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► THICKNESS GAUGING
Measurements to be made in accordance with Pt.A Ch3 Sec3 Table 3 of the

Rules
To be taken by a BV approved company
Attending Surveyor to verify the results
Subject to coating being in GOOD condition, gauging program may be

reduced
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► THICKNESS GAUGING
It is obvious that T.M. is to be carried out under the BV attendance.
Meeting to be held before TM process is started
Extent of the T.M.to be increased to determine areas of substantial

corrosion. The extended T.M. to be carried out before the surveys are
credited as completed

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► Specific Requirements for General Cargo Ships:
Any damage in association with wastage over the allowable limits (buckling,
grooving, detachment, fracture) is to be promptly and thoroughly repaired:
• Side structure and side plating,
• Deck structure and deck plating,
• Bottom structure and bottom plating, inner bottom structure and plating,
• Long’l bulkheads structure and long’l bulkhead plating,
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Watertight and oiltight bulheads structure and plating,
Weld connection between air pipes and deck plating,
Ventilators, including closing devices, bunker and vent piping systems
If adequate repair facilities are not available, with temporary repair, the
vessel can be allowed to proceed directly to a port having the repair
facilities.

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Bottom survey in dry condition is a part of SSH,
The overall and close-up surveys and TM of the lower portions of the cargo
hold and ballast tanks to be carried out requirements in dry-dock,
Fitting of water level detectors on single skin General Cargo Ships applies
to all single hold cargo ships other than bulk carriers falling under the scope
of SOLAS Convention (i.e. of 500 GRT and over), as follow:
• if less than 80 m and constructed on or after 1 July 1998; or
• if less than 100m and constructed before 1 July 1998
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It does not apply to ships complying with regulation XII/12, or to ships

having watertight side compartments each side of the cargo hold length
extending vertically at least from inner bottom to freeboard deck.
The detector equipment shall be type approved
The detector shall give both audible and visual alarms at the navigating
bridge.

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A first alarm shall be given when the water reaches the pre-alarm level
(water level of 0.3 m above the inner bottom in the cargo hold).
A second alarm shall be given when the water reaches main alarm level
(when the water level reaches 15% of the mean depth of the cargo hold).
The detectors shall be located at the aft end of the hold, or above its lowest
part where the inner bottom is not parallel to the designed waterline, and
close to the central line.
The visual alarm shall clearly discriminate between the two water levels.
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The ships that UR S26 is applied, compliance with the vessel to UR S26 to
be checked taking into account following sketches:

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UR S26:
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The vessels that UR S26 is applied, following must be confirmed by

attending surveyor:
Compliance with the hatch and fittings above sketches,
Secondary securing device has been provided,
Securing bolts and pins are 20mm, not less than 20mm,
Metal to metal contact confirming UR S26§4.1 as shown in slide 28 -item.9

is ensured,
Reinforcement of upper edge of hatch coaming (horizontal stiffener) has

been fitted.

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► Specific Requirements for General Cargo Ships: UR S27
UR S 27 provides strength requirements to resist green sea forces for the

following items located within the forward quarter length: air pipes, ventilator
pipes and their closing devices.
The Connecting District checks whether the drawings are available at DT1
or LPO. If not, the following details shall be submitted by the owner (for
review by DT1 or LPO), well in advance of the survey onboard : type,steel
grade, thickness, diameter, height of the air pipes and ventilator pipes,
position on deck (protected or not).
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► Specific Requirements for General Cargo Ships: UR S27
If any additional brackets are required, their position is decided by the

Surveyor onboard, having in mind that bracket toes at the deck shall be
suitably supported. Assistance from DT1 or LPO may be required if
needed.
On exposed decks subject to UR S 27, rotating type mushroom ventilator

heads are not authorized and consequently shall be replaced by another
suitable type.

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Specific Requirements for General Cargo Ships: UR S27
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Specific Requirements for General Cargo Ships:
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For the ships 5 years of age and/or less:
• Close-up survey and ultrasonic thickness measurement of the suspect

areas,
• Overall survey of all cargo holds
• Close-up survey of one forward and one aft cargo hold, including side
shell frames with the attachments and transverse bulkhead,

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For the ships 5 years of age and/or less:
• Close-up survey of hatch covers and coamings (plating and the

stiffeners)
• Overall survey of all SW Ballast Tanks,
• Survey scope can be increased and UTM can be requested if deemed

necessary.
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► Requirements for General Cargo Ships:
For the ships between 5-10 years of age:

areas,
• Overall survey of all cargo holds,
• Close-up survey of selected shell frames in all cargo holds, one

transverse bulkhead in each cargo hold, Fwd and aft transverse
bulkheads in one side ballast tank, one transverse web in two
representative ballast tank of each type,
• Close-up survey of all hatch covers & coaming (plating & stiffeners)

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• Close-up survey of selected areas of all deck plating inside line of hatch
openings between cargo hold hatches
• Close-up survey of selected areas of inner bottom plating,
• Overall survey of all SW Ballast Tanks,

necessary.
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• Thickness measurement of suspect areas,
• Thickness measurement of one transverse section of deck plating

abreast a cargo space within the amidships
• Areas subject to close-up survey

necessary.

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areas,
• Overall survey of all cargo holds and all ballast tanks,
• Close-up survey of all shell frames in fwd lower cargo hold and 25% of
shell frames in each of the remaining cargo hold, all transverse
bulkhead in all ballast tanks, all transverse webs in all ballast tanks,
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• Close-up survey of all deck plating inside line of hatch openings

between cargo hold hatches
• Close-up survey of all areas of inner bottom plating,

necessary.

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• Thickness measurement of two transverse section within the amidships

0,5L abreast of two different cargo space, within the cargo area, each
deck plate outside line of cargo hatch openings, all wind & water
strakes in cargo area and selected outside the cargo area,
• Areas subject to close-up survey

necessary.
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For the ships more than 15 years of age:

areas,
• Overall survey and close-up surveys of all cargo holds and all ballast
tanks,
• Close-up survey of all shell frames in all cargo holds and all areas
subject to close-up surveys for the ships between age 10-15 years.

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• Close-up survey of all deck plating inside line of hatch openings

between cargo hold hatches
• Close-up survey of all areas of inner bottom plating,

necessary.
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• Thickness measurement of three transverse sections within the

amidships 0,5L abreast of two different cargo space, each deck plate
outside line of cargo hatch openings, all bottom, wind & water strakes,
• Areas subject to close-up survey,

necessary.

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Requirements for General Cargo Ships: For the ships more than 15
years of age: Thickness measurement of suspect areas, Thickness measurement of
three transverse sections within the amidships 0,5L abreast of two different cargo space,
each deck plate outside line of cargo hatch openings, all bottom, wind & water strakes,
Areas subject to close-up survey, Survey scope can be increased and UTM can be
requested if deemed necessary.
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► Issuance of certificates Class symbols and notations
Expiry dates
Consistency with the statutory certificates
Commencement of class period
Dates of last surveys (docking, propeller shaft, boilers)
Hull Condition Evaluation Report
Outstanding visae
See Notes
Memoranda

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Hull & Structure

► A survey planning meeting is held prior to the commencement of SSH

► Class Renewal Survey is to include extensive examination and checks

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► Items surveyed in the last fifteen months of term. Survey list to be

► Outstanding visae to be completed

► Survey meeting shall be held

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► General examination equivalent to ASH

► Examination of any specific arrangements and/or equipment covered

► Bottom survey in DRY CONDITION

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Hull and hull equipment as per ASH *

Forecastle, main, poop & superstructure decks. Particular attention shall be

Wood sheathed decks

Deck houses & superstructure

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Where fracture or wastage beyond acceptable limit is found in deck plating,

Doubling plates are not considered as definitive repair

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► EXTERNAL EXAMINATION (continued)

Masts & standing rigging:

• Surveyor should focus on the fixed parts of lifting appliances as integral

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► EXTERNAL EXAMINATION (continued)

Main & auxiliary steering gear:

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Main & auxiliary steering gear:

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Main & auxiliary steering gear:

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► EXTERNAL EXAMINATION (continued)

Anchors, chain cables and windlasses:

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Anchors, chain cables and windlasses:

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► EXTERNAL EXAMINATION (continued)

Anchors, chain cables and windlasses:

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► INTERNAL & EXTERNAL EXAMINATION OF AUTOMATIC AIR PIPE

Not applicable to Passenger and Ro-Ro Passenger Ships,