The purpose of the survey is principally determine the actual condition of the vessel supporting with photos, reporting existing extent of damages, other than fair wear and tear, which may have occured to the ship between two dates, usually those of the commencement and termination of charter. Thilst the determination of damage is principle purpose of the two requisite reports, one being at the on hire survey and the other at the off hire survey, there are oftern three other requirements
For scrap shipments, Prior attendances is quite important to avoid time loses on final therefore Omega Surveyors start visiting scrap discharging vessels 2-3 days before of completion and keep heads up for possible repair procedures