.esp tanker .espt
What is Enhanced Survey Programme?
Enhanced survey programme is a guideline for shipping companies and owners to prepare their ships for special surveys to maintain the safety of the vessel while at sea or at a port. A survey program is developed by the owner and is to be submitted to the recognised authorities such as classification societies, 6 months before the survey.
the Enhance Survey Programme (ESP) is designed to monitor the different types oships f such as
- Oil tankers which are single and double hull
- Chemical tankers:
- Single and double-side skin bulk carriers
- Ore carriers
When ESP
Enhanced Survey programme is developed in such a way that it can be integrated with other surveys which are performed at following intervals:
– Annual
– Intermediate Survey
– Dry Dock Survey
– Renewal Survey
What to check in ESP?
During ESP survey the following are checked
- Ship’s structural damage or deformation
- Condition of Hull
- Condition of Coating
- Corrosion
- Pitting
- Watertight Integrity of ship
It can be said that the ESP is conducted to check the watertight integrity of the ship by inspecting the following areas of the ship:
- – Close-up survey of the structures such as Shell, frames, bulkheads etc.
- – Thickness measurement of hull
- – Inspecting and Testing of Cargo Tanks
- – Inspecting and Testing of Ballast Tanks
- – Inspecting and Testing fuel tanks, side and double bottom Tanks
- – Inspection and Testing of Hatch Covers and Coamings
After the survey, following reports are made by the inspector, whose copies are to be kept and maintained onboard as part of necessary documentation:
- structural surveys report
- Thickness measurement reports
- Condition evaluation report
This reports are kept in esp file