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15ImportantPointsToConsiderWhilePreparingForLoadLineSurveyOnShips
SEPTEMBER26,2014BYSHILAVADRABHATTACHARJEE
Thetimebeforesurveysisatoughoneforallonboardship.Workiscarriedoutinfullthrottletoensurethatthevesselisuptothemarkofhigheststandards.Needlesstosay,aPlannedMaintenanceScheduleisofextremeimportanceherefor,ifcarriedoutwithdiligenceandatregularintervals,lastminutedecisionsdonothavetobemade.
Also,situationshavearisenwhereinworkfortheloadlinesurveybeginsatapriortimethatisjustnotenoughtoachievemaximumresults.Thereby,preparationsoughttobeginafewmonthsbeforetheexpecteddateofsurvey.
Mentionedbelowaresomeimportantpointsthatneedstobeconsideredwhilepreparingforaloadlinesurvey:
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1.CheckAccessPoints:Accesspointsatenclosedstructuresshouldbechecked.Allmovableparts(clamps,dogsetc.)shouldbewellgreased.Gasketsandwatertightpackingsshouldbecheckedforcracksandrepairedaccordingly.Rubberpackingsareintegralinmaintainingthewatertightintegrityofanenclosedstructure.
2.CheckVentilatorsandAirpipes:Ventilatorsandairpipes(openings)shouldbeprovidedwithclosingmechanisms.Checktheinstallationifalreadyprovidedandrepairanydamages.Often,heavyrustingeatsupmostoftheflapsinwhichcasetheyshouldbereplaced.
3.KeepDeckClear:Portablebeamsmustbecheckedforefficiencyandsecuring.Also,ahabitmustbeinculcatedofsquaringupofusedequipment.Itreflectsverywellontheshiptohaveadeckfreefromunnecessarytoolslyingabout.
4.CheckHatches:Hatchesshouldbecheckedforbeingweathertight.Checkboobyhatchestooforthesame.Thebutterflyscrewshouldbecheckedforeasymovement.
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5.CheckLockingBars:Lockingbars,lockingpins,hatchventilatorsmustbechecked,derustedandoperatedforfreemovement.Asweallknow,liberaluseofWD40isalwaysencouragedandhelpful!
6.KeepTarpaulinsinGoodCondition:Tarpaulins,ifusedtocoverhatches,mustbeintopconditionandofanapprovedmaterialandstandard.Infact,thesamelogicshouldapplytomostequipmentand/ormaterialsusedforthepurposeofoperationandmaintenanceonboard.
7.CheckforWatertightness:Checkmanholes,scuppersandothersimilarpartsenablingwaterflowforwatertightness.ThemanholesmustbescrewedtightusingtheTwrenchasfaraspossible.Scuppersoftengetcloggedovertimeandrestricttheoutletofwater,inwhichcase,theyshouldbecleaned.Also,plugsoftheexactdimensionsastheoutletshouldbeusedforclosing.
8.EnsureProperWorkingofNonReturnValves:Thenonreturnvalvesmustbecheckedforworkingefficiencywithrespecttooverboarddischarge.Mostauthoritiesarerathersternwhenitcomestothis.
9.KeepMachinerySpacesClean:Allmachineryspaceopeningondeckmustbethoroughlyinspected.Keepthegeneralappearancecleanatthesesectionsfortheygenerallyhavepatchesofoilandotherdirt.
10.CheckPortsForWatertightIntegrity:Allportsunderthefreeboarddeckmustbestrictlycheckedfortheirwatertightintegrity.Also,anyandeveryfreeingportshouldbemovingfreely.Inspectthatshutters,hinges,pinsarenotcorrodingandarewelllubricatedandhavefreemovement.
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11.RepairFractures:Fracturesinguardrailsandbulwarksmustberepaired.Infact,irrespectiveofanimpendingsurvey,theseareasoughttobeinmintconditionsincetheymeansomuchtopersonnelsafety.
12.AllLinesShouldBeReadyForInspection:Thedeckline,loadlinemark,loadline,draughtmarks,importantsignagesetc.shouldbederustedandpaintedforinspection.Therequiredjob,whencarriedout,mustbedoneunderaptsupervisionandwithfullsafetygearinplay,asthisjobismostlikelytoinvolvebeinghungbythesideoftheship.KeepnecessaryLSAonstandbyforanyprobablenecessitythatmayarise.
13.AllSafetyEquipmentMustBeInOrder:Allsafetymeasuresmustbecheckedandthencheckedagain!Nothingscreamsofefficiencymorethanasolidsafetycultureinplace.Checkallsafetyequipments,rigsafetylinesinplaceandoverhaulanyaspectofthesafetysetupasnecessary.
14.CheckSideScuttles:Sidescuttlesbelowthefreeboarddeckanddeadlightsmustbecheckedfor
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watertightintegrity.Therubberpackingaroundthedeadlightsisofparamountimportanceandmustbethoroughlyinspectedforcracksandfissures.
15.AllRecordsMustBeReadyForInspection:Theloadlinecertificateandrelevantrecordsshouldbekeptreadyforinspectiononthefinalday.Thestabilityinformationshouldalsobekeptreadytoshowadherencetotherulesofloading/dischargingandballasting/deballasting.TheChiefMateshouldmakesurethatallappropriatekeysareavailableandworkingintheeventthattheSurveyoraskstoinspectanyarea.Areasonablemanpowershouldbeavailableatalltimesforavarietyofjobsthatmayensue.
Itisunderstoodthat,consideringthesizeofavessel,itisadauntingtasktoensurethattheentirevesselisoverhauledtothelevelofanewlymadeone.Whenbeingspecificabouttheloadlinesurvey,itisbasicallyanefforttomakethehullwatertightbelowthefreeboardandweathertightaboveit.
However,alleffortshouldbemadetomakethevesselachieveitsmaximumpossiblelevelofworkingefficiency.Itshouldbeunderstoodthatavesselthatrunssmoothly,iseventuallygoingtobenefittheshipspersonnelaswellasreduceworkloadfortheseafarers.Afterall,whenthesurveyisoverandthevesselhassailed,aproblemfreeenvironmentwillleavemoretimeforthemuchneededrestandrecuperation.
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UcsaysNovember18,2014at5:40am
VeryNicelessambiguousThankYou
hidekimatsumotosaysApril30,2015at3:38pm
inpointno.9itsaystokeepmachineryspaceclean,howeverintheactualpreparationforloadlinesurveyrecommendationguidelinesprovidedbytheloadlineconventionitsaystoInspectallmachineryspaceopeningsonexposeddeck.
Kindlyclarifythisdisparity.
Hideki
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