SIMSMarine Inspections & Surveys

Gallery

Gallery

Photos from SIMS survey operations, vessel inspections, and field work.

Cargo Survey Operations

Heavy-lift cargo craned into the hold under survey

Crated cargo swung over the hatch coaming

Timber-cased cargo lifted clear of the hold coaming

Project Cargo & Heavy Lift Surveys

Heavy-lift unit craned into the hold under survey supervision

Tarpaulin-wrapped project cargo lifted by spreader beam at Freetown port

Out-of-gauge pressure vessel on a multi-axle trailer alongside the vessel

Crated cargo lowered into the hold at last light

Wrapped pressure vessel staged on the quay before loading

Container and trailer movements at the terminal

Chain lashing and securing check on a trailer-borne unit

Project cargo staged on the quay ahead of loading

Reach stacker handling a container during inspection

Lifting points and lashing arrangement recorded during the survey

Spreader attachment engaged on a wrapped unit

Lifting frame positioned over cargo alongside the vessel

Crated cargo swung over the hatch coaming

Riggers guiding a lifting frame into position on the quay

Timber-cased cargo lifted clear of the hold coaming

Project cargo operations under survey at Freetown port

Heavy-lift loading supervised on the quay

Wrapped pressure vessel under the spreader before lifting

Out-of-gauge cargo prepared for loading

Cargo securing arrangement checked before the lift

Long project cargo unit lifted over the terminal on a spreader beam

Heavy-lift operations alongside at Freetown port

Project cargo under survey before loading

Slings and shackles set on the lifting points

Riggers setting slings and shackles on the lifting points

Wrapped units staged on the quay awaiting loading

Cargo condition recorded before the lift

Heavy-lift unit prepared for loading

Project cargo operations at the terminal

Lifting gear checked ahead of the lift

Out-of-gauge cargo under survey on the quay

Heavy-lift unit swung over the quay during loading

Project cargo loading supervised at Freetown port

Vessel & Hull Surveys

Bulk carrier condition survey

Vessel at berth inspection

Vessel underway inspection

Port & Container Operations

Container and trailer movements at the terminal

Reach stacker handling a container during inspection

Spreader beam lift over the container yard

Draft Surveys — Field Work

Bulk carrier at berth ahead of a draft survey

Surveyors reading draft marks and recording readings at the bow

Surveyors and crew observing draft marks from the quay

Draft marks on the vessel's hull at the waterline

Underwater confirmation of draft mark readings

Draft mark reading in low-light conditions

Survey team assessing the vessel from the port quay

Tank sounding using a wooden ullage rod

Ballast tank sounding during the survey

Sounding tape and reel on deck

Hold inspection alongside the berth

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Field documentation from a SIMS draft survey

Bunker Quantity Surveys — Field Work

Surveyors on deck reviewing tank readings during a bunker survey

Surveyors drawing a bunker fuel sample on deck

Fuel sample retrieved for quality testing

Tank sounding tape lowered into a bunker tank

Sounding tape reading taken at a tank valve

Liquid level gauge reading recorded on board

Remote liquid level gauge panel reading

Ullage tape reading at a tank sounding pipe

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey

Field documentation from a SIMS bunker survey