Precautions For Ship Repair
Ships often encounter repair problems, several issues that should be noted when arranging ship repairs, ship repair content, ship repair time, ship repair time. The following are detailed considerations:
Repair costs vary greatly depending on the repair content
It is important to arrange repairs and control repairs reasonably. In the past, some shipping companies have accumulated a lot of repair work on ship repairs and maintenance issues, leaving them to be repaired together after entering the factory. This not only prolongs the repair time but also increases the repair cost. At present, many shipowners try to control the items that need to be repaired in the factory to a lesser extent. When it is necessary to repair certain items, it is not simply to put the ship into the shipyard for repair, but to first consider whether it is possible to adopt various flexible and economic methods, such as temporarily increasing the crew to repair with the ship; temporary employment in the port Repairman; hire an expert to guide on board, etc. Although this will also increase some repair costs, there are still significant savings compared to entering the factory repair, especially these methods do not shorten the ship's operating time.
The choice of ship repair yard should be determined by comparison
This comparison should include the level of ship repair fees, the quality of the ship repair, the voyage from the ship to the repair site, and the possibility of obtaining cargo before and after entering the factory. Some companies stipulate that the main factory repairs of the company's ships should be returned to their home bases, which is not necessarily beneficial. Although the ship's return to base repair can reduce foreign exchange expenditure, it may also cause the loss of the ship's shipping schedule. Generally speaking, unless there are obvious differences in the quality, time, and cost of repairing the ship, it is more appropriate to choose the repair location nearby.
Repair time directly affects the ship's operating efficiency
The length of the repair cycle directly affects the number of operating days of the ship, thereby affecting the economic benefits of the enterprise. In order to shorten the ship repair cycle, the shipowner should submit the repair work order to the ship repair yard in advance to prepare materials and formulate a ship repair plan in advance. In order to avoid hastily started construction or additional engineering items in the repair process due to poor planning, resulting in rework and duplication, thus extending the repair cycle, the ship can also invite the factory to send personnel to follow the ship in advance, according to the repair items proposed by the ship, Conduct field surveys during the voyage, and then discuss the repair plan together. In addition, sometimes due to some reasons, such as avoiding the ship repair yard's excessive workload in certain periods, or in order to meet the upcoming heavy transportation tasks, it is necessary to arrange some ships in and out for repair in advance.