Quality Control of Ship Repair

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Quality Control of Ship Repair

• Tripartite Meeting
• Beijing
• 1 November 2005

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Abstract

• Two types of repair
• 1) Planned in connection with Special Surveys,
  which always includes coating work and machinery
  overhaul, but may also include steel replacement.
• 2) In connection with accidents.

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Quality Control

• Many repair yards are ISO certified.
• On some repair yards the ISO certificate is
  not worth the paper it is printed on.
• Use references for Q.C.
• Long term contracts larger owners

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Repair Contract

• When setting up the contract, Owners may want to
  include certain clauses.
• There is no guarantee, however, that the yard
  will accept the clauses.

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Repair Contract
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Quality Control

• Quality of repairs is to some degree dependent on
  geography.
• So is the price of repairs!

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Quality Control - Coating

• Owner should have a coating inspector on-site
• Make sure also coating supplier representative is
  available.

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Quality Control - Machinery

• Enrol specialists for specialized jobs repair
  of turbochargers e.g. should not be left to the
  yard alone.

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Quality Control - Steel

• Steel for replacement/repair should as far as
  practically be cut in a workshop, not on-site.
• Class should ensure that the right steel quality
  is used.

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Quality Control

• Yards are entitled to delegate work to
  subcontractors.
• Yards cannot delegate the liability!

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Quality Control

• Yards are responsible for carrying out the work.
• The Owner is responsible for obtaining class
  approval of the work!

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Repair Contract

• Example of a clause
• Steel replacement shall be carried out in
  accordance with IACS Recommendation 47
  Shipbuilding and Repair Quality Standards
  Part B.

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Prudent Approach

• You dont get what you EXPECT!
• You only get what you INSPECT!

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Thank you!