Here I would like to introduce the overall scope of SURVEY AFTER CONSTRUCTION .
Further , I would like to touch two key factors that ABS is continually making efforts to provide clients with an enhanced survey method to increase operational efficiency while units are under survey .
The one is regarding Survey Planning Documents and the other is Remote survey .
B . There are Two main objectives of Survey After Construction .
The one is to make Units operable through a Life Cycle Approach to maintenance of units as survey after construction are ongoing throughout entire life of units .
The other is to signify the units are complying with all relevant and applicable Rules and Guide of ABS and further complying with Statutory requirements of various IMO Conventions and Flag States .
In general , there is two main types of survey .
First , Periodical Survey which consists of Annual Survey , Drydocking or UWILD Surveys and Special Survey .
Second , Occasional surveys such as damage survey , extension survey , compliance of COC survey and etc which take place out of periodical survey cycle .
C . Among periodical surveys , the most timeconsuming extensive ones are Drydocking / UWILD and Special Surveys Hull .
The keys to success of on time and most effective completion of surveys are survey preparations in advance to be made through mutual efforts by surveyor and owner .
Based upon ABS ' long standing survey experience , we noted that the critical path for o n t i m e c o m p l e t i o n o f S p e c i a l a n d Drydocking / UWILD survey is information on the structural condition and possibility of structural assessment resulted from the changes or modification of Structure at the time of survey .
To enhance process of Special & Drydocking / UWILD surveys in terms of Improving Operational Efficiency on Self-Elevating Units and at the same time full compliance of Requirements of Class Rules and Statutory , ABS implemented the most optimized policy for survey planning and preparation to be made in advance . That is Survey planning document which need to be agreed upon between Owner and Surveyor prior to attendance .
D . While ABS has been positively engaged with Operational Efficiency on Self-Elevating Units through Survey Planning Documents on Special and Drydocking / UWILD surveys , ABS also come up with value adding solution for Annual and Occasional Surveys by implementing Remote Surveys . www . ojme . net