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Services

Eight disciplines, one attendance. A vessel calling anywhere in the port index can have fire-fighting, life-saving, bridge, radio, calibration, electrical, survey support and lifting gear covered by one supplier on one visit, against one scope and one invoice — with the parts and consumables the work consumes supplied alongside it. No single discipline here is unusual. What is unusual is not having to coordinate four to six vendors against a port stay that may be twelve hours.

Fire Fighting Appliances (FFA)

Extinguishers, fixed CO₂, foam, water-mist, SCBA, gas detection, dampers and the fire control plan.

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What that covers

Portable and wheeled extinguishers — annual inspection, recharge and 10-yearly hydrostatic test
Fixed CO₂ and clean-agent systems — cylinder weighing, hose and distribution pipework testing
Foam concentrate sampling and laboratory analysis; proportioner and monitor testing
SCBA sets and compressors — annual service, cylinder test, breathing-air quality to EN 12021
Fire dampers, quick-closing valves, fire detection loops and the fire control plan

Governing instruments

SOLAS II-2
FSS Code
MSC.1/Circ.1432 as amended by MSC.1/Circ.1516

Life-Saving Appliances (LSA)

Lifeboats, davits and on-load release gear; liferafts, HRUs, immersion suits, EPIRB and SART.

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Lifeboats, rescue boats and fast rescue boats — annual thorough examination and operational test
Davits and launching appliances — 5-yearly dynamic load test at 1.1 × maximum working load
On-load release gear — annual operational test and 5-yearly overhaul
Inflatable liferafts serviced at an approved station; hydrostatic release units replaced
Immersion suits and TPAs, EPIRB and SART annual testing, lifebuoys and pyrotechnic renewal

Governing instruments

SOLAS III
LSA Code
IMO Res. MSC.402(96) — lifeboats, rescue boats, launching appliances, release gear
IMO Res. A.761(18) as amended — liferaft servicing stations

ECDIS, radar/ARPA, VDR annual performance test, AIS, BNWAS, gyro and magnetic compass adjustment.

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VDR and S-VDR — annual performance test, data download and playback verification
ECDIS — performance test, ENC and software currency, sensor input and alarm checks
Radar and ARPA — performance testing, magnetron and transceiver service, alignment
Magnetic compass adjustment and deviation card by a qualified compass adjuster
Gyro, autopilot, speed log, echo sounder, AIS and BNWAS

Governing instruments

SOLAS V/18.8
V/18.9
V/19.2
MSC.1/Circ.1576

Radio & GMDSS

Annual GMDSS radio survey, VHF/MF-HF/DSC, Inmarsat and Iridium, NAVTEX, battery capacity and antenna surveys.

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Annual radio survey supporting the Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate
VHF, MF/HF and DSC installations — testing, service and repair
Inmarsat and Iridium terminals; NAVTEX receivers and EGC
Reserve-source battery capacity testing, antenna, feeder and earthing surveys
GMDSS console fault-finding and equipment replacement

Governing instruments

SOLAS I & IV
ITU Radio Regulations

Instrument Calibration

Pressure, temperature, gas detection, tank gauging, loading computers, oil content meters, torque equipment.

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Pressure, vacuum and temperature instruments against traceable reference standards
Oxygen analysers, multi-gas detectors and explosimeters — the enclosed-space entry chain
Tank gauging systems, UTI tapes and portable level instruments
Loading computers verified against the approved test conditions
Oil content meters — 15 ppm bilge alarms and ODME systems

Governing instruments

Traceable standards
ISO/IEC 17025

Electrical & Electronic

Thermographic surveys, insulation resistance, switchboard and generator service, breaker and relay testing, UPS and battery capacity.

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Thermographic surveys of switchboards, busbars and cable terminations
Insulation resistance and polarisation index testing on motors and distribution
Emergency generator load and blackout testing; breaker and protection relay testing
Battery banks, chargers and UPS — capacity testing and replacement
Electrical fault-finding, rewiring and equipment installation

Governing instruments

Class rules
IEC standards

Surveys & Certification Support

Class and flag attendance, PSC pre-arrival readiness and deficiency rectification, SIRE 2.0 and CDI preparation, BWMS commissioning.

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Class and flag survey attendance, and coordination of certificate renewal
Port State Control — pre-arrival readiness, deficiency rectification and detention release
SIRE 2.0 and CDI vetting preparation
ISM, ISPS and MLC 2006 documentation and internal audit support
BWMS commissioning testing under BWM.2/Circ.70/Rev.1

Governing instruments

ISM
ISPS
MLC 2006
BWM.2/Circ.70/Rev.1

Lifting Appliances & Cargo Gear

Ship's cranes, provision and engine-room cranes, gangways and pilot ladders; annual thorough examination and 5-yearly load test.

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Ship's cranes, provision cranes, engine-room and hose-handling cranes
Annual thorough examination and 5-yearly load testing
Gangways, accommodation ladders, pilot ladders and their winches
Wire rope, chain, hook and loose-gear inspection and renewal
Register of Lifting Appliances and Cargo Handling Gear kept up to date

Governing instruments

SOLAS II-1/3-13 (in force 1 Jan 2026)
ILO 152

Two things worth checking before you send a scope

Is your port in the index?

The port index is published in full, with the base each port is attended from. If a port is not listed, ask anyway — the list is what we publish, not the limit of where we mobilise.

Open the port index

What to send

Vessel name and IMO number, port, ETA and ETD, and the scope you need. That is enough to price the work and plan an attendance on the first reply, rather than after three emails.

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