INTERTANKO GUIDANCE

Dry-Dock Checklist                        V1
 INTERTANKO Guidance
Dry-Dock Checklist
2017

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Scope of the Guidance
This Dry-Docking Checklist has been developed by the INTERTANKO Safety and Technical Committee
(ISTEC) with the aim of improving the scope and extent of inspections during Dry-Dock activity.

Some INTERTANKO Members have experienced a reluctance from charterers to accept tankers on
their first voyage since Dry-Dock inspections. ISTEC considered this and felt that the use of a common
Dry-Dock Checklist might help to provide more comprehensive information on the outcome of the
Dry-Dock activity and may assist in providing an easier overview of the quality of the ship after its
Dry-Dock process.

Therefore, the Dry-Dock Checklist qualifies checks as being performed: prior to dock trials (PDT),
during dock trials (DDT), during sea trials (DST) and prior to sailing (PS) which might help facilitate
the monitoring of the items.

The Dry-Dock Checklist also makes cross reference to each check according to the corresponding
VIQ questions, as appropriate, making it easier for the vetting inspector to follow the Dry-Dock
inspection report.

ISTEC concurred that this document fits into the management of change concept, as conceived by
the INTERTANKO Vetting Committee, considering the change of mode related to the activation of a
vessel being in idle mode for an extensive period (Dry-Dock, Special Survey, major repairs or building)
to the operational mode (trading), as an additional measure to manage the risk of this change.

The Dry-Dock Checklist is generic and it can be used by the INTERTANKO Members as they find
appropriate. This Dry-Dock Checklist should be seen as a dynamic document, open to regular
improvements as suggested by Members. There are some items that feature in more than one
category. With Members’ further screening and practice, one could hopefully agree to which category
each item should be assigned.

Since the goal of this exercise is to compile a generic checklist, ISTEC has recommended the use of
same format. However, it is left with each Member company to adapt it so that it is easily included in
any Documented Management System.

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Contents

Scope of the Guidance ii



1. General Information 1

2. Certification and Documentation 2

3. Crew Management 3

4. Navigation 4

5. Safety Management 5

6. Pollution Prevention 8

7. Structural Condition 9

8. Cargo Systems 10

9. Mooring 12

10. Communications 13

11. Engine and Steering Compartments 14

12. General Appearance and Condition 17

13. Ice Operations 18

14. Other 19

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 1. General Information

Vessel Name:

Vessel Type:

IMO Number:

Class (including Notations):

Repair (Build) yard:

Repair commencement (Steel cutting)
date:
Delivery date:

Class
yard PDT: prior dock trials
Fleet
crew rank DDT: during dock trials Superintendent
Master
class DST: during sea trials
Chief Engineer
workshop PS: prior sailing
service engineer

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.

1 General Information

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2. Certification and Documentation

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
Certification and
2
Documentation

New Certificates / Test Records /

2.1 Receipts issued during DD period 2 PDT
verified to be onboard.

Confirm Certificates /
2.2 Endorsements are correct 2 PDT
(forward copies to office ASAP).
VGP requirements have been
complied with / documentation
in order. Separate Class
Statement of Fact to include
antifouling paint, chain locker
2.3 2 PDT
cleaning, environmentally
acceptable lubricants (stern
tube, bow thruster, deck
equipment) and any other VGP
items.
Class 'Factual Statement' that
the Special Survey has been
completed and that the ESP
(Executive Hull Summary &
2.4 2 PDT
Thickness Measurements)
documentation is under
preparation by Class head office
and will be issued in due course.

All vessel drawings, special tools,

2.5 and other ship property 2 PS
returned on board.

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 3. Crew Management

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.

3 Crew Management

All ship personnel are

3.2
3.1 adequately rested before PS
3.3
departure.

Muster and headcount, all crew 3.2,

3.2 PS
on board prior to departure. 3.3

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4. Navigation
VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
4 Navigation
‘Preparation for Departure’ FOM
4.1 01-03 tests and checks prior 4.10 PS
departure.

Navigation /
Communication/intercom
4.2 4.10 PDT
equipment / instruments
operation test.
Dead man alarm system,
4.3 Navigation Bridge alarm system 4.10 DDT
tested / activated.
Echo sounder and Doppler
4.4 transducers functioning 4.10 DDT
correctly.

All navigational equipment 4.5,

4.5 DST
tested. 4.10
Temporary notices, Navtex,
4.25,
4.6 weather information received PS
4.29
and passage plan prepared.
Engine Room alarm / monitoring
4.7 and extension system, dead man 4.10 DDT
alarm system tested.
Charts and publications, latest
4.8 NTMS available onboard and 4.18 PS
ready to use for voyage.
Navigational, security plan, Suez
4.9 Canal search lights, tested 4.25 DDT
during dock trials.
All heavy objects have been
4.10 secured / Iashed for open sea 4 DDT
passage.
Testing of general alarm, ship's 4.5,
4.11 PS
whistles, and gongs. 4.10

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 5. Safety Management

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
5 Safety Management
Accommodation Ladders P & S
5.1 5.68 PDT
operation test.
L/boats P & S launching-hoisting
operation test (incl.
confirmation of correct MGO
filling and air cylinder charge). 5.37,
5.2 Consideration should be taken 5.40 & PDT
for vessel’s charging cylinder and 5.42
trading in cooler climates.
Decreased air temperatures will
reduce bottle pressures.

L/boat portable equipment

5.3 5.4 PDT
re-stowing verification.
L/saving equipment in place 5.45
5.4 (L/rings-EEBDs-ELSA etc.) and to PDT
ready for use. 5.48
P/Room rescue winch in place or
5.5 5.24 PDT
adequately available?
Firefighting equipment-
5.6 accessories re-stowed in place- 5.62 PDT
boxes etc.

5.7 MOB units checked in place. 5.45 PDT

CO2 system connected and ready

5.8 5.59 PDT
for use
5.55
Fire / Emergency Pumps
5.9 to DDT
operation test.
5.60
Fire-Gas-Smoke-Thermal
5.10 Detection alarms and General 5.58 DDT
Alarm operation test.

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5. Safety Management

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
5
Safety Management
(cont.)
Pump room / accommodation /
5.25
5.11 bosun’s store room gas DDT
5.26
monitoring systems tested.
Permanent fire extinguishing
5.59
systems for E/RP/R Deck, Galley
5.12 5.64 DDT
and Accommodation ready to
5.65
use
Personnel Protective Equipment
5.13 5.3 DDT
(PPE) available for use.
5.26
5.14 Gas monitoring system. 5.28 DST
5.29
10.6,
10.7,
Emergency power supply
5.15 10.12 PDT
(batteries, UPS & chargers.
&
10.46
Security inspection carried-out 5.16
5.16 and entry made in bridge to PS
logbook. 5.19

All drills as per Regulations 5.12

5.17 PS
executed prior to sailing. 5.13

Confirm that all measurements

5.18 taken I calibration certificates 5.27 PS
received in order.

All shipyard equipment has been

5.19 removed and delivered prior to 5 PS
departure.

Confirm that all shipyard

5.20 5 PS
personnel have disembarked.

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 5. Safety Management

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
5
Safety Management
(cont.)
All sprinkler or fire suppression
systems should be air tested to
5.55,
confirm free and clear, with no
5.21 5.58, DST
blanks in place (Pump Room,
5.59
Fuel Oil Purifier Room, CO2
systems, Inert Gas systems, etc).
Pump Room safety systems
tested and operational?
5.23,
5.22 Ventilation, Bilge Alarms, DST
5.52
Atmospheric Monitoring,
Communication Devices, etc.

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6. Pollution Prevention

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
6 Pollution Prevention
Garbage (oily liquids) rags
6.39
6.1 delivery receipts supplied to PDT
6.40
Master (all slops sent ashore).
Confirm tightness no hydraulic
6.2 6 PDT
leaks for above valves / joints.

O/fill alarms, Shutdowns, and

other steering alarms – E/Room,
P/Room, Steering gear, Bosun's
6.3 6.26 PDT
store space bilge alarms
operation test operational /
watertight and correctly set.

O.D.M system spectacle flange

6.4 i.w.o S.W overboard valve to be 6.17 PDT
turned/at closed position.
Main Cool. S.W. & Fire P/ps
Emergency Bilge Suction closed.
6.5 6.33 DST
Seal no's (if applicable) recorded
to engine log book.
Oily Water Separator overboard
valve closed. Seal no. (if 6.35
6.6 DST
applicable) recorded in Oil 6.36
Record Book.

Confirm that systems / piping

6.7 6.18 PDT
have been flushed, as applicable.
Contingency plan in case of
6.6
6.8 failure: Emergency Plan & DST
6.15
Training Manual – Pollution
Means of managing spills are in
place such as continuous 6.13 –
6.9
coaming, scupper plugs, and 6.15
spills kits.

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 7. Structural Condition

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
7 Structural Condition

Upper deck – accommodation

7.1 and out-fittings check for 7 PDT
damages by shipyard.

Inspected tanks / void spaces /

chain lockers – no person left
inside verified. Tank vents and
7.2 7.7 PDT
sounding pipes are free and
clear of rags, bags and other
means of restriction.

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8. Cargo Systems

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
8 Cargo Systems

MMC vapour locks check for

8.1 8.24 PDT
damages / gas tightness.

COW machines manual

8.2 operation test-check for 8.55 PDT
damages.

Heating coils pressure test-check

8.3 8.27 PDT
for leaks-damages.
Hydraulic system activation-
8.4 valves operation test i.w.o Deck- 8 PDT
P/R-COT- WBT
8.32
8.5 P/V valves operation test 8.57 PDT
8.58
Cargo-Ballast-Void spaces check
8.6 8 PDT
for cleanliness /Water-tightness.

C.O.Ps-W.B. Pumps operation 8.44

test-lines/valves-joints pressure 8.49
8.7 DDT
check for leaks. Including 8.51
automation and emergency trip 8.52

IG / N2 system activation-
8.8 8.62 DDT
performance/alarms & trips test.

IG / N2 System operation test

8.9 check for leaks in Cargo spaces- 8.62 DDT
accesses-hatches-piping.

COTs-WBTs level gauges

8.43
8.10 performance-accuracy check- DDT
8.24
indicators in CCR.

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 8. Cargo Systems

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
8
Cargo Systems
(cont.)
IG inlet branch – Mast Riser –
8.11 main valves operation test-check 8.32 DDT
security pins-sockets.
Check individual lG / N2 remote 8.25
8.12 DDT
tanks pressure indicators. 8.38

8.13 P/V valve leakage test. 8.60 DST

8.40
8.14 IGS failure. DST
8.41
Gas monitoring system (if
vacuum system utilised ensure
8.15 8.77 DST
tubing is free and clear of
obstructions).
Hydraulic system activation-
8.16 valves operation test i.w.o Deck- 8 PDT
P/R-COT-WBT.
Draft gauges indications
8.17 8.12 DDT
accuracy check in CCR.
8.70,
Manifolds are blanked, fully
96, 97,
8.18 bolted and manifold valves and PS
100 &
drains closed.
8.101

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9. Mooring

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
9 Mooring
Mooring machinery / windlasses
9.1 9 PDT
– all cranes operation tested.

9.2 Mooring / anchoring inspection. 9 DST

Emergency stops for mooring 9,

9.3 and cranes to be tested, if 8.81, PS OCIMF comments
applicable. 8.95

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 10. Communications

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
10 Communications
Communication/radio facilities
at Nav. Bridge wings, Upper
10.1 10.6 DST
deck fwd & aft, Steering gear,
E.CR & C.CR tested.

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11. Engine and Steering Compartments

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
Engine and Steering
11
Compartments
'Engine Room Departure' FOM
11.1 02 – 02 tests and checks prior 11.41 PS
departure.

Overhauled sea chests and valves

11.2 are operational / watertight and 11 PDT
correctly set.
Main switchboard and
emergency switchboard
11.3 11.9 DDT
automation test (incl. cleaning
and bus bar securing bolt test).
Operational test, alarm & all
11.4 trips of all generator engines 11.41 DDT
carried out.
Emergency generator
operational test, alarm & trips
11.5 11.19 DDT
(incl. Confirmation of MGO
filling).

Testing of M/E turning gear

11.6 11.41 PDT
interlock function.

Main Engine alarm, and trip

11.7 11.41 DDT
system carried out

Aux. boiler(s) operational test,

11.8 11.41 DDT
alarm & trips carried out.
Rudder all mode including 11.19
11.9 emergency steering system to DDT
operation test. 11.48
Main Engine manoeuvring
system operational test from all
11.10 11.41 DST
stations carried out during sea
trials.

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 11. Engine and Steering Compartments

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
11 Engine and Steering
(cont.) Compartments
Aux. machinery auto change
over procedure tested during
11.11 11.41 DST
sea trials or dock trials, as
appropriate.

Operational test of overhauled

11.12 11.41 DST
pumps during sea trials.

Operational trial of the Stern

11.13 11.41 DST
Tube System.
Air conditioning units tested and
11.14 fresh air intake suction filters 11.41 DST
renewed.
Refrigerator chamber alarm and
11.15 Hospital calling system tested I 11.41 DST
activated during sea trials.
Operational test of all
miscellaneous systems that
11.16 overhauled during D/D. Special 11.41 DST
attention paid to renewed /
repaired items.
ICCP system to remain shut off
for fifteen (15) days after
11.17 11.41 DST
undocking. At the due date, to
be switched on again.

11.18 Mast riser leakages. 11.41 DST

All emergency lights in E/R, P/R,

11.19 deck and accommodation space 11.18 DDT
tested / activated.
M/E L.0 sump tank manhole
11.2 gaskets inside cofferdam 11 DDT
inspected for oil leakage.

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11. Engine and Steering Compartments

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
11 Engine and Steering
(cont.) Compartments
Main engine bypass LO filter,
11.21 which must be used during dock 11 DDT
trials, inspected – cleaned.
All sea valves inspected for
11.22 11.40 DST
leakage.
Operational trial of the thrusters
11.23 8.121 DDT
if available.

Testing of all machinery space 11.38,

11.24 DDT
bilge alarms. 11.39

Confirmation that all tank vents

11.25 are free and clear such as fuel, 11 DDT
lube, water and sewage.
Confirmation that all tanks and
11.26 voids are free and clear of 11 DDT
debris.
Machinery spaces have been
adequately inspected to ensure
11.27 no scaffolding or debris is left 11 DDT
adrift. Further, all materials are
properly secured for sea.

Operational test of engine room

to bridge communications from
11.28 control room, steering 11.42 PDT
compartment and any other
required location.

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 12. General Appearance and Condition

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
General Appearance and
12
Condition

Confirmation of properly
12.1 painted load line, draft marks to 12.2 PDT
be adequately visible.

Any gratings on deck are safely

12.2 secured, including safe access to 12.3 PDT
the bow.

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13. Ice Operations

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
13 Ice Operations

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 14. Other

VIQ
Item per category item Completed by Timing Verified by REMARKS
No.
14 Other

Steam to HFO tanks is opened

14.1 11 PS
and temperatures are normal.

Anchor brakes are tightened

14.2 9.13 DDT
and stoppers in position.
Main starting air receivers are
14.3 both full (typically up to 28-30 11 DDT
bar).
Stern tube seals gravity tanks
14.4 fwd and aft have been 11.41 PS
connected.
Stern tube has been confirmed
14.5 full with lubrication oil, gravity 11.41 PS
tank observed at proper level.

Stern tube cooling water tank

14.6 11.41 PS
has been confirmed full.

Intermediate shaft bearing oil

14.7 level checked and confirmed at 11 DDT
normal level.

Magnetic compass to be
14.8 4.10.5 DST
adjusted.

Bottom plugs and rudder

14.9 7 PDT
plug in place.

Agent has been informed for

14.10 undocking time and port 2 PS
clearance has been obtained.
Machinery items overhauled by
S/Y have been confirmed as
being in good working
14.11 11 DST
condition, i.e. pistons, bearings,
stern tube, intermediate
bearing, etc.

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