Marine service
A damage survey establishes what happened to a vessel or cargo, how far the damage extends and what it will take to repair. Insurers, owners, charterers and P&I clubs rely on the surveyor's findings to assess claims and decide on temporary and permanent repairs, so timely attendance matters. Early attendance preserves evidence.
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Simare Yachting Ltd is a Limassol yacht consultancy and marine survey firm that combines surveying, engineering and commercial experience for owners who are buying, selling or managing yachts. It points to over 15 years of industry experience. Services include pre-purchase, condition, insurance and damage surveys, valuations, tonnage measurement and refit supervision, and it lists IIMS membership.
Logan Pacific Ind. Ltd. is the firm of David Logan, a Member of the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) registered as a merchant and commercial vessel surveyor in Canada. Services named on the IIMS entry include cargo surveys, damage surveys and marine insurance representation. The listing gives a phone number and an email address.
Kennedy Marine Services Inc. is the firm of Edward ‘Scott’ Kennedy, a Member of the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) registered as a merchant and commercial vessel surveyor in Canada. Ports listed on its IIMS entry include Port of Halifax and Port of Yarmouth. Qualifications recorded there include Diploma of Nautical Science, STCW Reg II/2 Master Mariner. Its IIMS entry lists cargo surveys, machinery surveys and damage surveys.
Swiftsure Vessel Solutions, Ltd (SVS), formerly Swiftsure Marine Surveyors, is a marine survey and consulting business in Consecon, Ontario, run by the same team under its new name. It surveys pleasure boats and yachts, including pre-purchase, condition and valuation, damage and moisture surveys, and also offers new-build supervision, stability work, expert witness services and training such as workplace safety and WHMIS courses. The business lists NAMS, ABYC and NFPA memberships.
Capilano Maritime Design Ltd is a North Vancouver design firm for naval architecture and marine engineering that also offers marine surveys. It pairs seagoing and shipbuilding experience with design and analysis capability, and concentrates on workboats such as tugs, barges, crewboats, construction vessels, dredges and ferries. Other services include mooring, stability and tonnage work, lashing and cargo surveys, condition and insurance surveys and valuations, with Sechelt and Squamish among the locations named.
Bow 2 Stern Marine Surveys offers marine surveys on non-commercial vessels, drawing on more than 25 years of industry experience. It surveys cruising boats, motor sailers, sailing boats and fishing boats, publishes its rates by service on its website, and quotes separately for other requirements. Listed services include pre-purchase, condition and valuation and damage surveys, plus tonnage measurement.
Seatech Marine and Cargo Surveys is the firm of Rafael Rezende de Azevedo, a Member of the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) registered as a merchant and commercial vessel surveyor in Brazil. The IIMS entry names Port of Fortaleza, Port of Itaguai, Port of Manaus and Port of Paranagua among the ports covered. Its IIMS entry lists cargo surveys, P&I surveys, machinery surveys, damage surveys and marine insurance representation.
The Ruzave shipping directory lists UK Marine (India) Surveyors in Gandhidham, India. Yash Modi is named on the page as owner. The page also lists 2 branch offices. Its Ruzave page lists cargo surveys, damage surveys and draft surveys. Phone and email contacts come from the same listing.
Platinum Surveyors & Consultants operates from Vashi Infotech Park in Navi Mumbai and covers ports along the Indian coast. Its marine, technical and cargo surveyors handle cargo and damage surveys, draft and bunker surveys, on/off-hire and condition surveys, hatch cover tests, hold inspections and insurance work, and are on call 24 hours a day. The firm describes its aim as preventing or limiting cargo loss and damage for clients. Ports named on the site include Karaikal, Redi, Porbandar, Magdalla, Karwar, Ennore and Dharamtar.
Interport Marine Services Pvt. acts as an independent correspondent in India for P&I clubs and hull and machinery underwriters, including several Russian insurers, with nationwide coverage. As marine claims specialists, its team investigates and handles cargo claims, FD&D and admiralty matters, personal injury, stowaways, pollution, collisions and charter-party disputes, acting for clubs and underwriters, for their members, or for shipowners directly. Ports referenced on its site include Kolkata, Kandla and Visakhapatnam.
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About this service
A damage survey is an investigation of loss or damage to a ship, her equipment or her cargo after an incident such as collision, contact with a quay, grounding, heavy weather, fire, flooding, engine failure or a cargo handling accident. It may be ordered by the vessel's hull and machinery underwriters, a P&I club, the owner, a charterer or a cargo interest, and in many cases by several of them in parallel.
The surveyor has three main questions. First, what is damaged, and to what extent; second, what caused the damage; and third, what should be done about it, in the short and long term. For hull damage, measurement of dents, fractures and deformation is combined with inspection of adjacent structure and, when needed, ultrasonic thickness readings or non-destructive testing. For machinery, the surveyor may witness opening-up, take part in joint inspections of components and review alarm logs, voyage data, bridge records and maintenance history to separate sudden damage from long-term wear.
Early attendance helps. Evidence such as fractured parts, soundings, weather logs, photographs and crew statements is easiest to collect right after the event. Ask whether the surveyor can attend within hours, and whether they are independent of the other parties to the claim. Note which side has appointed them and what their reporting duty is, since the report may be relied on in an insurance claim or in arbitration.
A typical report includes a chronology, a description of damage with annotated photographs and sketches, an opinion on probable cause, a list of temporary repairs needed for the vessel to proceed, and a repair specification for the permanent work. Surveyors often also attend repairs and report on their completion and any sea trial. A separate part covers cargo damage and quantity if applicable.
Frequent issues are disputes about whether damage predates the casualty, wear presented as accident damage, and incomplete evidence of cause.