On/Off Hire Condition and Bunker Survey
Condition Survey
– The on/off hire condition and bunker surveys are most frequently required to be performed together. It is also common to be performed jointly by the Owners and Charterers appointed surveyors. Inspection is conducted to the vessel at the beginning and/or end of the chartering and aims at checking the overall condition of the vessel.
– The on/off hire condition survey is an inspection of vessel’s holds, main deck, cargo working areas and external shell plating. It is performed in order to identify any damage present prior to the vessel going on/off hire.
On/Off Hire Condition and Bunker Survey
Bunker Survey
– The bunker survey is required in order to calculate the exact amount of bunkers on board at the time of vessel’s delivery/redelivery.
– Sounding of all Bunker Fuel tanks including Heavy Fuel and Marine Diesel Oil with corrections of soundings to vessel’s trim and heel to determine the volume in tanks. The volume is then corrected for temperatures and specific gravity, in order to determine the actual quantity of bunkers on board at the time/place of survey. The vessel’s consumption is checked, by verifying the engine log book and chartering details, to establish the amount of bunkers remaining on board at Delivery/Redelivery time.
All work is undertaken subject to our standard terms and conditions of business.