General procedures and precautions in dry dock:

 

Before entry:

bullet Check the stability of the vessel, especially during critical period.
bullet Check the vessel at required draft.
bullet No list.
bullet Prepare mooring lines.
bullet Unused mooring lines stowed.
bullet Standby for dock master and dock mooring gang.
bullet Proper flags displayed as required.
bullet Free surface effects minimum.
bullet Movable weights to be secured.
bullet Ship power, fire main, fresh water, telephone connections to be ready.
bullet Logs off/ retracted.
bullet Off echo sounders.
bullet Overboard discharges to be shut.
bullet Gangway/ accommodation ladders to be stowed.
bullet Anchors stowed and secured.
bullet Crews standby to assist moorings as required.

 

While entering:

bullet Times of the followings to be logged down:
bullet When vessel enters dock.
bullet When the gate closed
bullet When pumping out commenced.
bullet When vessel sewed
bullet When pump out completed.

 

After vessel docked:

bullet Tanks and bilge soundings throughout the vessel.
bullet Records to be kept with copy to dock-master.
bullet Hull high pressure wash as the level goes down.
bullet Initial inspection of the hull to be done as soon as possible:
bullet The extend of the hull damage if any.
bullet The extend of the rudder and propeller damage
bullet Suitable and efficient shoring arrangements
bullet Suitable and efficient keel blocks
bullet Plugs to be removed, if draining of the tanks to be required.
bullet All removed plugs to be in safe custody of C/O.
bullet Bridge equipments, gyro shut down, heading recorded.

 

 
Updated: September 16, 2007