Towage approval survey / Towing inspection certification

Towage approval survey / Towing inspection certification

The Surveyor of  AIM Control (AIM Group®) will surveillance the crew of the tug, the tug and the towing gear to ensure that the navigational officers have the appropriate licenses and others, called the trip in tow survey and approval of certification..

 AIM Control (AIM Group®) Towage, which is not part of ordinary or customary trading, requires planning. Owners need to order  AIM Control (AIM Group®) Towage approval survey / towing inspection certification in transportation to identify and consider the risks and understand the process required to maintain their P&I coverage and right. Contact us

AIM Control carried out the Towage approval survey / Towing inspection certification / sea-fastening survey at the site

The first part of a typical warranty towing survey certification approval process could be described as the ‘Desk Top Study’. Subject to the nature and extent of the damage, the condition of the casualty may have to be assessed by a naval architect. Most approved survey companies will have this facility ‘in house’.

• Typical points for the desk top study are:
• Bollard pull requirements
• Proposed towing and emergency towing arrangements
• Towing route, anticipated weather and sea conditions, other navigation hazards
• Places of refuge
• Bunker requirements for the tug
• Structural condition of the casualty
• Review the suitability of the proposed tug
• Issue final list of recommendations for the casualty.

AIM Control (AIM Group®) third part of the process will be a final inspection of the casualty by AIM Control (AIM Group®) attending surveyors to ensure that all recommendations have been complied with. At the same time, AIM Control (AIM Group®) marine surveyors will inspect the tug and towing equipment and ensure that the towing arrangements are the same as were proposed and agreed. Once AIM Control (AIM Group®) attending warranty surveyors are satisfied that all recommendations have been complied with issuance of AIM Control (AIM Group®) Certificate ofTowage Approval (certificate of seaworthiness for towing).

The Club approves most tows for P&I cover. The approval follows from two main assessments

• Contractual assessment – e.g.TOWCON, TOWHIRE, etc. (general forms which are published by BIMCO)

• Safety Assessment – e.g. a tow-worthiness certificate or tow warranty, class comments, permission from authorities, etc.

• “Ship Owner’s Liability” or SOL

AIM Control (AIM Group®) has gained wide experience in towage approvals and inspections. We have approved all of sea-floating which arrived safely at her final destination.

Towage approvals surveys are to uncompleted new building hulls from Vietnam/ China/ India/ Korea/ Russia/ UEA/ Asian and Global Countries to mainly Asian shipyards for completion.

Towages of offshore inspection/survey: jack up barges and rigs / FSO / FPSO / semi sub rigs / barges loaded with jackets, modules, topsides, risers and other offshore construction equipment.

Transport approvals inspections are land based contractor materials- cranes, pile drivers, etc. on barges or general cargo vessels.

Towage approvals inspectorate are to scrap vessels, collided ships. (Tankers, bulkcarriers, Ro- Ro vessels, ferries and others).

Towage approvals are to barges loaded with fully erected container cranes, floating cranes, bridge parts, dredging, offshore, all kind of constructions.

In many occasions surveyors of AIM Control are involved as surveyor or supervisor in transports of project cargo on heavy lift or general cargo vessels. Approval and recommendations are given for proper stowage and sea-fastening of the cargo for a safe journey to her final destination.

AIM Control (AIM Group®) has produced many transport manuals and feasibility studies for complicated tow and heavy lift voyages all over the world of fully loaded semi submergible barges, deck barges, semi submergible and heavy lift vessels and other special transports. A Transport manual consist of stowage plans, cribbing plans, cargo acceleration forces, stability calculations, sea fastening design and calculations, leg bending moments etc..

AIM Control (AIM Group®) performs various engineering/analysis and calculation and in-house spread sheets for structural engineering project.

AIM Control (AIM Group®) performs engineering calculation for the lifting/load-out of various offshore structures including but not limited to jacket, topside, etc.

AIM Control (AIM Group®) reviewing of structural design reports, transportation and installation procedure/analysis reports, etc. with regards to marine warranty services.

AIM Control (AIM Group®) sea-fastening / transportation and offshore lifting analysis of deck, jacket, modules and other offshore appurtenances.

AIM Control (AIM Group®)  MWS inspection for load-out and grillage / sea-fastening installation of the transportation barge being loaded with offshore structures.

AIM Control can provide surveyors, experts for site attendance during the preparations, the load out and discharge operations.

• Towing inspection and survey.

• Voyage approval surveys.

• Transport engineering.

• Tug suitability or approval surveys.

• Marine transports and heavy lift operations.

• Pre-entry surveys (H&M) for Insurance Companies.

• Shipyard Risk Assessments.

• Vessel condition surveys

• On-hire/off-hire surveys

• Bunker surveys

• Draft surveys

• Pre-Purchase condition surveys/ inspections

• H&M condition surveys

• Salvage attendances

• Project support

• Project cargo shipment surveys

• Stowage, Lashing and Securing Shipment Surveys

• Structural damage surveys or cargo damage surveys / damage inspection

• Insurance Claim and Recover surveys

• P&I Correspondent

• Marine surveyors, marine supervision, marine services

• Other maritime related surveys

The followings are evidence of Machineries Inspection (H&M survey) and Towing inspection and Towage Vessel Approval of  AIM Control (AIM Group®) Marine Vessel and Cargo Surveyors on board MV. "AU CO 01" at Hon Tre sea area of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. 

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