PREPARATION FOR A LOAD LINE SURVEY
1. Check that all access openings at ends of enclosed structures are in good conditions. All dogs, clamps and hinges to be free and well greased. All gaskets and water-tight seals should be crack free. Ensure that the doors open from both sides
2. Check all cargo hatches and access to holds for weather tightness
3. Check the efficiency and securing of portable beams
4. If portable wooden hatch covers are used check that they are in good condition
5. If tarpaulins are used at least two should be provided for each hatch and in good condition
6. Inspect all machinery space opening on exposed deck
7. Check that any manholes and flush scuttles are capable of being made watertight
8. Check that all ventilator openings are provided with efficient weathertight closing appliance
9. All airpipe should be provided with satisfactory means for closing and opening
10. Inspect any cargo ports below the freeboard deck and ensure that all of them are watertight
11. Ensure that non return valves on overboard valves are operating in a satisfactory manner
12. Side scuttles and openings below the freeboard deck must have efficient internal watertight deadlights
13. Check that all freeing ports are in satisfactory conditions
14. All guard-rails and bulwarks should be satisfactory condition
15. Derust and paint the deck line, loadline marks, load line and the draught marks
PREPARATION FOR A CARGO SHIP SAFETY EQUIPMENT SURVEY
1. Inspect all the lifeboat stores and equipment. Overhaul and renew as necessary
2. Inspect the lifeboats pay particular attention to buoyancy material and check that the bottom boards and thwarts are not cracked. Repaint the ship’s name and port of registry
3. Thoroughly over haul davits, winches and blocks and grease all moving parts. Renew or ‘end for end’ the falls
4. When the boats are in water run any lifeboat engines both ahead and astern
5. Check that the inflatable liferafts have been serviced within the last 12 months
6. Inspect the survival craft portable radio equipment
7. Over haul the lifebuoys especially the self ignighting lights and check that they are correctly located
8. Examine the life jackets and check they are correctly distributed
9. Check expiry dates of pyrotechnics
10. Test the emergency lighting system
11. Check fire control plans are posted and still legible
12. Test the fire/smoke detection system
13. Test and try out the fire pump including the emergency fire pump
14. Check fire hoses, nozzles and applicators are in good conditions
15. Test and overhaul the fixed firefighting system
16. Overhaul portable and non portable fire extinguishers
17. Confirm that all remote controls are operable
18. Overhaul any applicable closing arrangement for ventilators, skylits, doors, funnel spaces and tunnels
19. Overhaul the fireman’s outfit and recharge the compressed air B.A
20. Inspect the pilot ladders, pilot hoists if carried
21. Navigational equipment is also surveyed
***(CARRY OUT CHECKS AS PER THE RECORD OF INSPECTION FORM ON THE BACK OF THE SEQ CERTIFICATE)***
