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ARTICLE · 29 JUNE 2020

Remote Surveys – The Future?

Reed Smith (Worldwide)
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In these unprecedented times of global shutdown, the shipping industry has been forced to move rapidly into the digital age. Vessels still require their statutory surveys and the clock does not stop...

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In these unprecedented times of global shutdown, the shipping industry has been forced to move rapidly into the digital age. Vessels still require their statutory surveys and the clock does not stop just because the surveyors are unable to fly out to a vessel. This has forced flag states and Recognised Organisations (ROs) to develop their own procedures for remote surveys/inspections.

Remote surveys/inspections were already in use before COVID-19 - Lloyd's Register performed one in five of its surveys without attending the ship - but their use has increased considerably. In March 2020 the number of complex remote surveys performed by Lloyd's Register increased by 25 per cent. As resources continue to remain limited, remote surveys/inspections will be an increasingly utilised tool from the suite of options available to flag states and ROs.

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