Alatas Service: Field Service
Region: Malaysia
Manufacturers: NOV, Hydramarine
Model: OC3426KSCE, SWL, HMC 1400 LK 15
Our client’s Diving Support Vessel operating in Labuan, East Malaysia, required offshore crane condition evaluations on their assets.
The cranes onboard
- 1x NOV (formerly Hydralift)
AHC crane – Active Heave Compensated Offshore Crane
Type: OC3426KSCE, SWL 140(70) ton - 2x Hydramarine
HMC 1400 LK 15. knuckleboom cranes
As an Enterprise of Competence, Alatas employs multi-disciplined, factory-trained Crane Engineers who are Flag Approved Competent Persons.
Our Senior Engineers and Crane Inspectors are certified to API 2D and also have category B-1 competent person approval from the Norwegian Maritime Authority, permitting us to carry out annual and 5 Yearly Crane & Lifting Gear Inspections and Load Tests, and endorse the cargo gear certificates as per ILO 152.
Alatas Singapore Pte Ltd mobilised one of their Senior Crane Engineers with B-1 certification, organised test loads and carried out the inspection and overload test in Labuan.
Alatas expert Offshore Crane Condition Evaluation
Our Crane Condition Evaluation (aka Annual Crane Inspection) consists of the following:
- Review of certification and maintenance records
- Inspection of steel structure and loose gears according to our flag state and class approved crane check-up list
- Inspection and function testing of all main drive components
- Checking and adjustment of all electric and electronic settings
- Checking and adjustment all hydraulic settings
- Measuring the leak-oil amount of all axial piston pumps and motors to determine their internal grade of wear (second crane technician required)
- Measuring axial clearance of slewing bearing ring
- Crane function test
- Taking samples of hydraulic oil & bearing grease for analysis
- Carry out miscellaneous repair as necessary and possible with board means & time available during the check-up
- Endorsement of Cargo Gear Book
- Optional: overload testing and issuing ILO 152 form 2, Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Lifting Appliances
Job Scope after the Offshore Crane Condition Evaluations
Based on the findings of our engineer and the completed checklist, we will then forward our follow-up recommendations and a Summary Picture Report which contains the following information:
- General condition of the crane
- Defects found, highlighting critical safety deficiencies
- Recommendations of outstanding items to follow-up
- Completed crane checklist, red-amber-green
- General observations/recommendations
- Offer of spare parts & labour to repair defects found
- Hydraulic oil sample analysis report
- Ferrography analysis on the slewing bearing grease
Job Gallery
AHC Crane inspection Inspection of AHC main winch gearbox and hyrdraulic motor Slewing bearing wear measurement on all cranes 70 ton load test