Commments on the docking of seagoing vessels and the certification of ship repair and maintenance work

Abstract

Repair and maintenance (R&M) work of a ship involves all activities carried out, on board the ship or in the shipyard, in order to prevent and correct potential failures. In general, the terms of repair and maintenance of the ship are used together and involve the docking action of the ship for carrying out a standard maintenance routine, according to the requirements of the classification societies under whose supervision vessels are operated, at specified periods. Docking refers to the complex process of repair and maintenance of ships (on time and within the limits of the estimated budget based on the technical specifications of works) while stationed in the shipyard. The certification of the works is carried out, through concerted actions, both by the shipyard, as a contractor, as well as the owner / technical manager of the vessel, as beneficiary. The paper aims to emphasize some aspects of this process with a high degree of complexity, by schematizing, originally, the processes carried out.