Aerial Assualt - Grand Bahama Shipyard
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Aerial Assault – A Grand Bahama Shipyard Perspective Welcome to Grand Bahama Shipyard on the coast of Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas. This is a testing ground for Aerial lift equipment, a stressful environment, filled with dangerous tools, hazardous materials, large heavy objects and primarily foreign workers. One of the main components to ship refurbishment and enhancement is the aerial lift. Currently, the yard uses everything from small self propelled scissor lifts like the JLG 2033E all the way up to the JLG 1200SJ. The facilities main focus of cleaning, painting, refab & structural works utilize - JLG 600S, 800S, 80HX, 1200SJ and 33RTS. The yard operates 24 hours a day, roughly 363 days a year, in three shifts. The only exception being (no work) which is infrequent or Hurricanes, also infrequent. Recently Hurricane Matthew did little damage to the facility but the city of Freeport was severally impacted. A Go-Fund account has been established to assist those affected who are finically challenged. Please consider donating: GoFund – https://www.gofundme.com/grandbahamasrelief
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AerialAssault–AGrandBahamaShipyardPerspective
WelcometoGrandBahamaShipyardonthecoastofFreeport,GrandBahama,Bahamas.ThisisatestinggroundforAerialliftequipment,astressfulenvironment,filledwithdangeroustools,
hazardousmaterials,largeheavyobjectsandprimarilyforeignworkers.
Oneofthemaincomponentstoshiprefurbishmentandenhancementistheaeriallift.Currently,theyarduseseverythingfromsmallselfpropelledscissorliftsliketheJLG2033EallthewayuptotheJLG1200SJ.Thefacilitiesmainfocusofcleaning,painting,refab&structural
worksutilize-JLG600S,800S,80HX,1200SJand33RTS.
Theyardoperates24hoursaday,roughly363daysayear,inthreeshifts.Theonlyexceptionbeing(nowork)whichisinfrequentorHurricanes,alsoinfrequent.RecentlyHurricaneMatthew
didlittledamagetothefacilitybutthecityofFreeportwasseverallyimpacted.AGo-Fundaccounthasbeenestablishedtoassistthoseaffectedwhoarefinicallychallenged.
Pleaseconsiderdonating:
GoFund–https://www.gofundme.com/grandbahamasrelief
Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited A world leader in dry-docking and afloat repairs, refits,
refurbishments and revitalizations. Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited accommodates vessels from the Cruise, Commercial and Off Shore segments of the Maritime
Industry.
The Yard has three dry docks, capable of docking vessels up to 82,500 tonnes, a pier and a deep water wharf, over 300 m in
length and is strategically located in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, approximately 100 miles east of Miami, Florida along
all the major shipping routes. www.grandbahamashipyard.com
CERTIFICATIONS: OHSAS 18001 / ISO 14001 / ISO 9001 / I.S.P.S. / GTT APPROVED
Newarrivals–enjoyingCaribbeansun–onvacationintheBahamasorsotheythought-Ifonlytheyknewwhatlayahead!
TheProcess&Equipment
Thisisastandardrentalpressurewasher.Thisunitproduces4,000Psiofwaterpressuretoperformworkssuchascleaningasidewalk,aroof,prepworkforpainting,etc.Theunithasa13hpHondaorequivalentengineandisfeedthroughastandardgardenhose.Itisoperatedbyutilizingapressurespraywand,liketheonebelow.
Inshiprefurbishment,aswithhouseorcommercialpropertyrefurbishment,cleaningisnecessarypriortopaintingofthestructure,alargeshipinthiscase.However,thatiswherethesimilaritiesend.
Toefficientlycleanandpreparethosemonstertransportationvesselsofthesea,somethingalittlestrongerisrequired.About10timesstrongerinfact,40,000Psiofhigh-pressure,wateremaciatingandmaceratingtheshipsruggedexterior.
TheBeast
250–300hp,turbo-chargeddieselengine.40,000Psiworkingwaterpressure.Fedbymultiple¾”rubberizedairhoses.
TheGunThisisthegun,nolongerapressurewand.It’smorelikesomethingyoumightenvisiontheelitespecialforcescarrying.Howwouldyouliketoholdontothisthingforan8-hourshift?
TheChallenge
Howtoprotectequipmentfromservicewaterdischarge,paintparticulates,damage,andexcessiveoveruse.
Brokenpotentiometers,self-levelingissuesandelectronicsfailurekeepservicemenbusy.
“Corrosionrulestheroost”
Thisstuffgetseverywhere,moisture+corrosiveenvironment(x)expensivecomputersystems
&controllers=veryproblematicinconsistencies
TheyworkinTightPlaces
HighPlaces
LotsofDirtyPlaces
Dayin&dayouttheyworkaway
Theyseemtocongregateattimes
Atothertimes,notsomuch.
Newservicetoolsarebuilt
Theiroperationalcapabilitiesaremaintained&serviced
Afreshdrinkofoils–servicedandinspected-onscheduleofcourse.
It’sjustanormaldayinlifeforGrandBahamaShipyardAerialAssaultoperation.
Michael
Ships–asampling
