Activities

thickness measurement ship’s structures
tightness testing of hatches and openings by means of ultrasonic equipment

Thickness measurement ship’s structures



Our company was approved for carry out ultrasonic measurements by:
Det Norske Veritas
Bureau Veritas
American Bureau of Shipping
Llyod’s Register
Germanischer Lloyd
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai. Class NK.
Russian Maritime Register of Shiping
Shipping Register of Ukraine
Certificates of competence for Naval Architects

Experience of the company

The company unites of the technicians obtained sufficient experience on shiprepair yard “Ukraine” and in subdivisions of BLASCO at the previous years.

They ensured carrying out of repairs and thickness measurements on ships, implemented written systems for inspection, reporting and testing under approval of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, BV and LRS during 15-18 year period.

Each engages technicians have to present documents that confirm his education, qualification, experience of work and recommendation from previous job.

Staff of Ultrasonic Control Department has higher education by shipbuilding engineer profession. They has a perfect knowledge in hull’s structures, as it is the basis of skill gotten in Institute of Marine Engineers, as same as a practice knowledge gotten during practical training at ship repair yards.

Since they had graduated from Institute of Marine Engineers they worked as UTM operators and inspectors of hull structures and arrangements.

UTM operators of our company use for carrying out of ultrasonic measurements on board vessel following documents: “Branch standard. Nondestructive control of half-finished goods and fabricated metal products. Thickness measurements by ultrasonic means. all-Union State Standard 5.5550-85” and “Shipbuilding and Repair Quality Standard”. These documents determine the methods of gauging and determination of hull damages (recognition of corrosion, cracks, buckles, edge thinning, laminating and etc.).

Operators were examined in accordance with “Initial Training Program for Operators”. Results of examination were positive.

All of our technicians have qualification corresponding to Level II. (Certificates of Competence)

Checklists and records formats

Using the standard forms and programs of each class societies.


Quality system

Company keeps a quality system in accordance with ISO 9000 Standards recommendations and uniform requirements.

Our company begin certification according to ISO 9001 Standart.


Company has portable equipment for carrying out gauging during voyages, repair and an-chorages of vessels.

The portable ultrasonic thickness meters (further as “PUTM”) used by specialist of our company are a product of well-known manufacturers and correspond to International standards.

The PUTM functionate by means of ultrasonic pulse echo and multiple echoes.

The used instruments are calibrated and kept in accordance with “Operating manual” of manufacturer and “Instruction in Quality System”.

State Bureau of Standardization and Metrology carry out annual maintenance and calibration of PUTM under corresponding supervision.

The list of used PUTM by specialist of our Company:
CYGNUS-4 - Used for measure of thick-ness of hull structures with-out removing a coating.



The consecution of order processing:
Owner’s inquiry with all details of vessel and terms of execution, namely: vessel’s type, kind of forthcoming examination and terms of execution.
Owner’s written order (confirmation) of thickness measurements (further UTM) on-board vessel.
Carrying-out of UTM in accordance with conditions of owner’s order and requirement of class society. If any digression will occur, while executing UTM, the appointed technician(s) has to resolve it at the scene of servicing in accordance with owner’s conformation.
On arriving, appointed technician have to fulfill the UTM report according to requirements of class society. Also he has to prepare the report about carried out UTM with all distinctive features that took a place while gauging.
If distinctive features took a place while UTM, department manager have to make a decision about correction and additions that to be added into company’s quality system based on report of appointed technician.
Archiving the issued documents to files.
Number of copies: as per requirements of owners and class societies.

All the necessary information to be written down in “Registration Book”.

Manager of department is responsible for registration, maintenance of reports and other operating documentation.


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