OVID Refresher Inspector Course. A Guide to the uniform inspection procedure OVID

OVID Refresher Inspector Course A Guide to the uniform inspection procedure OVID Presentation F, New Edition 2013

Mooring system components The brake band The wire The joining shackle The synthetic tail What is the weakest link?

Mooring system components

Worn Anchor Cable.

Mooring system components

Mooring Bitt

Poor Mooring Practise

What happens when it goes wrong!

Mooring system components

Towing Winch?

Hydraulic line windlass

Windlass brake lining worn

Worn rollers - spread mooring system

Fender shackle pin loosened

Mooring Equipment Issues Are mooring lines coiled neatly and free of tripping hazards? What is the condition of mooring winches? If hydraulically powered, are savealls fitted? On split drum winches, are the lines stowed correctly with less than 1 full layer on the tension drum? Dates of last brake testing stencilled to winches? Are winch brakes applied properly? Are brakes out of gear? Brake bands appear to have sufficient thickness? Are lines wound onto the bitts correctly?

Practical Inspecting. Engine Rooms, Steering Gears and Compressor Rooms (Seismic Vessels Only)

Engine Room Inspection It should take about an hour. Meet the C/Eng in the office advise scope of the inspection. Check available paper work & have a general discussion. Paper work should include. Engine room operators instructions & procedures A list of critical machinery as required by the ISM Code. Spare part inventory together with critical spare parts.

Engine Room Inspection Engine room log book. Bunker receipts as per IMO requirements plus MSDS (fuel oil & diesel oil). Sulphur content of the fuel (limits 3.5% & 1.0% North Sea); alongside EEC ports 0.1% Sulphur. Fuel & Lubricating Oil test programme. Sight the Planned Maintenance System. C/E to show you its use & features. Machinery details, forward planning, maintenance procedures & historical data; spare parts inventory. Ensure PMS is in place is fit for purpose?

Documentation Are duty cycles of watch keepers posted? Are C/Eng s standing orders posted & signed by officers? Is the Engineers UMS check list available & used? Is the engine room Log Book maintained? Is objective evidence available to support effective Planned Maintenance System? Machinery spare parts inventory maintained? Critical machinery & spare parts have been identified & minimum stock holding quantified.

Inspection route Enter E.R by whichever access is easiest. Test M.E. mist detector, high level bilge alarms, Oily Water Separator oil content monitor alarm and the main fire pump. Inspect the workshop, welding area & purifier room. Proceed to Steering flat & test Fire Pump (if in steering flat). Sight also Emergency Generator Room and sight the gas bottle store. CO2, foam storage & cargo valve hydraulic valve control system.

Engine room - General Are all Main & Auxiliary Machinery fully operational? No obligation to tell you. Are there machinery parts left lying around? Unmanned Machinery Space if fitted is it fully utilised & operational; if not why. UMS alarm test records & record of alarms during the UMS?

Engine room Main Engine Check that :- Clean no serious leaks (oil, fuel & water). Sight front & back of the engine blocks; under T/C. Turbo-chargers / Exhaust gas pipes well lagged. Expansion bellows (gas inlet & outlet piping not leaking). Fuel pumps and pipes plus trace heating lines. No free standing oil under the engines.

Engine room Main Auxiliary Engines Clean no serious leaks (oil, fuel & water). No free standing oil under the engines. Fly wheel crank shaft seal not leaking. Exhaust pipes well lagged & no exhaust leaks. Instrumentation fully operational (console & pyrometers). Carrying load steadily (not hunting).

Engine gearbox

Exhaust Lagging

Turbo charger lagging.

Engine room Oily Water Separator Have a general look at the unit. Broken paint coating, dirty feet on paint work. Hose pipes with flanges stored near the unit. Inspect the pipe work for stub pieces or modifications that will allow oily liquids to be pumped directly overboard. Operating instructions posted. Pipe work line diagram. Anti-pollution notices posted.

Engine room Oily Water Separator The unit proper & overboard discharge monitor are as stated in form B & are approved by regulatory authority. Overboard valve locked & usually there will be an authority to open notice posted. Oily Water Separator. (testing the unit... ) Test oily water alarm & three way valve. There should be a visual & audible alarm. Testing will normally include flushing the unit with water.

Engine room Oily Water Separator The alarm may be triggered by Introducing an object, usually a brush into the pot Adding a test fluid Electronically inducing an alarm. During the test locate the three way valve (air or electrically controlled) when the unit goes into alarm you will feel the valve close or feel a rush of air from the vent.

Poor examples

Situations that may be encountered... Oil soaked lagging on hot pipes. Fuel oil heaters & trace steam pipe lagging on Main & Auxiliary engines plus purifiers. Self closing valves operational & not wired open. Emergency bilge injection valve to be conspicuously marked & records of when it was last overhauled. Pipe leakages & temporary repairs plus cement boxes. Bilges free oil & debris; purifier flat clean & free of oil & sludge.

Engine room - Electrical Switchboards Found in the following locations. Engine Control Room or separate compartment. Inside the engine room Emergency Generator Room. Emergency Battery Room (24V system). Check that... They are protected from water spray? If not has a risk analysis been done?

Engine room - Electrical Switchboards Check that... There is an insulated rubber mat in front of the S/B?- Guidance notes advise 6 mm thick. Electric shock safety posters are posted? Comprehensive black out recovery instructions are posted together with a list of critical equipment to be restarted (auto start with delay times & manual machinery start should be listed). Auto synchronising equipment fully operational.

Engine room -Electrical Switchboards Earth testing Systems are fitted Three lights with a test button. Resistance meters (infinity to zero, which is a full earth). To test for an electrical Earth... Press test button & lights have an uneven brightness. Constant reading or press test button or selector switch.

Deck Insulation??

Machinery Space Lighting.

Steering Gear The oil reserve header tank full/enough to charge system; save-all round the steering gear is free of oil. The emergency steering change over procedure posted & has been tested in last 3 months? Gyro repeater fitted in the steering flat and is it reading the same as bridge. The single failure criteria operational (test it). The steering gear access door is unobstructed and kept closed if it is a emergency escape? (auto closing device). The handrails & gratings & or non slip surface provided? The rudder stock support bearing is greased & water tight.

Emergency Systems Emergency auxiliary engine. Check that... Fuel tank has 18 hrs level marked (160 kw=846l). Test remote fuel shut off valve. (below 500L not req.) There are TWO engine starting systems (test them). Generator starting batteries (vented or sealed). Concise starting instructions for both automatic and manual operation provided? The area is well illuminated? Is an effective safety mat in front of the switchboard? Is the general condition & appearance of the area satisfactory?

Starting batteries

Operational Tests Emergency generator (starts easily using both starting systems & produces running voltage). Emergency fire pump (produces at least 5 Kgs/cm2). Steering gear emergency controls Pump & oil level failure auto change over operational. Bridge to steering flat communications. Bilge high level alarm (audible & visual alarms). Oily water separator alarm (audible & visual alarms). Main engine crankcase oil mist detector.

Workshop Lathe

Double bottom sounding pipe

Plate Cooler

Cooler inlet

ER Housekeeping

No test cert or swl on lifting lug

Fuel oil heater and pump.

Cement box round a corroded pipe

Overboard Valve.