Ships often encounter repair problems. Several problems should be paid attention to when arranging ship repairs, the repair content of the ship, the repair time of the ship, and the repair time of the ship.
The following are the detailed precautions: The repair cost varies greatly depending on the repair content. It is important to arrange and control the repair items reasonably. In the past, the practice of some shipping companies on ship repair and maintenance was to accumulate a lot of repair work and leave the ship to be repaired together after entering the factory.
This not only prolongs the repair time, but also increases the repair cost.
The current practice of many shipowners is to try to control the items that need to be repaired in the factory to a smaller scope. When it is necessary to repair certain items, it is not simply to send the ship to the shipyard for repair, but to consider whether it is possible to adopt various flexible and economical methods, such as temporarily adding crew members to carry out repairs with the ship;
Temporary hire of repair workers at the port; hire of experts to guide the ship, etc.
Although this will also increase some repair costs, it still saves a lot compared with repairing in the factory, especially if these methods do not shorten the operating time of the ship. The selection of the ship repair yard should be determined by comparison. The comparison should include the level of the repair fee, the quality of the repair, the voyage of the ship to and from the repair site, and the possibility of obtaining cargo before and after entering the yard.
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 in fact. Although the return of the ship to the base for repair can reduce foreign exchange expenditure, it may also cause the loss of the ship's sailing schedule. Generally speaking, unless there are obvious differences in ship repair quality, time and cost, it is more appropriate to choose a repair location near the ship. Repair time directly affects the operating efficiency of the ship The length of the repair cycle directly affects the operating days of the ship, thereby affecting the economic benefits of the enterprise.
In order to shorten the ship repair cycle, the ship owner should submit the repair engineering list to the ship repair yard in advance to prepare materials and formulate a ship repair plan. In order to avoid hasty start of construction or additional engineering projects in the repair process due to poor planning, resulting in rework and repetition, 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 a field survey during the voyage and then discuss the repair plan together.
In addition, sometimes for some reason, for example, in order to avoid the ship repairing yard being overloaded with tasks in certain periods, or in order to meet the upcoming heavy transportation tasks, it is necessary to arrange the entry and exit of some ships in advance for repair.