How to prepare for vessel overhauling?

Floating units, like all machines and devices, are in need of requirement periodic inspections and necessary repairs during operation. Due to the legal regulations in force in shipping, many processes are highly formalized and require the implementation of strictly established procedures. This is exactly the situation when it comes to ship repairs. In the Pomeranian, Motor Nauta is a proven contractor for the necessary work, specializing in, among others, in repairs of main engines and power generators. Let's take a slightly closer look at the preparation for such work.

What does preparation of overhauling works involve?

The safety of vessels is important and mainly depends on their technical condition. To ensure compliance with the conditions contained in applicable national regulations and international conventions, classification societies supervise ships, inspecting them and determining both the scope of necessary surveys and the schedule of repairs in terms of the hull, engine room and other equipment. They are necessary to issue documents confirming the ship's class. The scale and type of overhauling works are determined on the basis of the inspection results and comments submitted by the crew regarding the condition of individual systems. This allows to make a specification of works.

What issues are important during preparations of overhauling?

Specification of works is the basis for the shipowner to start negotiations with the chosen shipyard about the conditions for carrying out the work, deadlines and costs. As a result of the arrangements, a work schedule is made, which includes the division of responsibility for the work between the shipowner, the shipyard and subcontractors. Arrangements are also made to order the necessary spare parts and materials, as well as to create overhauling documentation and prepare specialized equipment. The shipyard and the shipowner also determine what activities will be carried out at the quay and what activities will be carried out after docking.