Front Cover; Commercial Ship Surveying: On/Off-Hire Condition Surveys and Bunker Surveys; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Bimco; CargoTech-Macgrecor; Coolerado; Hamburg Sud; Iacs; Imo; Lloyd's Register Foundation Information Centre Library; Parker-Kittiwake; Rolls Royce; TEC Container; Foreword; Syst�Eme International D'Unites: [SI]; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Shipping Industry; Getting Started: Ship Types; Dry Cargo Ships; Bulk Cargo Ships; Liquid Cargo Ships; Gas Cargo Ships; Special Services Ships.

Novel Design ShipsPassenger Ships; Description of Ship Types: More Details; Dry Cargo Ships: General Cargo Ships; Dry Cargo Ships: Container Ships; Dry Cargo Ships: RO-RO Ships; Dry Cargo Ships: Multipurpose Ships; Dry Cargo Ships: Refrigerated Cargo Ships (Reefers); Dry Cargo Ships: Dry Bulk Carriers; Dry Cargo Ships: OBO Carriers; Special Services Ships: High Speed Crew Boats and Launches; Special Services Ships: Coastal Ships; Special Services Ships: Harbor Motor Tugs; Special Services Ships: Deep Sea Tugs (Figure 15); Special Services Ships: AHTS Vessels (Figures 16 and 17).

Special Services Ships: Icebreakers (Figure 18)Special Services Ships: Fishing Vessels; Special Services Ships: Barges (Figure 21); Special Services Ships: Heavy Lift and Semisubmercible Ships; Special Services Ships: Ocean Cruise Ships; Chapter 2: Ship Stability, Freeboard, and Common Terms; Ship Stability; Freeboard and Load Line; Common Terms; Chapter 3: Shipbuilding Basics and Strength of Ships; Shipbuilding Requirements; Forces Acting on a Ship; Forces Acting on a Ship at Sea; Main Structural Parts of a Ship; Ships' Classification Societies and IMO; Classification Societies.

International Maritime Organization (IMO)Ship's Certificates; List of Certificates and Documents Required to Be Carried on Board Ships, 2013; Chapter 4: On-Hire and Off-Hire Condition Surveys; GENTIME -The Dry Cargo Time Charter Party; Quote; Unquote; Quote; Unquote; On-Hire/Off-Hire Condition Surveys: An Overview; Personal Safety; Surveyor's Equipment and Tools; Surveys in Drydock; Class Surveys in Drydock; Chapter 5: Case File Management and Commencement of Survey; Receipt of a Survey-Application; Confirming Survey Attendance; Planning and Preparing for the Survey; Commencement of Survey.

Row Description 1 Row Description 2 ; Row Description 3 ; Row Description 4 ; Sequence of Inspection of Ship Parts -- PART 1; Sequence of Inspection of Ship Parts -- PART 2; Coating Breakdown and Corrosion; Chapter 6: Ship Parts: Group 1; Keel; Description; Inspection; Double Bottom; Description; Inspection; Description; Inspection; Bow and Fore End Structure/Stem, Fore Peak Tank, and Hawsepipes; Description; Inspection; Stern and After End Structure, After Peak Tank; Description; Inspection; Stern Frame Rudder; Description; Inspection; Hull Marine Coatings; Description.

Commercial Ship Surveying: On/Off Hire Condition Surveys and Bunker Surveys provides guidance on the complete survey process, what should be done to prepare, and what constitutes good practice, all completely detailed so that the process can be executed quickly and efficiently. In addition to the surveying process, the book describes supplementary topics, such as the vessels likely encountered, the gear and rigging involved, and the special techniques necessary. The book is well-researched, with plenty of practical examples and photographic references, explaining not only what is expected to happen during surveys, but also how marine surveyors and ships' officers are expected to perform, if, and when, they become involved with this work. Dedicated to detail, this book ensures that the reader clearly understands each step of the surveying process.

Includes bibliographical references and index.