The Hull Inspection Manual is a practical approach to ship maintenance that is developed in close cooperation with the ship manager, utilises DNV’s hull knowledge base and incorporates the ship manager’s maintenance standard and work processes.

The manuals are developed in close cooperation with the owner’s organisation, ensuring that the owner’s quality standard, maintenance strategies, key procedures and experience are well reflected. Similarly, the involvement of DNV hull experts ensures that our accumulated vessel and ship type knowledge is incorporated. In the end, the owner will have a set of company- and ship-specific manuals that enable him to better control his ships’ hull condition and thereby also his operating risks, maintenance costs and income, all through:

• Detecting deficiencies at an early stage
• Avoiding “surprises”
• Being able to document the ship condition
• Maintaining a uniform standard across the fleet
• Reducing off-hire
• Securing charters

The inspection manual provides clear guidance on how to carry out hull structure inspections and helps your technical personnel to focus on critical inspection areas, evaluate findings, and report consistently on the hull’s condition. To achieve this, the inspection manual includes:

• A hull inventory list
• Preparation for inspection and safety aspects
• Evaluation criteria for coating, anodes, structure, ladders etc...
• Maintenance strategies and acceptance criteria
• Areas of attention
• Reporting forms
• Naming of structures

The Nauticus 3D hull model and structural drawings are used to visualise critical areas, enabling the owner’s technical personnel to navigate easily in the hull structure and recognise the pertinent inspection areas. DNV can also provide assistance in training the owner’s technical personnel and help the owner to implement the new scheme

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