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Docking Survey

1.Introduction
2.Docking Survey
3.Survey Item
4.Type of Dry Dock
5.Safety in Dock

Preface

8.Shell Defect

This document describes the general background of a "Docking Survey," which has an
important role in a classification survey, and is meant to be used as a reference for
surveyors before they carry out field inspections.
This document was prepared by Ichiro Ishikawa, former Chief Surveyor, and is based on
the prerequisites described below.

9.Stern Frame

1-1. Underwater inspection

6.Procedure of Bottom
Inspection
7.Course in Dock

10.Rudder
11.Propeller
12.Anchr

An underwater inspection that replaces a docking or slipway inspection which is carried

out by a company approved by the ClassificationSociety. The bottom shell, rudder and
propeller should be inspected
indirectly by observing the television images transmitted by an underwater camera used
by a diver.
Detection of abnormalities should fundamentally conform to the contents of this document;
therefore,details of underwater inspection are not specially described here.

13.Chain Cable

1-2.Method of repairing damage

14.Sea Valves

Various types of damage, such as damage due to stranding and contact with the bottom
shell, may be detected during a docking survey. Such damage is usually repaired by the
shipowner under insurance, but in this document details of repairing methods will not be
described. These tems will be introduced in the separate home page describing "Damage
and Repair" in futuer.

1-3. Propeller
The propeller and propeller shaft are inspected at the same time as a bottom inspection.
However, shafts need not necessarily be inspected during a Docking Survey because
"Propeller Shaft and Stern Tube Shaft Surveys" are independent from the Docking Survey
under the responsibility of machinery surveyor but brief explanation is entered in this
document.

1-4. Anchor and Chain Cable

An inspection of the anchors and anchor chains is not a requirement of a Docking Survey;
these items fall under the purview of a Special Survey. However, as it is customary to
inspect these items during a Docking Survey, they are covered in this document.

1-5. Damages in Bottom

Except for defects that occur because of stranding and contact with objects or the sea
bed, defects in the bottom shell, such as deformation and corrosion almost never occur
unexpectedly; they occur gradually over a long period. Because the most repairs to the
bottom shell involve repairs to double bottom tanks, considering that the tank should be
emptied and cleaned before starting repairs and hydrostatic tests carried out after repairs,
the period for repairs should be estimated aproximately. Therefore, the data below should
be collected before performing a bottom survey.

1-6.Study the history of the ship

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Before carrying out an inspection, have a look the survey report file submitted together
with the survey request application, and check the recommendations and the
precautionary items if any .And read old survey reports as far back as possible, at least
until the previous bottom inspection. Dents in the bottom shell may be under- or
over-estimated, or overlooked depending on the position to be inspected, increase or
decrease in the intensity of light rays, and arrangement of blocks. Dents that have not
appeared in reports in the last few years, may have been reported already in the past.
There have been instances

1-7.Working Schedule
The schedule for docking , undocking and sailing dates are determined by the shipowner's
sailing schedule and the shipyard's docking schedule; therefore, these informations
should be obtained for reference. If the docking period is as short as two or three days,
both shipowner and shipyard are unlikely to carry out the big repairs to the bottom or side
shell unless the shell is heavily damaged. The docking period gives you an approximate
idea of the extent of the bottom shell works that is likely to be carried out. Information such
as the time the ship will be docked/undocked , how many hours does it take the dock will
be dry, and capacity of discharge pumps of the dock should be obtained for reference.

1-8.Marine casualties
After the previous docking, instances where the ship hits the quay, or the bottom shell
came in contact with the sea bed or floating objects, should be correctly entered in the log
book. It is recommended to ask the superintendent or the Master about the instances of
marine casualties before starting inspection . If there are any report of bottom contact, the
bottom inspection should be carried out with special care; sometimes , In this case the
major repairs to the bottom shell may be necessary. Another method of collecting data is
to be request shipyard supervisor to show the specifications for repairs carried out to the
ship, if possible.

Photo 1-1 ULCC in Dry Dock

One of the world largest ship, Piere Guillaumat in LISNAVE Margueira Yard in 1978
Dimensions Lpp 401.10 x B 63.01 x 35.92 m, DW 555,031t Built at the San Nazaire Ship
Yard in France BV Class It takes more than 3 hours to carry out the bottom Survey.

2. Docking Survey
Adocking survey is also called a bottom survey. According to the "Protocol of 1988
relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974", a bottom
inspection is defined by a lengthy expression: thst is, "Inspections of the outside of the
ship's bottom". Area of the hull under the water-line are always immersed in water ;
therefore, the condition of damage in the event of the stranding or bottom contact can not
be observed. The objective of periodical docking is to inspect the area of hull beneath the
water- line. Offshore structures in conrtast to a ship, do not sail throughout the world and
suffer neither from stranding nor contacting with other object. Conversely, docking an
offshore structure is very difficult; therefore,underwater inspectionbyan underwater
camara inspection instead of docking is justifiable. There is no word corresponding to
docking survey in the SOLAS Convention. But the Classification Sosieties request the
periodical docking survey to the shipownes. According to their requirements ships must be
in dry dock twice in 5years as shown in the following figure.

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Before 1964 the docking survey was requested every year, becauseat the Annual
survey, docking was requested. Some shipowners put their ships twice in the year. But
now the docking is only 2timesin 5years. The reasonof this relaxation was the
improvement of paint. At that time the effectiveness of paints continued only one year or
less. If the ship was not docked for more than one year, the paint would peel off and alrae
and shellfishes would stick to the hullunder the water line, resulting in a drop of the ship's
speed . For the shipowners at that time decreased speed was bigger problem than the
expence of docking.
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