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Thermographic survey improves marine
safety
Wyko has recently carried out a thermographic survey of the RRS Ernest Shackleton's engine room, allowing the ship to comply with Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requirements.
Wyko has recently carried out a thermographic survey of the RRS Ernest Shackleton's engine room, allowing the ship to comply with Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requirements and continue the next leg of its journey without delay After a successful proposal, a Wyko engineer joined the ship in Norway at short notice and surveyed over 60 pieces of equipment, producing a full report while the ship was sailing to Portsmouth
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 9 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The RRS Ernest Shackleton is used to support shipping and piping operations across the North Atlantic, making safety and reliability of paramount importance.
Such hazardous work requires all systems to be operating within specified limits to ensure safety of the boat and crew is maintained as well as gaining the yearly SOLAS certification.
Under the new SOLAS requirements, it is mandatory for all ships to undergo thermographic testing to identify surface temperatures that are unacceptably high (over 220C) and therefore pose a fire risk.
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By using state-of-the-art thermal imaging equipment, vessels can now have a complete survey carried out by Wyko engineers whilst at sea, minimising layover periods through predictive maintenance and providing all information required to pass safety checks.
In order to make sure electrical and exhaust components will meet the requirements, the ship has to be at sea where systems are fully operational.
As a result, following a successful proposal, Scott Whitby from Wyko EMS Maidenhead met the RRS Ernest Shackleton in Tanager, Norway to carry out thermographic survey.
Scott then conducted the survey and produced a report on the three-day voyage to Portsmouth.
In all, over 60 pieces of mechanical and electrical equipment were scanned over the first two days of the voyage, which resulted in more than 20 areas of concern and recommendations for rectifying the faults.
Although relatively little work was required to correct the faults, the pre-emptive maintenance enabled the ship to meet SOLAS requirements and prevented a potential circuit failure in the main switch board breaker as well as air conditioning and de-icing cabinets.
Thermographic surveys are just one of the many marine services available from Wyko's nationwide network of distribution centres and specialist workshops, situated near all major UK ports.
Wyko's Marine Division has the capacity to carry out work ranging from emergency ship repairs to project management of complete refits at any UK port.
All sizes of vessel now have the convenience of guaranteed repairs at their intended destination, rather than having to make unscheduled voyage deviations or incurring excessive layover periods.
Services include mechanical engineering, electrical work, condition monitoring and calibration.
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