Technical investigations

Evaluating risks, identifying solutions

Our technical investigation service provides engineering assessment and evaluation from concept to operations – identifying and understanding problems and providing customised solutions.

When the unexpected happens, or you require in-depth technical support, you need the best advice and assistance.

Our technical investigation service provides engineering assessment and evaluation from concept to operations – identifying and understanding problems and providing customised solutions. 

Understanding your needs

Managing the risk to your operations is important. The solution depends upon the nature of the problem and your attitude to risk. In some cases, repair will be required immediately. In others, we may be able to provide you with the necessary understanding and confidence for your ship to continue to operate until an opportune time for repair. It may even be possible to continue operation without repair in some circumstances.

Expertise that is broad and deep

Working with us gives you access to industry-recognised specialists who have experience across the ship’s lifecycle and across the many disciplines involved, including marine, mechanical, electrical and naval architectural engineering.

Areas of in-depth expertise include: hydrodynamics, marine failure investigation, vibration and noise, analysis, trials and measurements. This expertise and knowledge is necessary to solve the complex technical issues related to design, equipment functions, material risks and operating conditions, allowing you to review possible and probable causes of loss and their likely impact on your operations.

World-class people supported by world-class resources

In developing customised solutions to meet your requirements, our specialist engineers and naval architects are able to draw upon our extensive range of in-service testing and measurement equipment utilising state-of-the- art measurement techniques and analytical tools.

These resources allow us to achieve superior levels of investigation through the integration of measurements with advanced theoretical and computational techniques, metallurgical investigations and the application of professional engineering judgement. This all adds up to a better solution that helps you manage risks and improve performance.

Remembering the past to manage the future

The vast experience we have accumulated helps prevent repeating mistakes, and puts us in an unrivalled position to help you when problems arise. To assist your future operations we clearly document our investigations. We supply reports identifying what was done and by whom, the reason for the modifications and the overall outcome of our input. We also identify the technical methodologies that have been involved and recommend recovery options to allow informed business decisions to be made. Continuing our involvement provides you with access to advice and practical support, and the on-going benefit of our experience.

Working better by working together

Working closely with us, you stand to benefit from the extensive collective knowledge we have built up based on many years’ experience of worldwide ship design, building and surveying.

This underpins the effectiveness of our technical investigation services, which, when combined with our practical knowledge, in-service expertise and theoretical understanding, puts us in the best position to identify solutions to help lower risk and improve performance.

Summary of benefits

• Rapid solution of technical problems, and reduced risk of re-occurrence.

• Helps minimise downtime or off-hire time.

• Provides the potential for performance improvements through proactive application of investigative research to other vessels in your fleet.

• Impartial service and support worldwide.