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Vessel condition and suitability surveys
A survey should tell you whether the vessel can do the job you need, in the condition it is actually in. We survey for shipowners, charterers and financiers, and we report in plain language.
What we deliver
Pre-charter and on-hire surveys
Condition of hull, machinery, deck equipment, DP system and accommodation before the vessel goes on hire, with a record of defects and bunkers agreed with both parties.
Suitability surveys
Assessment of a vessel against a specific scope of work: deck strength, crane capacity, DP class, station-keeping, accommodation and the crew’s experience of similar work.
Condition surveys
Surveys for sale and purchase, financing or insurance. We inspect, we read the records and we talk to the crew.
DP trials witnessing
Witnessing of annual or proving DP trials on behalf of a charterer or owner, with an independent report on the results and any open items.
When to involve us
Before a charter is signed, before a vessel is bought, or before a vessel is committed to a scope it has not done before. A survey after the fact can only tell you what went wrong.
Typical engagement: one to three days on board, with a report within a week.
Contact
If you have a unit in build, on tow or about to connect, we would like to hear about it.
A partner will reply, usually within one working day.