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Bunker quantity surveys

IME attends the delivery of fuel to a vessel for whoever buys it. The surveyor gauges the tanks before and after, supervises the sampling, follows the delivery and documents the quantity delivered, so a dispute over quantity has an independent record behind it.

The hull of a tanker at anchor, seen from the water with the sun behind it

Where we attend

Each office attends the ports of its region 24 hours a day, and appointed surveyors attend the ports between them. Choose the port to see who attends.

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Service

When you need it

  1. 01

    Fuel is delivered to the vessel

    The owner, the operator or the charterer who buys the fuel needs the quantity received checked by someone other than the supplier.

  2. 02

    The charter party names a bunker surveyor

    Delivery and redelivery under a time charter, where the bunkers on board are paid for by one side or the other.

  3. 03

    The quantity is disputed

    A short delivery or a difference between the supplier's figure and the vessel's needs an independent record to settle it.

How the survey is done

IME surveyor kneeling at a valve in a vessel's machinery space

01

Gauging before the delivery

The vessel's tanks are sounded and the quantity on board is recorded before the first drop is received.

02

Safety inspection and sampling

The surveyor checks the safety of the operation and supervises the drawing of fuel samples.

03

Monitoring the delivery

The delivery is followed from start to finish.

04

Gauging after the delivery

The tanks are sounded again once the delivery ends.

05

Calculation and documentation

The quantity delivered is calculated and documented in the survey report.

To arrange it, send us

  1. 01The vessel's name and IMO number
  2. 02The port, and the date and time of the delivery
  3. 03The supplier and the grade and quantity ordered
  4. 04The party you represent and your reference

What you receive

A survey report with the soundings before and after, the samples drawn and the quantity delivered, as evidence for the buyer and the charter party.

Response
We reply to every request within 24 to 48 hours at the latest.
Report
Preliminary report within 24 hours of the inspection; final report within 10 days.

Who provides it

International Marine Experts

International Marine Experts

Marine surveys, cargo inspections and marine chemist services.

Independence

IME attends as an independent surveyor. Findings are recorded as they are, and reports are prepared to stand on their own before third parties. IME's surveys and Bierman Pautt's legal work are contracted, staffed and reported separately.

About IME

What backs it

  1. Membership

    Listed surveyor for CESAM, DPS and TNM

    Issued by
    CESAM, DPS and TNM
    Scope
    IME is named on the surveyor panels of all three.
    Held byInternational Marine Experts

  2. Membership

    Member of the TIC Council

    Issued by
    TIC Council
    Scope
    The international association for the testing, inspection and certification industry.
    Held byInternational Marine Experts

  3. Certification

    ISO 9001:2015 certification

    GCL International and UKAS ISO 9001 certification mark, registration 86Q15045
    Issued by
    GCL International, under UKAS accreditation
    Reference
    ISO 9001:2015, 86Q15045
    Scope
    Quality Management System against the provisions of ISO 9001:2015 International Standard.
    Validity
    Valid from 18 April 2025 to 18 April 2028
    Held byInternational Marine Experts
IME surveyors on the deck of a vessel alongside, with the port behind them

Arrange a bunker survey

Send the port, the date of the delivery and the supplier. The office of that region answers 24 hours a day.

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