Condition and valuation survey of Eleven (11) Ships of the Ecuadorian Navy.

Date 22 February 2018

JLT COLOMBIA WHOLESALE LTD – London, United Kingdom, an international reassurance company, asked Britannia AS to carry out the condition and valuation survey to the 11 ships of the naval of Ecuador, in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

The purpose of the inspections was to conduct the condition and valuation survey of the eleven (11) Navy ships in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The surveyors inspected the general condition of the hull structures, decks and superstructure. The main and auxiliary machinery spaces. The navigation equipment. The firefighting system, rescue boats and lifeboats. The following operational activities were verified:

  1. Hull
  2. Cargo worthiness
  3. Non-cargo tanks
  4. Machinery
  5. Navigation
  6. Pollution prevention
  7. Fire prevention
  8. Safety / life saving
  9. Manning / management
  10. Documentation

 The surveys of these ships were made on the following dates:

  1. Dredger Hopper Francisco DE ORELLANA, on January 18, 2018
  2. Cutter dredger C/D ZAMORA, on January 19, 2018
  3. Cutter dredger C/D TENA, on January 20, 2018
  4. Cutting dredger C/D PUYO, on January 20, 2018
  5. Corvette missile ship PRESIDENT ELOY ALFARO, on February 7, 2018
  6. Ship Corvette missile C/M ESMERALDAS, on February 8, 2018
  7. Corvette missile ship C/M LOS RIOS, on February 9, 2018
  8. Corvette missile ship C/M EL ORO, February 14, 2018
  9. Corvette missile ship C/M EL GALAPAGOS, on February 15, 2018
  10. Patrol Ship LAE QUITO on February 21, 2018
  11. Patrol ship LAE GUAYAQUIL, on February 22, 2018

The report of the surveyors who carried out the inspections included the following operational activities:

  1. Condition Report
  2. Inventory of on board systems
  3. Certificates and documentation
  4. Manning and management
  5. Bridge and navigation
  6. Accommodation
  7. Safety equipment
  8. Hull and deck arrangements
  9. Deck machinery
  10. Cargo worthiness
  11. Prevention of pollution
  12. Ballast tanks
  13. Machinery spaces
  14. General comments and findings
  15. List of deficiencies
  16. Calculation of valuation
  17. Photographic report