Vessels, Barges, Cargo & Cranes
Cargo, Commercial, Recreational Vessels:
- Conformance to Coast Guard & other safety requirements.
- Personal injury evaluation & prevention; Jones Act Seaman.
- Mechanical & electrical failures.
- Fire prevention, fire fighting systems, fire cause & origin.
- Vessel design & code compliance including fishing vessels.
- Vessel pre-purchase and charter condition analysis, plumbing & HVAC.
Cargo, Harbor, Wharf & Hull Surveys:
- Harbor design & cargo handling facilities evaluations.
- Maintenance & safety systems. Environmental requirements.
- Vessel operations and docking procedures/requirements.
- Inspection & verification of cargo and containers.
- Inspection and requlatory compliance of domestic inland & ocean vessels.
Offshore Drilling & Production Platforms:
- Personal injury, product liability, design & use of equipment, facilities.
- Operational analysis, maintenance and construction.
- Safety systems, gas detection, blow outs, fires, hazard & risk analysis.
- Structural stability, wave analysis, ability to withstand wind loads.
- Conformance to National Standards, MMS, ABS, OSHA. OCS, others.
- Personal injury, product liability, design & use of equipment, facilities.
- Operational analysis, maintenance and construction.
- Safety systems, hazard & risk analyses.
- Structural stability, static & dynamic load analyses.
- Cranes, load handling, OSHA & Coast Guard requirements.