Marine surveys and inspections from Panama City, since 2004

Pre-purchase and condition surveys

Condition, class status, history, hull, machinery and outstanding repairs, with photographs, for buyers, brokers and banks. Also while the vessel waits to transit the Canal.

Bunker quantity surveys

Tanks gauged before and after delivery, sampling supervised, the delivery monitored and the quantity calculated and documented.

Draft and deadweight surveys

The weight of bulk cargo loaded or discharged, measured from the vessel's displacement, and deadweight surveys for short shipment.

On-hire and off-hire surveys

The vessel's condition and bunkers recorded at delivery and redelivery, as evidence for the charter party.

Cargo surveys

Pre-shipment, loading, discharge and damage surveys for dry, liquid, refrigerated, bulk and project cargo, with lashing and securing review.

Casualty, damage, claims and P&I surveys

Attendance after collision, grounding, fire, water ingress or machinery failure, for hull and machinery underwriters, P&I Clubs and their correspondents: cause, extent, evidence and repair costs.

Yacht surveys and valuations

Pre-purchase, condition, damage and valuation surveys, with sea trials, for owners, brokers and insurers.

Marine chemist and gas-free inspections

Gas-free certificates and hot-work and confined-space entry permits in Panamanian waters, ports, shipyards and Canal waters, as a Marine Chemist Company authorised by the Panama Maritime Authority.

PCSOPEP and Authorized Person

The Panama Canal Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan for vessels carrying 400 tonnes or more of oil as cargo or fuel, filed with the Panama Canal Authority 96 hours before arrival, and IME as the Authorized Person in Panama.

Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM)

The inventory a vessel needs for the Hong Kong Convention and the EU Ship Recycling Regulation, prepared by HazMat specialists.

Warranty, flag State, OVID and shipyard inspections

Approval of towage, load-out and lifting operations before they start, flag State inspections, offshore vessel inspections, and supervision of repairs in the shipyard.