Inspection and Audit Services
Inspections
‘Port Marine Services Consultancy’ has been extensively involved in vessel inspections and timely and incisive reports which allow quick decision making by Ship Owners and Managers. We can provide worldwide support and services for vessel Inspections, Audits and Surveys
Pre-Purchase
Trusted independent and objective third-party inspections for buyers looking to assess the condition of a prospective purchase. We inspect thoroughly each vessel under your consideration providing a complete overview and understanding of the actual condition of a vessel, any potential risks that the buyer should be aware of and a solid understanding of any unforeseen expenses to ensure the vessel is brought back to safety and quality standards for operational purposes.
Condition
For ship owners or ship-managers to provide a cost-efficient and complete inspection on the current condition of your vessels. We have both proprietary checklist documentation or can utilize company-specific procedures to inspect your vessel.
Our extensive network will provide a cost-efficient, swift and flexible solution particularly when vessels are operating in remote and regions difficult to reach for your organization.
Charterers Pre-Hire
Critical is for a charterer to ensure that any vessel in consideration of commercial activities is well maintained and reviewed before any decision is taken. We can understand the specific requirements of Charterers and will provide screening from a technical and commercial perspective, considering any specific requirements you may have.
Pre-PSC
These inspections are carried out with focal attention to the local and international regulations that each nation observes when carrying out PSC inspections. We provide a thorough report on our suggestions and recommendations to mitigate the areas that might be of concern and our inspectors have the training to provide clear instructions to all ship crew on actionable insights. We are well prepared and competent specifically for USCG.
Pre-Rightship
The focus of this service is the validation of the vessel’s condition and management system. These are the two key points that RIghtship inspectors consider of utmost importance.
Pre-Vetting
This service will ensure that any Sire / CDI / vetting will be concluded with the lowest or null observations. Our inspectors will provide their wealth of expertise to screen your vessel and produce an observation list with detailed rectification measures. These will ensure, once amended satisfactorily, a positive outcome from vetting inspections.
Incident Investigation
Our expert surveyors and collaborators will be your trusted partners to support you in the event of any investigation you may need.
We can carry out detailed technical investigations on all machinery incidents occurring on your vessel narrowing down root cause and origin of failure and provide support in repair plan.
Our expertise is not limited to technical engineering but also navigation accidents related to collision, allision, grounding occurrences. We will take into consideration various data sources available to provide our independent trusted review based on your needs.
If you are a Charterer and require consultation related to overconsumption claims we can provide support through our extensive knowledge on charter party agreements and any possible litigations arising from breaking of clauses from the counterpart.
We can also support any matters arising from delay in cargo operations or ballast complications.
For P&I Clubs
If you are in the need of a survey related to claims and insurance handling, concerning Hull, Machinery, Equipment or any liability from Shipowners we can provide the experience to carry out the technical investigation up to final reporting.
This service will provide your vessel with specific assessment of vessel On / Off hire including a detailed ON / Off Hire bunker survey. This protects the charterers from surprises by documenting status at the time of hire. Our Bunker detectives will determine the exact quantity on board, almostal3ays in favor of the charterer.
Audits
‘Port Marine Services Consultancy’ has been extensively involved in vessel inspections and timely and incisive reports which allow quick decision making by Ship Owners and Managers. We can provide worldwide support and services for vessel Inspections, Audits and Surveys
Ensure your company-specific policies and industry-wide procedures are being implemented by seafarers on board. Our auditors have the knowledge to base recommendations and improvements to your procedures to thrive for maximum operational safety of your vessels. The presence of our auditor allows capturing all actions and sequences you wish to analyze.
The report will highlight both good practices and near-miss accidents and build on top of these valuable recommendations. Finally, a list of observations will be produced to take further action.
A detailed and comprehensive audit, which will dwell mainly on potential risk characteristics the vessel may have and accordingly mitigating actions those could be taken. A risk assessment score based on 9 areas evaluated is generated and presented.
These audits are particularly important for charterers and ship owners wanting to enter a new charter.
When a company focuses on an internal review of their processes and systems our professionals are in the best position to offer a first-in-class service to review your organization’s Management System against various international codes (ISM/ISPS and MLC).