Offering Bunker Survey Services In Kenya. We Have The Highest Level of Commitment to Satisfy all Customers Round the Clock, Through Independent Marine Inspections.
1.0 Why is Bunker Survey important?
Bunkers are most a times a key financial drainer of a ship’s operations costs, with a risk of diminishing any reasonable profits to the ship owners/ charterers. The risk is even higher or even becomes a painful reality where accountability in the use of bunkers onboard, and/or bunkers supplied is not followed/ is of poor standard.
Determining the accurate quantity of bunkers remaining onboard at the time of ship delivery, redelivery or any time is crucial in avoiding disputes and disappointments. This can also assure you that your ship is safe whilst, on the high seas, cases have occurred where ships have been lost at sea due to poor accountability with bunkers.
Proper determination of bunkers onboard, by a team that values integrity is needed to help you know the exact situation onboard the ship.
2.0 Our Bunker Surveys in Mombasa, Kenya
We invite you to accept our services and experience the difference. We assure to provide the best services and solutions with professional expertise for ultimate customer satisfaction.
We care in all that we do: Each and every step taken in determining the quantity of bunkers onboard is taken with maximum care and attention. Our main goal is to passionately and independently protect our client’s best interests in Kenya. We do this by carrying out our duties with the maximum care that the job demands and deserves.
Observater is made up of a team of competent and experienced marine surveyors who are available to represent you in carrying out thorough, independent bunker quantity inspections, ensuring that you get to know the accurate quantity remaining onboard at the time of ship delivery/ redelivery in
- Spot Bunker Surveys,
- BIS,
- Stem Bunker Surveys
- Intermediate Bunker Inspections.
- On/Off Hire Bunker and Condition Surveys
- Ship Pre-purchase surveys and damage inspections
We are available 24/7 and ready to assist you with bunker surveys throughout East African Ports.
3.0 Our Mission:
Observater Surveys and Services Ltd mission is to provide the highest-quality inspections in Mombasa. We succeed at this because of the integrity of our inspectors and support staff, our commitment to being respectful and considerate of our clients and of each other, and our passion for Continuing Education for learning the newest innovations of our industry.
In Mombasa on/off hire bunker & condition surveys are most often required to be performed combined and, we also either carry out just on/off hire bunker survey or on/off hire condition survey separately.
It is common to be performed jointly with the other interested parties, as second or even third parties, most common is one company appointed by Owners and other by Charterers.
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Through experience our surveyors are able to detect and document accurate bunkers (ROB) and consumption. While avoiding any common and emerging industry tricks and malpractices
All Types of Condition Survey
Intermediate/ROB
- Check and understand general ship plan
- Electrical Systems
- Temperature monitoring systems
Stem/ BQS
- Follow through with examination of all bunker tanks
- Use our own temperature instruments for verify
Spot Checks
- Accurate Sounding
- Avoid tapes with kinks where necessary verify with surveyors tapes
- Use stability knowledge
Hold Cleanness Inspection
Apart from hold condition inspection in On/Off hire condition and Pre-purchase surveys, we carry out diligent hold cleanness inspections. Our inspectors ensure holds are thoroughly assessed and loading commenced after holds pass.
Our bunker surveyor are diligently trained and passionate about meeting and exceeding our clients expectations. Our bunker investigative surveyors ensure that:
- All bunker tanks are accurately and thoroughly sounded/ inspected.
- All Gauges are checked against alterations, including sounding of gauged tanks.
- Tanks are inspected as per formal vessel tank arrangement plan, sludge tanks, lube tanks, including bilges, coffer dams, deep-tanks; in investigative surveys.
- Application of correct temperatures in bunker calculations.
- Utilize experience to uncover trade tricks and apply appropriate steps to strongly arrive at accurate survey findings.
- Vessel condition, machinery and certificates are inspected, and certificates verified to be legit and in use.
Observater Surveys and Services Limited
Marine Surveyors in Mombasa, determined at taking careful measurement of all bunkers onboard/ supplied and condition surveys that examine risks onboard, enabling ship owners and charterers to take sound risk management measures. Safety to the ship, cargo and seafarers is our number one priority in any of our ship condition surveys. We ensure that our clients are helped to remain in compliance with flag and class rules.
We are headquartered in Mombasa Kenya.
Open Hours
Mon – Sat: 08:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sun: 08:00 am – 12:00 pm
Services
Bunker Surveys
Condition Surveys
Contact Us
+254 776 960820
surveys@observater.com
