On/Off Hire Bunker and Condition Survey at Abidjan Port
Independent bunker quantity and vessel condition at delivery and redelivery, so the charter party position is documented before it is disputed.
The bunker figure agreed at delivery and the one agreed at redelivery decide who pays for the difference, and the condition recorded at each end decides who pays for the damage. Both are cheap to establish at the time and expensive to argue about afterwards.
Marine Surveys Africa attends on hire and off hire on behalf of owners, charterers, brokers and P and I interests. We sound and measure all bunker tanks, calculate quantities on board with temperature and density correction, and record the condition of holds, hatch covers, decks, cranes and accommodation in a report both parties can rely on.
Where the parties want it, we attend as a joint surveyor with representatives of both sides present, which is usually the fastest route to an agreed figure and the least likely to end in a claim.
Cargoes worked at Abidjan
- Containers
- Cocoa and coffee
- Palm oil
- Timber
- Petroleum products
- General cargo
What came out of the hold and what goes in next is what decides the cleanliness grade required and the method we use.
How we work
- 01
Attendance on arrival
Surveyor attends at the agreed delivery or redelivery point, alongside or at anchorage, and confirms scope with the master and both parties.
- 02
Bunker sounding and calculation
All fuel and diesel tanks sounded or ullaged, temperatures taken, and quantities calculated with density and temperature correction.
- 03
Condition inspection
Holds, hatch covers, decks, cranes, mooring equipment and accommodation inspected and photographed, with existing damage recorded.
- 04
Joint agreement
Findings reviewed with the master and with both parties' representatives where present, and signed off on board.
- 05
Report
Full report with figures, photographs and the signed statement of facts, issued within 24 hours of attendance.
On/Off Hire Bunker and Condition Survey at Abidjan
Tell us the vessel, the call date and the last cargo carried. We come back within two hours with a firm quote.