Marine Warranty Survey

Maritime consulting AS has experience in Marine Warranty Surveying (MWS) services covering transportation, and commissioning, assisting underwriters, brokers, oil companies, drilling contractors, offshore contractors and vessel owners.

We cover a wide range of operations such as:

Quayside Operations
- Loadout, Lifting, Float out

Transportation
- Towing, Dry Transport, Shipping

Installation of Jackets, Decks and Modules

• Upending, Lifting, Float over
• Installation of Foundations
• Piles, Anchors, Tendon Bottom Connectors
• Installation of Floaters
• Mooring Hook-up, Tendon Installation, Riser Installation
• Pipe and Cable Laying
• Tension Leg Platforms
• Subsea Assets

We perform Procedure Reviews, Vessel Suitability Surveys and participate in risk assessment activities such as HAZIDs and HAZOPs. We attend key operations onshore and offshore issuing a Certificate of Approval certifying the successful preparation for such operations.

Transportation & Installation
Maritime Consulting MWS can review relevant engineering, design and marine procedural documentation. We can inspect vessels, site preparations, and associated lifting equipment to provide the necessary Certificates of Approval that confirm the operation is insured and assured from a safety perspective.

MWS Transportation & Installation Services include:

- Review of Engineering Documents
- Review of Procedures
- Vessel Suitability Surveys
- Onshore & Offshore Attendances
- Issue Certificate of Approval (CoA)

Rig Moving Warranty Services
Maritime Consulting has experienced rig movers to cover Rig Move Attendance, thus fulfilling the MWS objective of to make reasonable endeavors to ensure that the risks associated with the warranted operations are reduced to an acceptable level in accordance with best industry practice.

Rig Move Attendance Services include:
Attendance of an MWS surveyor during a rig move is key to verify that appropriate preparations have been made for the move and check that risks are reduced to an acceptable level in accordance with best industry practice.

The surveyor will perform suitability surveys for the tugs and inspect the towing gear as well as key items of the rig itself (watertight integrity, winches, securing of major equipment, etc.). The surveyor will participate in risk assessment activities, review floating stability calculations, monitor weather conditions and verify adherence to agreed rig move procedures and to the Location Approval, leading to the issue of a Certificate of Approval (CoA) once all preparations have been successfully completed.