Marine Industry
applications . Age and the exact ship environment can have variable affects , but the team prepares for the worst-case scenario with each project , hoping to be pleasantly surprised .
Stumbling blocks But before the repair work could even begin , a stumbling block needed to be overcome . The customer had forgotten to mention that , whilst the ship had initially been overseen by the classification society
Bureau Veritas ( and the heat exchanger installed under their specific guidelines ), after Wilton had signed the contract they discovered that the ship was now under DNV . This meant that Robert would need to seek fresh approval from DNV for Wilton ’ s way of working and for any proposed repairs . It required 8-10 weeks of constant and detailed communication between Robert , the customer , DNV , and Wilton ’ s own internal organisation and associated partners for this aspect of the project to be achieved .
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