Lifeboat Inspections
Dockside Machine & Ship Repair has provided lifeboat inspections since 1946. Our current Service Engineers have over 120 years of combined field service experience and have worked on products from dozens of manufacturers:
- Behai
- Dae Ryuk Machinery
- Dongnam Marine Crane
- Dong Woo Machinery
- Ernst Hateke
- Fr. Fassmer GmbH
- Hyundai
- IHI Marine United
- Jiangyin Xinjiang
- Lakeshore
- Manabe Zoki
- Mansei Industry Co.
- Marine Safety Equipment
- Miura Machine
- Nishi-F Co.
- Norsafe
- Orienetal Precision & Eng.
- Sekigahara Seisakusho
- Shigi Shipbuilding
- Tsuji Heavy Industries
- Tsuneishi Forestry Const.
- Umoe Schat-Harding
- Wuxi Hai Hong Boat Making
- Zhenjiang Marine Machine
Common Questions
Do you issue service reports with inspection check-off lists?
Yes, each lifeboat or davit inspected will be inspected per the International Maritime Organization’s “Measures to Prevent Accidents with Lifeboats” (MSC.1/Circ.1206).
Each piece of equipment, upon satisfactory inspection, will be issued an Annual Inspection or Five-Year Inspection Certificate, as the case may be.
Do you have the equipment & men to weight test Lifeboats & Davits?
Yes, we own a complete set if water weights and the associated support equipment to safely weight test lifeboats at 1.1 times their rated load capacity.
Have your service personnel attended any industry-approved offshore training course?
Yes, all of our Service Engineers have attended training courses at many of the original equipment manufacturer’s facilities.
Does your company have a Quality Control Manual?
Our Service Engineers perform to the requirements of our published 30-page Quality Control Manual for The Inspection & Repairs of Lifeboats, Davits & Associated Equipment which covers all aspects of the inspection process.
