CLASS ANNUAL SURVEY/INTERMEDIATE /SPECIAL / GENERAL EXAMINATION-BULK CARRIER

When preparing a BULK CARRIER for survey, Below Manuals and plans should be kept standby for inspection.

1. DOCUMENTATION APPROVED TRIM & STABILITY INFORMATION.
2. FIRE CONTROL PLANS
3. LOADING MANUAL
4. LOADING INSTRUMENT
5. STEERING GEAR ENTRIES REQUIRED BY SOLAS/FLAG
6. DAMAGE STABILITY
7. ESP DOCUMENT
8. STATUTORY CERTIFICATES
9. DAMAGE CONTROL PLANS & BOOKLET
10.  MANOEUVRING BOOKLET
11. CARGO SECURING MANUAL
12. THE SHIP STRUCTURE ACCESS MANUAL
13. CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS MAINTAINED ON BOARD
14. LOADING/UNLOADING BOOKLET
15. EMERGENCY TOWING PROCEDURES
16. COATING TECHNICAL FILE
17. OWNER’S INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF CARGO HATCH COVERS
18. SHIP CONSTRUCTION FILE (SCF)
19. HARMONIC DISTORTION RECORD FOR VESSEL FITTED WITH HARMONIC FILTER.
20. OPERATIONAL MANUAL FOR EFFECT OF HARMONIC FILTER
21. ALTERNATIVE DESIGN AND ARRANGEMENTS
22. PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN ESP SURVEYS

Below equipment should be maintained 

• HULL AND WEATHER DECK FIRE DOORS AND CONTROLS
• ANCHORING & MOORING EQUIPMENT 
• SOUNDING PIPES
• HATCHWAYS 
• WEATHER DECKS
• HULL MARKINGS
• VENTILATORS
• WINDOWS, SIDE SCUTTLES AND DEAD LIGHTS
• SCUPPERS, SANITARY DISCHARGES, VALVES AND CONTROLS
• SKYLIGHTS AND FIDDLEY OPENINGS
• EXPOSED CASINGS, DECK HOUSES, COMPANION WAYS AND SUPERSTRUCTURES
• GUARD RAILS AND/OR BULWARKS
• COLLISION & WT BULKHEAD OPENINGS
  
• MASTS AND STANDING RIGGING
  
• WATER TIGHT DOORS AND CONTROLS (locally and remotely) all the watertight doors in watertight bulkheads including indicating lights and alarms.
  
• COMPANIONWAYS  and posting of appropriate notices.
• CLOSEUP/OVERALL EXAMINATION OF CARGO HATCH COVERS AND COAMINGS
•  TIGHTNESS TESTING OF CLOSING APPLIANCES
• THICKNESS MEASUREMENT
  
• REMOTE INSPECTION TECHNIQUES (RIT)
  
• NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT)
  
• FREEING PORTS
  
• MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND PARTIAL COATING OF DEDICATED BALLAST TANKS 
  
• NEW INSTALLATION OF MATERIALS CONTAINING ASBESTOS
• ACCESS TO AND WITHIN SPACES IN, AND FORWARD OF, THE CARGO AREA OF OIL TANKERS AND BULK CARRIERS
  
• GANGWAY, LIFELINES AND MEANS OF EMBARKATION/DISEMBARKATION
  
• INTERNAL SPACES
  
• WATERTIGHT CABLE TRANSIT SEAL SYSTEMS 
• OXYGEN AND GAS DETECTION EQUIPMENTS
• CARGO HOLDS:
  
• MACHINERY SPACES MACHINERY AND BOILER SPACES
  
• FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARDS
  
• STEERING GEAR
  
• MEANS OF COMMUNICATION
  
• BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS
  
• REMOTE CONTROLS
  
• BILGE PUMPING ARRANGEMENT
  
• CARGO HOLD WATER LEVEL DETECTOR
  
• DANGEROUS GOODS ARRANGEMENTS
  
• FIRST START ARRANGEMENT Operational 
  
• NORMAL OPERATION OF PROPULSION MACHINERY 
• AUTOMATION
• SCHEDULE OF BATTERIES
  
• FORWARD SPACE/TANK BILGE PUMPING SYSTEMS
  
• SEA WATER PIPE EXPANSION JOINTS
  
• MACHINERY SPACE VENTILLATION
  
• EMERGENCY GENERATOR ROOM VENTILATORS ARRANGEMENT
  
• TOWING AND MOORING EQUIPMENT 
  
• MACHINERY VERIFICATION RUNS 
• SEA TRIAL 
• ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
• EMERGENCY SOURCE OF POWER
  
• NAVIGATIONAL LIGHT SYSTEM 
  
• MONITORING OF HARMONIC DISTORTATION
• PROTECTION ARRANGEMENT FOR HARMONIC FILTER
  
• MOTOR CONTROLS
  
• ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BATTERY PROP NOTATION DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDS
  
• SYSTEM ARRANGEMENT AND TESTING
  
• ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
  
• ADDITIONAL REQUIREMNETS FOR IMPRESSED CURRENT CATHODIC PROTECTION (ICCP) SYSTEMS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDS
  
• SYSTEM OPERATION
  
• PROTECTION ARRANGEMENT FOR ANODE CABLE
  
• ALTERNATIVE DESIGN AND ARRANGEMENT
• FIREFIGHTING/PROTECTION ARRANGEMENTS SERVICING OF FIREFIGHTING APPLIANCES
  
• Portable/Semi-portable Fire Extinguishers
  
•  Fireman’s outfit Examination
  
•  International Shore Coupling Examination
• MAIN AND EMERGENCY FIRE PUMP 
• FIREMAINS, HYDRANTS, HOSES, NOZZLES AND APPLICATORS
• READINESS OF FIRE HYDRANTS, HOSES
  
• PORTABLE EXTINGUISHERS AND FOAM APPLICATORS
  
• SPARE CHARGES
  
• FIRE AND/OR SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM
  
• FIXED FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM (MACHINERY SPACE, PAINT LOCKER, DEEP FAT COOKING ETC.)
  
• STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION AND FIRE DAMPERS
  
• REMOTE STOPPING OF FANS, OIL PUMPS, ETC
  
• CLOSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SKYLIGHTS, FLAPS ETC
  
• REMOTE CLOSING OF VALVES
  
• FIREMAN'S OUTFITS & EEBDS
  
• WATER MIST LANCE
  
• MEANS OF ESCAPE
  
• GASEOUS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSE
  
• CARGO SPACE
  
• GENERAL HOUSE KEEPING
  
• FLAG SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS 
  
• SURVEY UNDERTAKEN ON BEHALF OF OTHER SOCIETY
• OVERDUE SURVEY
• REINSTATEMENT OF CLASS
• SURVEY HELD BY OTHER SOCIETY ON BEHALF OF IRS
  
• REVIEW OF PORT STATE AND FLAG STATE INSPECTION REPORTS
  
• CALLIBRATION STATUS OF MEASURING AND TESTING EQUIPMENT 
• REMOTE INSPECTION TECHNIQUES 
  
• ADDITION/S USPENS ION/DELETION OF CLASS NOTATION 
• PLAN APPROVAL COMMENTS
• ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TOWARDS CLASS INTERMEDIATE SURVEY APPROVED SURVEY PROGRAM
  
• SURVEY PLANNING MEETING
  
• CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH UR 19
  
• CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH UR 31
  
• PIPING SYSTEM 
  
• CLOSE-UP/OVERALL EXAMINATION OF CARGO HATCH COVERS AND COAMINGS INCL. OPERATION OF HATCH COVERS 
• EXAMINATION OF TANKS, SPACES AND THICKNESS MEASUREMENT 
• WATER INGRESSDETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM 
• ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TOWARDS SPECIAL SURVEY APPROVED SURVEY PROGRAM 
• SURVEY PLANNING MEETING 
• CLOSE-UP/OVERALL EXAMINATION OF CARGO HATCH COVERS AND COAMINGS INCL. OPERATION OF HATCH COVERS 
• EXAMINATION OF TANKS, SPACES AND THICKNESS MEASUREMENT
• CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH UR 19 and UR 31
• MOORING ROPES AND TOW LINES 
• AIR PIPES
• LONGITUDINAL STRENGTH EVALUATION FOR CSR BULK CARRIERS 
• MEANS OF EMBARKATION AND DISEMBARKATION 
• WATER INGRESS DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM
• PIPING SYSTEM
  
• WATERTIGHT CABLE TRANSIT SEAL SYSTEMS
  
• ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS ENTRY (EXISTING SHIP) GENERAL
  
• GENERAL EXAMINATION OF ESSENTIAL MACHINERIES
  
• AVAILABILITY OF PLANS/DOCUMENTS
  
• THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS
• EXAMINATION OF BALLAST TANKS AND CARGO SPACES
  
• TANKS TESTING
  
• Testing of ballast tanks undertaken as reported separately.
• ANCHORS AND ANCHOR CHAIN CABLES
• OUTSTANDING CONDITION OF CLASS
  
• MATERIAL TESTING
  
• NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING 
  
• COMPLIANCE TO RETROACTIVE RULE REQUIREMENTS
• INSTRUCTION FROM FLAG ADMINISTRATION
• CHANGE OF FLAG/CHANGE OF CERTIFICATION SURVEY (EXISTING SHIP)
• Valid Permanent/ Provisional Registry certificate is available as issued by gaining flag/flag for which certification is being done. 
• STATUS OF SURVEY AND CERTIFICATE 

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