Commercial Vessel Surveyors Flashcards
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Under IMO resolution A.744(18), what is the Enhanced Survey Programme (ESP) designed to address?
Answer: Age-related structural deterioration in bulk carriers and oil tankers
ESP targets age-related structural deterioration risks in bulk carriers and tankers through mandatory enhanced inspection cycles.
What does the term 'assigned load line' mean in the context of a commercial vessel survey?
Answer: The minimum freeboard mark assigned by a recognized authority based on the vessel's structural strength and stability
An assigned load line establishes the minimum allowable freeboard, ensuring the vessel maintains adequate buoyancy and stability when loaded.
A surveyor notices that a commercial vessel's fire hoses are stored in cabinets that are painted shut. What regulation does this violate?
Answer: 46 CFR requirements that fire-fighting equipment must be readily accessible for immediate use
46 CFR requires that fire hoses and fire-fighting equipment be readily accessible and immediately deployable in an emergency.
When performing a condition and valuation survey on a commercial fishing vessel, which factor most significantly affects the vessel's insurable value compared to market value?
Answer: The vessel's permits, quota rights, and fishing licenses attached to the hull
On commercial fishing vessels, attached permits and quota rights can represent value far exceeding the hull's market value and must be considered separately.
Under 33 CFR Part 155, what is the minimum oil spill response capability required for a commercial vessel over 400 GT operating in US waters?
Answer: A vessel response plan (VRP) approved by the USCG
33 CFR 155 requires vessels over 400 GT to have a USCG-approved Vessel Response Plan (VRP) detailing oil spill response resources and procedures.
A commercial vessel's navigation lights fail the horizontal arc test during survey. What is the regulatory consequence?
Answer: The vessel cannot legally operate until the arc deficiency is corrected to meet COLREGS requirements
COLREGS mandate specific horizontal arcs for navigation lights, and failure to meet these arcs creates a collision risk that prohibits legal operation.
During a Subchapter M survey of a towing vessel, the surveyor finds the towline is a wire rope with more than the allowable number of broken wires per lay length. What must the surveyor recommend?
Answer: Remove the wire rope from service immediately and replace it before towing operations resume
A towline exceeding allowable broken wire limits has compromised strength and must be removed from service immediately to prevent catastrophic failure.