Emergency Attendance
An engineer to a vessel alongside, at anchor or in a yard, to diagnose and where possible repair a failure that has stopped or restricted the vessel.
Features
- First priority is diagnosis, since a clear description of the fault determines what parts and what help are needed next.
- What can be done depends on access, weather and the spares already on board, and that is discussed honestly before travel.
- Temporary measures to get a vessel to a repair location are sometimes the right answer, and they are recorded as temporary.
- Coverage area and response are set in the service agreement rather than promised generally.
- Every attendance ends with a written report, because a breakdown almost always has a cause worth fixing separately.
Specifications
| Figure | Typical range | Unit | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symptom reported | will not take load, black smoke | directs the first checks and the parts brought | |
| Vessel location and access | alongside, quay crane available | decides what work is physically possible | |
| Spares on board | impellers, filters, gasket set | often the difference between a repair and a tow | |
| Outcome and cause | repaired, cause recorded | stops the same failure recurring |