DISCHARGING SUPERVISION [FERTILIZER] AT BIZERTE [TUNISIA]
LAST WEEK WE ATTENDED IN BIZERTE [TUNISIA] FOR DISCHARGING SUPERVISION OF FERTILIZERS.
WE ATTENDED AT THE QUEST OF OWNERS, TO PERFORM FULL SCOPE OF DISCHARGING SUPERVISION:
– INITIAL/FINAL DRAFT SURVEY;
– INTERMEDIATE DRAFT SURVEY;
– UNSEALING OF CARGO HOLDS;
– SAMPLING;
– ACT AS ADVISORS, ASSISTING THE MASTER ON ANY DISPUTE, SHORTAGE, CLAIM;
AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE PHOTOS BELOW, STEVEDORES AND PORT STAFF AT BIZERTE BARELY USE PPE.
DESPITE OUR REQUEST AND VESSEL’S CREW INSISTANCE, STEVEDORES BOARDS THE VESSEL WITHOUT HELMET, SAFETY SHOES, GOGGLES OR GLOVE:
AS USUAL, THE MASTER WAS ASSISTED DURING THE ENTIRE VESSEL’S PORT STAY.
OUR SURVEYORS BOARDED THE VESSEL AT BERTHING TIME, CARRIED OUT THE INITIAL DRAFT SURVEY AND UNSEALING [TOOK PHOTOS OF THE SEALS BEFORE BREAK, IN ORDER TO CONFIRM THEY WERE NOT VIOLATED] AND ISSUED THE UNSEALING CERTIFICATE.
UPON OPENING OF HATCH COVERS, WE TOOK PHOTOS OF THE CARGO STOWAGE, TO CONFIRM THAT THE CARGO WAS IN SOUND CONDITION [NO WETTING, NO ALIEN MATERIAL, NO ANY ABNORMALITY].
WE CARRIED OUT CONTINUOUS SAMPLING DURING THE DISCHARGING OPERATION.
BY THE COMPLETION OF DISCHARGING OPERATION, WE CARRIED OUT THE FINAL DRAFT SURVEY, IN ORDER TO QUANTIFY THE TOTAL CARGO DISCHARGED.
WE DELIVERED A SET OF CARGO SAMPLES TO THE MASTER, IN ORDER TO BE KEPT ON BOARD AND RETAINED ANOTHER SET OF CARGO SAMPLES, TO BE KEPT IN OUR LOCAL BASE FOR 3 [THREE] MONTHS, AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY ANALYSIS, IF REQUESTED.
WE WOULD LIKE TO RECAP THAT SEATECH IS GAFTA APPROVED SUPERINTENDENT AND DISCHARGING & LOADING SUPERVISION ARE ENDORSED BY BUREAU VERITAS IN OUR SCOPE OF ISO 9001:2015:
COUNT ON US FOR DISCHARGING SUPERVISION!
ENGR. RAFAEL AZEVEDO – MOBILE: +55 27 99644.0750 [24 HRS]
ENGR. DANIEL AZEVEDO – MOBILE: +55 27 99805.2664 [24 HRS]
E-MAIL: MANAGER@SEATECH.ENG.BR
STEPS OF A DRAFT SURVEY
WE SHARE BELOW, SOME PHOTOS TO DEPICT THE STEPS OF A RECENT DRAFT SURVEY THAT WE CARRIED OUT AT VITORIA PORT, BRAZIL.
DRAFT SURVEY IS A LABOROUS SERVICE, AS IT REQUIRES ATTENDANCE AT BERTHING TIME AND UPON COMPLETION OF LOADING or DISCHARGING.
ON EACH ATTENDANCE, ALL DRAFT MARKS NEED TO BE READED, ALL BALLAST TANKS SOUNDED, DENSITY ASSESSED AND CALCULATIONS TO BE DONE ACCURATELY:
SEATECH PERFORMS DRAFT SURVEYS ON A DAILY BASIS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HIRE A SURVEYING COMPANY THAT UNDERSTANDS THE PRINCIPAL’S INTERESTS AND ACT IN ACCORDANCE TO IT [NOT AGAINST IT!].
SEATECH’S DRAFT SURVEY IS ALSO ACCREDITED BY BUREAU VERITAS AND INCLUDED IN OUR SCOPE OF ISO 9001:2015.
COUNT ON US FOR DRAFT SURVEY!
ENGR. RAFAEL AZEVEDO – MOBILE: +55 27 99644.0750 [24 HRS]
ENGR. DANIEL AZEVEDO – MOBILE: +55 27 99805.2664 [24 HRS]
E-MAIL: MANAGER@SEATECH.ENG.BR
SOME NICE PHOTOS OF SURVEYS PERFORMED LAST WEEK
MOTIVATION
ON A BOOK I READ LAST WEEK: ON CONFIDENCE BY THE SCHOOL OF LIFE, THERE IS A VERY INTERESTING CHAPTER, THAT MENTIONS A 17TH-CENTURY TRADITION OF PAINTING DUTCH VESSELS CAUGHT IN VIOLENT STORMS:
THE AUTHOR SHOWS A FAMOUS PAINTING OF A STORM-TOSSED VESSEL GOING THRU ROUGH WATER AND USES THIS AS METAPHOR AS REMINDER THAT TURBULENT CONDITIONS AND NEAR-DISASTERS ARE A NORMAL PART OF THE JOURNEY – TEACHING VIEWES TO MAINTAIN COMPOSURE AND COURAGE UNDER PRESSURE.
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WISH YOU ALL A SUCCESSFUL WEEK AHEAD,
CHEERS,
SEATECH MARINE & CARGO SURVEYS
SEATECH / LLOYD’S SUB-AGENTS
MARINE & CARGO SURVEYS
ENGR. RAFAEL AZEVEDO – MOBILE: +55 27 99644.0750 [24 HRS]
ENGR. DANIEL AZEVEDO – MOBILE: +55 27 99805.2664 [24 HRS]
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