In accordance with defined procedures, ship operators can
arrange for the examination of surveyable machinery items by the Chief Engineer
on board, with a view that the results of examination may be used to credit the
machinery item(s) towards survey.
Chief Engineers may carry out examinations of selected
machinery items on a ship operating under a Continuous Survey Machinery (CSM)
cycle; however the applicable procedures will depend on whether or not the ship
is operating an approved Machinery Planned Maintenance Scheme (MPMS). The
procedures outlined in the document The
Examination of Surveyable Machinery Items by Chief Engineers are to be
complied with accordingly.
For ships not operating an approved Machinery Planned
Maintenance Scheme, following the examination by the Chief Engineer a statement
recording the results of the examination is to be prepared and submitted to the
Surveyor attending for confirmatory surveys. This statement is to be reported
using the template Chief Engineer’s Statement of
Examination of Surveyable Machinery Items. This statement is not
required to be completed on ships assigned the ShipRight descriptive note MPMS.