On a new LNG vessel, every port means another inspection: port state, coast guard, SIRE, flag state… the list is endless.
🔘Because new ships are built in a hurry. Crews are sent on board with dozens of unresolved issues, and then are forced to immediately begin the first cargo operation.
🔘Main engines run nonstop for weeks, and when you finally stop them in port, inspections take up all the time needed for maintenance.
🔘The risk of breakdowns increases with each delay in repairs.
I’ve seen this during deliveries:
- exposed cables everywhere;
- fire and gas alarm systems not calibrated;
- IAS with endless communication errors;
- machines that don’t start on the first try;
😐 And yet, the vessel was “commissioned” and “approved.”
This is mass production at sea. More ships, faster delivery… but at what cost? Poor quality has become the norm, and the crew is forced to bear the consequences.
Author: @iPr1nce
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