Senior engineering expertise deployed on board to assess technology integration, plan drydock works, install new marine systems, or support complex marine retrofit projects
Intro
Flowazur’s onboard experience, combined with our engineering knowledge (backup office), helps superintendents and shipowners scope these complex refit and retrofit projects before the yard period starts.
When This Service Comes Into Play
This service applies to newbuilding, refit, and retrofit projects that involve the assembly and commissioning of complex marine systems on board or the integration of new technology to solve a specific problem
Typical Requests
- Repair shipyard: onboard technical supervision, for a personnel shortage or a complex refit.
- Shipowner: drydock support, backup to overstretched in-house superintendents.
- Yacht management company: onboard support during the drydock period.
- Yacht management company: newbuilding supervision; an ashore technician for its critical phases (commissioning, sea trials, delivery, warranty).
What We Do
For newbuilding or refit projects, we assist you during the most delicate phase, to avoid costly mistakes, project delays, or substandard work on marine systems that can cause problems during ship/superyacht operations.
For retrofit projects where new machinery must be integrated, we follow the whole process, from the first inspection on board to commissioning.
Methodology
- Document Analysis — Review all documents received from the client.
- Piping Inspection — Inspect the onboard piping system: existing routing, supports, flanges and valves.
- Data & Onboard Measurement Collection — Document the existing system with photos, notes and measurements.
- Engineering Study — Produce the engineering study for new technology or machinery integration into the existing marine system.
- Technical Supervision – During the assembly phase to avoid costly mistakes, solve interferences and respect the contracted project timeline
What We Deliver
Technical Supervision: On-site technical supervision during the installation phase, to avoid costly mistakes and keep the work within the contracted drydock time.
Engineering (Back-off): If a complex situation as interferences, heavy reworks emrge during the service, our supervisors are backup by a sspecialised engineering office to support him and propose solutions.
Guarantees
- Senior engineers deployed directly to your vessel.
- Hands-on physical inspection of piping, machinery and installations.
- A complete, structured engineering package handed over at completion.
Timing & Standards
Depending on the project type:
- Newbuildings: we can assist you from 12 to 6 months before delivery and sea trials.
- Refits: typically 2 to 3 months of continuous supervision.
- Retrofits: typically 1 month to complete the installation of new machinery on board.
The reference standard will be ISO for ships, together with the shipyard’s quality booklet and the rules of the class society (LR, ABS, RINA, DNV) the ship is classed with.
FAQ
Q: What kind of projects require this onboard assessment?
A: Complex piping refits, and retrofit projects that introduce new machinery or new systems onboard – cases where existing routing, structural space, and operating conditions all need to be verified before the drydock work is scoped.
Q: What does the onboard inspection actually cover?
A: We inspect the existing piping system, structural layout, and the space around it, then identify the complex works involved and the exact area where the new machinery or system must be installed. Or we supervise the assembly and commissioning phase during newbuilding
Q: What do we receive ?
A: Continuous supervision throughout the assembly phase and commissioning, backed by a highly skilled, specialized engineering office that can support your project even in the most challenging scenarios that may arise.
Q: Does Flowazur stay involved during the installation itself?
A: Yes. Beyond the pre-drydock inspection, our engineers provide technical supervision onsite during the installation phase, to avoid costly mistakes and keep the work within the contracted drydock time.
Tell us about the newbuilding project or vessel upcoming drydock window, and we’ll confirm scope, timing and the survey team