Schedule

This course is intended to provide participants with an understanding of a vessel’s critical structural areas for the purposes of periodic surveillance. This course is intended to help shipowners in developing an effective maintenance program for their vessels as well as complying with current statutory and classification requirements.

•   Zoning methodology
     - Fore peak
     - Cargo tank
     - Ballast tank
     - Aft peak
•   Inspection criteria
     - Coating condition
     - General corrosion
     - Pitting and grooving corrosion
     - Deformation
     - Fractures
     - Cleanliness
•   Inspection of critical areas
     - Deck structures
     - Cargo tanks: center and sides
     - Wing ballast tanks

Superintendents, port captains, technical managers and inspection team members who have a responsibility for hull structure maintenance of oil tankers. This course meets the requirements of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology for Continuous Professional Development.