Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
053/2010
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Vitória, March 31 , 2010.
A - FOREWORD: _______________________________________________
This is to certify that the under s igned of f ic ially appointed m ar ine and c ar go ex per t did,
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on Mar c h 30 , 2010, by the r eques t of M essrs. Braz sh ip p in g M arít ima L t d a. ( L BH
Brasil) , and f or the ac c ount of M essrs. M d ´ AM ICO SHIPPING IT AL IA S.p .A., attend the
M/V "MEDI BALT IMO RE” whils t ber thed to s tar boar d s ide at T ubar ão Pier I – South Side,
Br azil, in or der to ins pec t the s hip, c ollec t evidenc e of the c aus e and as c er tain the ex tent
of the dam age s us tained by the ves s el´ s ver tic al ladder ins ide Car go Hold No. 7, dur ing the
dis c har ging oper ation in the pr evious por t Santos , Br azil, on Mar c h 13th, 2010. W hat
f ollows is our r epor t about the ins pec tion.
D – DAMAGE EXTENT:___________________________________________
On Mar c h 30th, the under s igned s ur veyor , upon the or der r ec eived f r om Mes s r s
Br azs hipping Mar ítim a Ltda., boar ded the s hip im m ediately upon ber thing at T ubar ão Pier I
– South s ide, intr oduc ed him s elf to the Mas ter and together with the Sec ond O f f ic er in
attendanc e, Mr . Rizaldy B. Canam a, c om m enc ed a j oint ins pec tion on the s hip and ins ide
Car go Hold No. 7. T he ins pec tion was c ar r ied out par tly at night and c onc luded dur ing
daytim e, on the s am e date. At the tim e of our ins pec tion we obs er ved and notic ed that the
ver tic al ladder attac hed to the af t bulk head of Car go Hold No. 7 was m is s ing the guar dr ail
c om pletely. Dur ing this s ur vey, the m is s ing guar dr ail was f ound s egr egated on dec k , tied
up to the W BT - 4S vent pipe, between Car go Hold No. 7 and s hip´ s s uper s tr uc tur e. T he
guar d r ail m ade of s teel pipe and s teel r od was heavily dis tor ted/bent/c r us hed and s howing
s c r atc hes , c r ac k s and holes . T he s c r atc hes on the pipe s tr uc tur e wer e in a r us t degr ee
c om patible to the elaps ed tim e between the tim e the alleged dam aged oc c ur r ed and the
tim e this s ur vey was c ar r ied out ( about 17 days ) . Als o the plac e the guar d r ail was f ound
s tor ed: on the weather dec k , ex pos ed to s alt- laden air and r ain, concurred to the mentioned
condition.
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E – DAMAGE EXTENT:___________________________________________
E.1) Pic tur es of G uar d Rail of Ver tic al Ladder of Hold No. 7
E.2) Pic tur es of Car go Hold No. 7 – Ver tic al ladder ( Af t Bulk head) .
E.3) Pic tur es of Car go Hold No. 7 – Ver tic al ladder – Lower Platf or m m is s ing the guar d r ail.
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Q uote
“ T er minal is not hold r es pons ible for the damages mentioned abov e jus t bec aus e our
equipment wouldn´ t be able to r eac h the pr otec tion of the ladder whic h may hav e been
done in another por t c ons ider ing the pos ition of our gr ab ( ilegible/ilegible) ”
Unquote
Upon the negative of the ter m inal on r epair ing the dam age, the m as ter ins er ted another
r em ar k inf or m ing “ T h e d amag e cau sed b y st ev ed o res n o t rep aired b ef o re v sl sailin g .”
O n Mar c h 30th, 2010, when the under s igned s ur veyor ins pec ted the s hip, the s c r atc hes on
the pipe s tr uc tur e of the guar d r ail wer e not “ s hining” as it is pos s ible to s ee on the
pic tur es pr ovided by Mas ter but, c ons ider ing that the alleged dam age oc c ur r ed on Mar c h
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13 , 2010, in Santos , Br azil, and that the ins pec tion was c ar r ied out in T ubar ão, on Mar c h
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29 , 2010, the s c r atc hes on the pipe s tr uc tur e wer e f ound in a r us t degr ee c om patible to
the elaps ed tim e between the tim e the alleged dam aged oc c ur r ed and the tim e this s ur vey
was c ar r ied out ( about 17 days ) , notwiths tanding the plac e the guar d r ail was s tor ed on
boar d the s hip: on the weather dec k , ex pos ed to s alt- laden air and r ain.
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At the m om ent of this s ur vey, the inner hatc h c oam ing was s howing s ever al m ar k s on the
lower edge of the c oam ing, towar ds the af t bulk head / ver tic al ladder , s im ilar to thos e
m ar k s r es ulted f r om the f r ic tion of a m oving s teel wir e with a s teel s ur f ac e. Als o gr eas e
m ar k s c ould be obs er ved on the s am e plac e.
See nex t pages f or pic tur es in c onnec tion to the above m entioned m ar k s .
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I – CONCLUSION: _______________________________________________
Dur ing dis c har ging of c oal, it is not r ar e f or the s winging gr ab to hit the s hip’s hatc h
c oam ing, hold wall, ac c es s ladder s , tank top or even the s hip’s hull. In the pr es ent c as e, it
is pos s ible that the s hip unloader m oved par allel to the s hip s im ultaneous ly to the r ais ing
and lower ing of the gr ab and opening and c los ing the gr ab, nex t to the af t bulk heads , as
indic ated by the wir e m ar k s on the inner hatc h c oam ing, thus r es ulting on the dam age of
the lower platf or m of the ver tic al ladder .
T he degr ee of the m ec hanic al dam age s us tained by the guar d r ail, the s hape of the af t
bulk head of Car go Hold No. 7, the s c r atc hes on the guar d r ail s tr uc tur e, the m ar k s of
f r ic tion of s teel wir e with the inner hatc h c oam ing ( af t par t) in Car go Hold No. 7, the m ar k s
of gr eas e on the s am e inner c oam ing, the s tatem ent of the s ec ond of f ic er , all together ,
lead t h e u n d ersig n ed su rv eyo r t o co n clu d e t h at t h e d amag e t o t h e lo w er p lat f o rm
railin g o ccu rred d u rin g t h e d isch arg e o f co al in San t o s, Braz il.
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Surveyor
Rogério de Almeida Tristão
Mundi Servicos Maritimos Ltda
AT T ACHM ENT S:
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