Mooring, Equipment inspection

Mooring equipment needs to be regularly inspected and any deficiencies found reported for subsequent remedial action.

A recent report by a major classification society stated that a spate of lost anchors and chains was down to poor maintenance and inspection. They also state that corrosion of the brake system with worsening environmental factors was the primary cause. Another cause of lost anchors is a poor inspection regime that fails to find loose components in the cable system that subsequently come out, detaching the anchor.

Mooring, Equipment inspection, the first module in Seagull Maritime’s mooring series, prepares learners for the practical requirements of inspecting mooring equipment and fittings and identifying maintenance requirements. The module considers various inspection methods and identifies the typical faults that affect equipment, as well as offering advice on how to record inspection findings.

Learning objectives:

• Identify why mooring equipment needs to be inspected
• Identify what mooring equipment maintenance requirements there are
• Identify what inspection methods are used
• Identify common defects often found during inspection of mooring equipment
• Identify how inspection methods reveal a developing fault