Services
Hull and cargo survey
What it is
Hull surveys cover the vessel itself — hull, machinery, equipment — while cargo surveys cover the goods carried. CMSC covers both, including barges, self-welded structures and shipboard oil and gas equipment, on behalf of shipowners, hull underwriters and P&I correspondents.
Typical cases
- Hull damage after quay contact, grounding or collision
- Machinery damage: main engine, auxiliaries, refrigeration plant
- Draft survey on loading or discharge of bulk cargo
- Condition survey prior to charter or sale
- Inspection of barges and self-welded structures before commissioning
- On-hire and off-hire surveys
How the assignment runs
- 01
Scoping
Scope agreed with the shipowner, underwriter or P&I correspondent, and boarding arranged through the ship agent.
- 02
Attendance on board
Visual and dimensional inspection of the affected areas, measurements, thickness readings where required, interview with the crew.
- 03
Technical analysis
Cause investigation, review of the log book and machinery records, comparison with plans and class certificates.
- 04
Repair costing
Repair estimate, review of yard quotations, opinion on whether works are repairs or betterment.
- 05
Reporting
Detailed technical report with photographic annexes and supporting documents, issued in French or English.
Reference framework
- Classification society rules
- SOLAS convention and ISM code for safety aspects
- UNCTAD practice for draft surveys
- CEMAC merchant shipping code
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