Overview
Designed for all those involved in the carriage of goods by sea, this book offers an accessible and understandable description of the characteristics of a variety of goods, the type of damages expected and, most importantly, the way to react if and when damages occur.
Author Christiaan Brans draws from his own experience as a surveyor in the daily practice of cargo surveying. This book offers an accessible and understandable description of the characteristics of a variety of goods, the type of damages expected and, most importantly, the way to react if and when damages occur.
Content
Author’s Introduction ix
About the Book xi
1 The Relationship Between the Principal and the Surveyor
1.1 Surveyor Relationships
1.2 A Surveyor’s Business Ethics
2 System of Performing Surveys
2.1 Safety Issues
2.2 Entering Confined Spaces
2.3 Proceeding to and from a Vessel with a Launch
3 The Silver Nitrate Test
3.1 Testing of Wetted Jute Bags
3.2 Testing of Wetted Galvanised Steel
3.3 Laboratory Analysis of Samples
3.4 Exclusions to the Silver Nitrate Test
4 Wetting of Cargoes
4.1 Wetting by Fresh Water
4.2 Wetting by Salt Water
4.3 Wetting by Excessive Ship’s Sweat
4.4 Wetting by Excessive Cargo Sweat
5 Salvage Sales
6 Reports
7 Steel
7.1 Carbon Content
7.2 Tensile Strength
7.3 Basic Necessities for Carrying Out Steel Surveys
8 Hot Rolled Steel
8.1 Hot Rolled Steel Plate
8.1.1 Description of condition and possible damage
8.2 Cobble Plates
8.3 Hot Rolled Steel Sheets in Coils
8.3.1 Description of condition and types of damage
8.4 Hot Rolled Steel Beams
8.4.1 Description of condition and possible damage
8.5 Hot Rolled Concrete Reinforcing Bars (Re-bars)
8.5.1 Description of condition and possible damage
8.6 Hot Rolled Steel Wire Rods
8.6.1 Description of condition and possible damage
8.7 Hot Rolled Special Purpose Wire Rods
8.8 Hot Rolled Steel Spring Wire
8.9 Stainless Steel Wire Rods
8.10 Hot Rolled Steel Angle Bars
8.10.1 Description of condition and possible damage
8.11 Hot Rolled Pickled and Oiled Steel Sheets
9 Cold Rolled Steel Sheets
9.1 Coils of Cold Rolled Steel Sheets
9.1.1 Description of condition and possible damage
9.2 Packages of Cold Rolled Steel Sheets
9.2.1 Description of condition and possible damage
9.3 Hot Dipped Galvanised Steel Sheets
9.3.1 Description of condition and possible damage
9.4 Hot Dipped Aluminium or Aluzinc Coated Steel Sheets
9.5 Electro-Galvanised Steel Sheets
9.5.1 Description of condition and possible damage
9.6 Cold Rolled Pre-Painted Steel Sheets
9.6.1 Description of condition and possible damage
9.7 Non-Oriented and Grain Oriented Electrical Steel Sheets,
or Silicon Steel Sheets
9.7.1 Description of condition and possible damage
9.8 Black Plate
9.8.1 Description of condition and possible damage
9.9 Tin Plate and Tin Free Steel
9.10 Stainless Steel Sheets
9.10.1 Description of condition and possible damage
10 Tubes and Pipes
10.1 Black Varnished Pipe
10.1.1 Description of condition and possible damage
10.2 Galvanised Steel Pipe
10.2.1 Description of condition and possible damage
10.3 Rectangular or Square Electric Resistance Welded Tubes
10.3.1 Description of condition and possible damage
10.4 Large Diameter Electric Resistance Welded Pipe
10.4.1 Description of condition and possible damage
10.5 Steel Casing
10.5.1 Description of condition and possible damage
11 Timber
11.1 Logs
11.1.1 Types of damage
11.2 Dark Red Meranti
11.2.1 Types of damage
11.3 Merbau 106
11.3.1 Types of damage
11.4 Ramin 107
11.4.1 Types of damage
11.5 Oak 109
11.5.1 Types of damage
11.6 Obeche, Abachi or Wawa
11.6.1 Types of damage
11.7 Pine or Spruce
11.7.1 Types of damage
11.8 Glue Laminated Timber
11.8.1 Types of damage
12 Plywood
12.1 Types of Damage
12.2 Dark Red Meranti Plywood
12.3 Pine or Spruce Plywood
12.4 Film Faced Plywood
12.5 Virola Plywood
12.6 Birch or Beech Plywood
12.7 ‘Fancy’ Plywood
12.8 Siding
12.9 Blockboard
12.10 Chipboard
12.11 Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
12.12 Fibreboard: Hardboard, MDF and Softboard
13 Cereals and Derivates
13.1 Infestation of Cereals or Derivates
13.2 Contamination of Cereals and Derivates
13.3 Mixture of Cargoes of Cereals and/or Derivates
13.4 Mixing with Solid Objects or Foreign Matter
13.5 Cereals or Derivates Damaged by Fire or Dust Explosion
13.5.1 Depreciations and Salvage Sale
14 Coffee
14.1 Types of Damage
15 Cocoa
16 Sugar
16.1 Types of Damage
17 Cotton
17.1 Description of Damage
18 Coal
18.1 Types of Damage
19 Containers
19.1 Types of Containers
19.2 ISO Container Shipments
Appendix 1 Depreciations Equivalent to Sandblasting Expenses of Steel
Recommended Reading
Details
Title: Marine Cargo Surveys
Subtitle: 2nd Edition
Edition: Second
Number of Pages: 215
Product Code: WS1225K
ISBN: ISBN 13: 978-1-85609-454-2 (9781856094542), ISBN 10: 1-85609-454-5 (1856094545)
Published Date: May 2011
Binding Format: Hardback
Book Height: 285 mm
Book Width: 170 mm
Book Spine: 16 mm
Weight: 0.80 kg
Author: Christiaan Brans
