Home Topics Ship and equipment Rate this page: Ship and equipment Sailing at sea has always meant exposing not only the lives of officers and crew but also ship and equipment to marine perils. Fortunately, vessels have become safer and navigational aids and other tools for their safe operation have become far more reliable and sophisticated. Typical casualties seen from Gard’s perspective are related to machinery problems, groundings, contacts and collisions. This topic aims to help by highlighting ship and equipment issues commonly encountered by Gard. General issues Anchors Bunkers and bunkering Cover Cranes Engines, main and auxiliary Fire safety Grounding, contacts and collisions Hatch covers Human Factor Lifeboats Maintenance Marine boilers Watertight doors For more information contact: hull@gard.no Alerts 30.08.2021 Indian Ocean piracy ‘High Risk Area’ reduced 17.08.2021 Port state to focus on stability issues 16.06.2021 Bauxite liquefaction risk in Guyana Case studies Gard Case study:Importance of checking BDN before signing STAY UPDATED Get updates from Gard in your inbox. Read our latest news and insights. Sign up for our updates Follow Gard Linkedin Twitter Facebook Disclaimer Code of ethics and business conduct Gard's commitment to the UN Global Compact Gard's Modern Slavery Act statement Cookies and data protection Complaints Webmaster Gard is a member of

Home Emergency Emergency 24 hour service +47 90 52 41 00 P&I +47 90 52 41 00 Hull & Machinery +47 90 92 52 00 Energy +47 90 52 41 00 For non-emergency calls outside of office hours, please contact our offices Crisis handling Follow the “PEA” approach during a crisis – prioritise People, Environment, Assets, in that order. In the majority of cases, first verify that the crew is safe. Reporting Contact your liability and property insurers and the appropriate authorities. Report facts only. Do not speculate as to the possible cause(s) of the incident. Information and documents Preserve all information and documents relevant to the incident. The list will be long, but information and documents on board the vessel will be vital in the further handling of any claim. Preserve all electronic data, in particular the VDR. Access to crew and vessel Only visitors with express permission or authority to board the vessel should be allowed on board. If in doubt, seek advice. Additional information can be found in Crisis Response STAY UPDATED Get updates from Gard in your inbox. Read our latest news and insights. Sign up for our updates Follow Gard Linkedin Twitter Facebook Disclaimer Code of ethics and business conduct Gard's commitment to the UN Global Compact Gard's Modern Slavery Act statement Cookies and data protection Complaints Webmaster Gard is a member of