SURVEYS

                                            

     ANNUAL, INTERMEDIATE, RENEWAL/SPECIAL SURVEY

                                OCCASSIONAL SURVEYS

Certificate of Classification

1　The Society will issue a Certificate of Classification for a ship registered in the Classification Register in accordance with the provision its Rules. The Society will issue a Provisional Certificate of Classification, which is valid until the issue of a Certificate of Classification, for a ship which has been surveyed for classification and reported by the Surveyors to be fit for classification.

2　The Society will issue a Certificate of Classification for a registered ship once the Special Survey has been completed in accordance with the provisions of the Rules to the satisfaction of the Surveyor.

3　The Society will endorse a Certificate of Classification when the Annual Survey or the Intermediate Survey has been finished to the satisfaction of the Surveyor.

Class Maintenance Surveys

Class Maintenance Surveys consist of Periodical Surveys, Surveys under the Planned Machinery Surveys and Occasional Surveys, which are as specified in the following (1) to (3). At each of these surveys, inspections, tests or examinations are to be carried out to verify that hull, machinery, equipment, fire-fighting equipment, etc, are placed in good order.

(1) Periodical Surveys

          (a)Annual Surveys

The surveys consist of general examinations of hull, machinery, equipment,

fire-fighting equipment, etc. as specified in Chapter 3 of this Part.

(b) Intermediate Surveys

The surveys consist of general examinations of hull, machinery, equipment, fire-fighting equipment, etc. and detailed examinations of a certain part of them as specified in Chapter 4 in this Part.

(c) Special Surveys

The surveys consist of detailed examinations of hull, machinery, equipment,

fire-fighting equipment, etc. as specified in Chapter 5 of this Part.

(d) Docking Surveys

The surveys consist of bottom inspections normally carried out in a dry-dock or on slip-way as specified in Chapter 6 of this Part.

          (e) Boiler Surveys

The surveys consist of open-up examinations and performance tests of boilers as specified in Chapter 7 of this Part.

(f) Propeller Shaft and Stern Tube Shaft Surveys

The surveys consist of open-up examinations etc.of propeller shafts and the stern tube shafts as specified in Chapter 8 of this Part.

(2) Planned Machinery Survey

(a) Continuous Machinery Survey (CMS):The Survey consists of open-up examinations of machinery and equipment specified in Chapter 9 of this

Part which are to be carried out systematically, continuously and sequentially so that each survey interval for all CMS items does not exceed five years.

(b) Planned Machinery Maintenance Scheme (PMS):

The Survey consists of open-up examinations of machinery and equipment specified in Chapter 9 of this Part which are to be carried out according to the machinery maintenance scheme approved by the Society.

(c) Preventive Machinery Maintenance Scheme (PMMS):The Survey consists of open-up examinations of machinery and equipment specified in

Chapter 9 of this Part which are to be carried out on the basis of the results of regular condition monitoring and diagnoses according to the

machinery maintenance scheme approved by the Society.

(3) Occasional Surveys

The surveys consist of examinations of hull, machinery and equipment including damaged part and of works for repairs, modifications or conversions, which are carried out separately from (1) and (2) above.

STATUTORY SURVEYS

(1) SAFETY CONSTRUCTION -Initial Survey: The initial survey shall include a COMPLETE INSPECTION of the structure, machinery and equipment. this survey shall be such as to ENSURE that the arrangements, materials, scantlings and workmanship of the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels, their appurtenance, main and auxiliary machinery including steering gear and associated control systems, electrical installations and other equipment COMPLY with the requirements of the regulations, are in SATISFACTORY and are fit for the service for which the ship is intended and that the required stability information is provided. In case of tankers such a survey shall also include an inspection of the pump rooms, cargo, bunker and ventilation piping systems and associated safety devices.

(2) Renewal and Periodical Surveys

Shall include an inspection of -------- referred to in para (1) to ensure that it complies with the relevant requirements of the present regulations.

(3) Annual Survey

Shall include a general inspection of the  ------- referred to in para (1) to ensure that it has been maintained in accordance with 11(a) [Maintenance of conditions after survey] and that it remains satisfactory for the service for which the ship is intended.

(4) Intermediate Survey ( SC, OPP, SE for tanker . 10yrs)

The survey shall include an inspection of (------  ) to ensure that they remain satisfactory for service for which the ship is intended. In the case of tankers, the survey shall also include an inspection of the pump rooms, cargo, bunker and ventilation piping systems and associated safety devices and testing of insulation resistance of electrical installations in dangerous zones.