ENHANCED SURVEY FILE
ENHANCED SURVEY FILE
As when taking over older vessels the documentation to be maintained
with regards to special surveys , class evaluation reports and condition
evaluation reports are not very clear, especially to new masters or
masters who have never worked on older vessels , have drawn up the
following guidelines with respect to documentation that is required for
enhanced survey file as same is verified by PSC and master must be aware
wrt what documentation to be shown.
Over 20 years of a vessels life documents are strewn all over it would
be prudent to maintin the documentation as per the instructions below as
succesive masters come and go and chances of misplacing documents only
increases.
FOR A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF ENHANCED SURVEY PROGRAMME REFER TO IMO
RESOULTION 1049(27).I WILL BE FOCUSING MERELEY ON THE DOCUMENTATION
ASPECT REASON BEING AND (ATTACH 1) CLEARLY TELLS US WHY, BECAUSE FOR OLD
LADIES LIKE THESE PSC WANT THESE ASPECTS TO BE VERIFED & UNDERSTANDING
OF MASTER SHOULD BE CLEAR AND PRECISE AND THERE SHOULD BE NO DOUBT AS
WHAT TO SHOW THEM.
TOTAL FILES TO BE MAINTAINED ONBOARD ARE THREE :- THIS AS PER CLASS NKK/
REQUIREMENTS (ATTACH 1)
1)GREEN FILE (ALSO CALLED CONDITION EVALUATION REPORT FILE):- (ATTACH 2)
- EXECUTIVE HULL SUMMARY (ATTACH 3)
- CONDITION EVAL REPORTS (ATTACH 4)
- THE THICKNESS MEASUREMENT REPORTS (NORMALLY IN TWO VOLUMES)(ATTACH
5)SHOULD CONTAIN FOLLOWING :-
- CERT OF APPORVAL OF FIRM ENGAGED IN THICKNESS MEASUREMENT
- CALIBRATION CERT OF THE INSTRUMENTS BEING USED FOR MEASUREMENT
- TECNICIANS CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL WHO IS CARRYING OUT THE
MEASUREMENT
- TABLE OF CONTENTS CONSISITING OF ALL AREAS WHICH ARE BEING
SURVEYED
- GENERAL PARTICULARS OF THE VESSEL
- REPORT ON THICKNESS MEASUREMENT
- LAST DRY DOCK INSPECTION REPORT (ATTACH 6)
- WORK DONE CERTIFICATE OF DD. (ATTACH 7)
- CERTIFICATION OF PAINTS USED (SHOULD BE FDA APPROVED , THIS WOULD B
REQUIRED IF VSL WILL B CALLING USA)(ATTACH 8)
- MSDS SHEETS FOR PAINTS USED IN DD TOP SIDE , BOOT TOP, VERT BOTTOM,
BALANCE VERT BOTOM , FLAT BOTTOM ,PROPELLER (ATTACH 8)
- PAINTING SPECIFICATIONS (ATTACH 8)
- DECLARATION LETTER OF ANTI FOULING SYSTEM USED(TBT FREE ANTI FOULING
PAINTS).(ATTACH 8)
2)BLACK FILE (ALSO CALLED CLASS SURVEY REPORT FILE):THIS HAS BEEN SPLIT
UP INTO 2 PARTS (ATTACH 2)
AA) LATEST SURVEY AUDIT STATUS (ATTACH 9)
BB) ALL SURVEY RECORDS CARRIED OUT TO DATE :- (ATTACH 10)
- ANY CLASS SURVEYS LIKE : SPECIAL SURVEY , CONTINOUS MACHINERY
SURVEY,DOCKING SURVEY , BOILER SURVEY,PROPELLER SHAFT SURVEY
- INSTALLATION SURVEYS LIKE : CARGO GEAR ANNUAL SURVEY)
- STATUTORY SURVEYS LIKE : LOAD LINE , SAFECON , SAFE EQPT,SAFETY RADIO
ETC ETC
CC)IF SPECIAL SURVEY HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT THEN SURVEY PROGRAMME FOR BULK
CARRIERS (ATTACH 11)
3)BLUE FILE :- (ATTACH 2)
STATUTORY SURVEY REPORTS.(ATTACH 12)
Well thats all there is to it , kindly let me know if I have missed out
anything , hope same will be of use to all.
ENHANCED SURVEY DOCS (zip) [429.73 KB]
