Approved Chief Engineer
(revised 17 July 2002)
Please be advised that as of 1 July 2002 it will no longer be necessary for a Chief Engineer to carry a certificate of approval from ABS in order to credit items of machinery opened and serviced by the vessel's crew.
The effectiveness of the Chief Engineer will be determined based on the records and general condition of the equipment and/or vessel. If the attending ABS Surveyor accepts the work done, the following information is required:
1. Items examined by the Chief Engineer
2. Name of Chief Engineer and License number
3. Date of expiration of Chief Engineer's license
4. Name of the Administration that issued the Chief Engineer's license
Even if a different Chief Engineer examined some or all the items, the ABS Surveyor will record the above information for the Chief Engineer that is currently onboard and presenting items for crediting.
To credit items the Owners should arrange for an ABS Surveyor to be called aboard the vessel at the next port of call where a Surveyor is available. If this is not possible, the items can be credited at the next due Annual Survey of Machinery, but not more than 5 months after the examination.
It is expected that 50 percent of a vessel's machinery will be examined in the presence of an ABS Surveyor. If the Company and the Chief Engineer have an outstanding maintenance program that is supported by comprehensive records, the Surveyor may consider the crediting of additional machinery.
The Surveyor should examine:
- Bilge system
- Compressed
air tanks and relief valves
- Fire fighting
equipment
- Foundation
bolts and chocks
- Line shafting
and bearings
- Piping systems
- Pumping
arrangements
- Sea valves
and sea chests
- Steering
gear and relief valves
- Main engine
cross head pins and bearings
- Main engine
main bearings and journals
- Main engine
crank pins and bearings
- Main thrust
bearings
- Safety devices
and trips
- HP and LP
turbine and their flexible couplings
- Main propulsion
reduction gears
- Generator turbine,
flexible couplings, thrust bearing and reduction gear
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