For B.Sc.
third year, Semester-V students
Subject UG21T4503
Chapter -3
Subject-Ship Maintenance and Emergencies
Author-Captain Vartul Dixit
Content-Inspection and maintenance of the ship and equipment; purpose of PMS; types of
PMS. Hatch-covers Types of hatch covers; operation and maintenance of hatch covers;
side cleats and cross-joint wedge mechanism, weather tightness and hose testing before
loading, Ultrasonic testing of hatch covers.
Planned Maintenance System
A planned maintenance system is mandatory requirement by 'International Safety
Management Code'. PMS becomes mandatory by SOLAS convention and 'ISM Code'.
Planned maintenance system helps ship-owner, ship-operator to plan, perform and
document the maintenance work. There are more than one computer based planned
maintenance system available in the market. The name of these planned maintenance
system are AMOS-D, AMOS-S, SHIPMATE PMS and many more are existing in the global
market.
Job Life boat Last Ins'p Next Insp.
Description Inspection done
Sample of Planned maintenance system sheet, computer based
Ship planned maintenance system can cover maintenance of all part. It can provide
performance and record of all maintenance work. PMS is also helps in protection of assets.
The Planned maintenance system helps in doing safe and reliable maintenance work on
the ship and also to record it properly. Many of the planned maintenance system software's
are class approved. It is always good to use class approved planned maintenance system
so that it can be shown in statutory surveys where planned maintenance system inspection
is the part of survey. The compliance of planned maintenance system reduces incidental
break down of machineries and equipments therefore causing less incident, accidents.
Planned maintenance system can give reminders for incoming maintenance.
Planned Maintenance system can include following things:
1. Dates of all surveys and schedule of next incoming survey;
2. Planned maintenance system shall cover maintenance of hull, hull painting;
3. Planned maintenance system shall cover maintenance in hull markings;
4. Planned maintenance system shall cover maintenance of draft marks;
5. Planned maintenance system shall cover maintenance of load line marks;
6. 'PMS shall cover schedule and work of tank inspection;
7. Planned maintenance system shall cover schedule and work of ballast tank inspection
and maintenance;
8. Planned maintenance system shall cover inspection of cargo hold;
9. Planned maintenance system shall cover inspection of cargo hold ladders;
10. Planned maintenance system shall cover the inspection of hatch coaming;
11. Planned maintenance system shall cover the inspection of hatch cover;
12. Planned maintenance system shall cover the inspection, maintenance of deck;
13. Planned maintenance system shall cover the inspection and maintenance of peak
tanks;
14. Planned maintenance system shall cover the inspection and maintenance of DB tanks;
15. Planned maintenance system shall cover the inspection and maintenance of fresh
water tank;
16. Planned maintenance system shall cover the inspection and maintenance of fuel oil
tank;
17. Planned maintenance system shall cover the inspection and maintenance of lube. oil
tank;
18. Planned maintenance system shall cover inspection and maintenance of DO tank;
19. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of air ventilator;
20. Planned maintenance system shall cover the inspection of cargo hold ventilator;
21. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on ballast line;
22. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on bilge line;
23. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on fresh water line;
24. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on air line;
25. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on bunker line;
26. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on windlass;
27. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on winches;
28. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on anchor;
29. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on cranes;
30. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on derrick if present;
31. Planned maintenance system shall cover maintenance of mast house structure;
32. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on the bunker davit;
33. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on the accommodation air
conditioning;
34. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on the fire door;
35. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on the fire detector;
36. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on the co2 flooding system;
37. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on the fire extinguisher;
38. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance on the SCBA;
39. 'PMS shall cover the maintenance of fireman outfit set;
40. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of smoke detector;
41. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of fixed firefighting system;
42. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of water sprinkler system;
43. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of emergency escape
breathing device;
44. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of fire hose box and fire
hoses;
45. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of fire nozzle;
46. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of general emergency
alarm;
47. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of international shore
coupling;
48. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of fire bell;
49. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of fire blanket;
50. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of life boat;
51. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of life raft;
52. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of rescue boat;
53. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of life boat davit;
54. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of life boat winch;
55. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of life raft davit;
56. Planned maintenance system shall cover maintenance of rescue boat davit;
57. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of life jacket;
58. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of thermal protective aid;
59. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of immersion suit;
60. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of life boat equipments;
61. Planned maintenance system shall cover maintenance of life boat engine;
62. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of life raft Hydrostatic
release unit;
63. Planned maintenance system shall cover the inspection and care schedule for painter
rope;
64. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of search and rescue radar
transponder;
65. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of emergency position
indicating radio beacon;
66. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance survival craft radio;
67. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of pyrotechnic;
68. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of line throwing apparatus;
69. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of life buoy;
70. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of embarkation ladder;
71. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of gangway ladder;
72. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of pilot ladder;
73. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of standard compass;
74. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of gyro compass;
75. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of auto pilot;
76. Planned maintenance system shall cover the drills record;
77. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of VDR;
78. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of AIS;
79. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of LRIT;
80. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of RADAR and ARPA;
81. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of charts;
82. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of ECDIS equipment;
83. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of telegraph;
84. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of RPM indicator;
85. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of rudder indicator;
86. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of wind anemometer;
87. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of barometer;
88. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of Stevenson screen;
89. Planned maintenance system shall cover the need of test record for Loadicator;
90. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of WIDS system;
91. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of GMDSS equipments;
92. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of 'UMS' alarms;
93. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of Gyro repeaters;
94. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of main engine;
95. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of auxiliary engine;
96. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of boiler;
97. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of incinerator;
98. Planned maintenance system shall cover the test and maintenance of OWS;
99. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of ODMCS system;
100. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of pumps;
101. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of purifier;
102. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of fresh water generator;
103. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of air compressors;
104. Planned maintenance system shall cover the maintenance of fire and GS pump etc.
Hatch cover -Types
Purpose of Hatch Cover
Hatch cover provides closing arrangement to hatch opening. Various types of hatch
covers are designed by the manufacturers.
Simple Pontoon type Hatch Cover In Many Section
Simple pontoon hatch covers do not have hydraulic or electrohydraulic means of closing the
hatch cover. Hatch cover panels are the pontoon in rectangular shape, Breadth of these
pontoon snugly can fit with hatch coaming to close the section of hatch-opening.
4 or 6 sets of pontoon can close the hatch-opening completely. To open the hatch-cover
each pontoon are equipped with lifting eye. Cranes are used to lift the pontoon. Water tight
tarpaulin covering the entire size of hatch-opening provides weather tightness to hatch
opening.
MacGregor Hydraulic vertical folding Hatch Cover
MacGregor hydraulic vertical folding hatch covers are very advance hatch closing device.
MacGregor cover consists the two-hatch cover section(panel) connected to each other by
the hinges. Hatch cover consists wheel to move on track. Hydraulic piston (Ram) two
numbers jacks up to open the hatch cover. As the piston moves upward, hatch-cover
moves on wheel and finally stands at the edge of hatch opening exactly vertical.
MacGregor Side Rolling Hatch Cover
MacGregor side rolling hatch-covers consists hatch-cover panels connected with wheel,
thick driving chains and hydraulic driven sprocket or called pinion wheel operate the hatch
covers. These types of hatch-cover moves only horizontal and are designed either to move
side wise or forward and aft side.
Hatch Cover Cleats, Cross-Joint Wedge and Rubber Packing
MacGregor hatch-cover consists side cleats, cross wedge and rubber retaining channel
all round and also in centre joint. compression bar is also in the coaming. The purpose of
rubber packing is to provide weather-tightness. Cross-wedges and side cleats are used to
close tight and press the hatch cover with the resting coaming.
Planned Maintenance System on the Hatch-Covers
Hatch cover planned maintenance system is very important. Most of the ship follow to hatch
cover planned maintenance system. 'Planned maintenance system' of hatch cover may
consist following maintenance:
Planned Maintenance System for Inspection of Hatch Covers
Bimonthly inspection of hatch-cover may be the part of planned maintenance system.
Every month at the start and in the middle of month hatch-cover shall be checked
thoroughly
for the condition of hatch cover. Inspection of hatch cover will also include inspection of
wheel, hydraulic system, ram(pistons), driving chain, sprocket wheel , cleats, cross-wedges
each items must be checked thoroughly. if any wear and tear found then renewal, repair
shall be executed.
PMS for De-Rusting and Paintin g
Planned maintenance system might include the de-rusting, primer application and painting
on the hatch-cover on the 6montly basis. Six monthly each hatch cover shall be completely
derusted, panted.
PMS for Lubrication in all Lubrication Points
Planned maintenance shall include the lubrication interval and lubrication task. The interval
for such planned maintenance might be lubrication of all lubrication points on monthly basis.
PMS for Testing of Water-Tightness
Planned maintenance shall include the testing of hatch covers. The interval of such
maintenance might be kept on monthly basis.
In this test one or two person must stand inside cargo hold to examine the leakages if
present.
other person must hose down in each joint with adequate pressure. Hatch cover is fine only
if no leakages sighted at the end of hose test. Person on top of hatch cover also gives
signal to person inside of his location by tapping from small hammer on the hatch cover.
Planned maintenance for ultrasonic testin g
Planned maintenance system shall include ultrasonic testing of hatch cover. The interval of
such testing might be on annual basis. Ultrasonic testing provides thickness and condition
assessment of hatch covers. Single crystal or twin crystal ultrasonic gauge portable
apparatus can be used for this purpose. It generates ultrasonic waves of frequency 2
megahertz or another type might generate frequency of 5 megahertz. wave travel across
the metal plate and apparatus evaluate the thickness on basis of received signal frequency.
It is important to remove rust and use of gauge in location of smooth surface.
