LOSS PREVENTION GUIDES NORTH 3 a a a ee re NORTH OF ENGLAND P&I ASSOCIATIONLOSS PREVENTION NORTH ®) GUIDES DRAUGHT SURVEYS A GUIDE TO GOOD PRACTICE Second Edition JIM DIBBLE, PETER MITCHELL and North of England Pétl Association NORTH OF ENGLAND P&I ASSOCIATIONOriginally published in 1994 and reprinted in 2005 by Mid-C Consultaney ISBN 0952116413 Second edition published in 2009 by North of England P&d Association Limited The Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NEI 3DU, United Ringdom ‘Telephone: +44 191 232 5221 Pax: +44 191 261 0540 |: loss.prevention@nepia.com nnvnepia.com All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the written, permi Copyright © North of England P&! Association Limited 2009 ‘The Authors assert moral copyright in the work. ISBN 978-0-9558257-5-0 Authors: Jim Dibble, Peter Mitchell and North of England P&l Association Printed and bound in the UK ‘This publication is intended for general guidance only to assist in the eonduet of a draught survey but it cannot apply to every situation. Readers should take care to ensure that the recommendations eontained in this publication are appropriate fora particular situation before implementing them, Whereas every effort has been made to ensure that recommendations are comprehensive, North of England Péd Association and the authors do not under any circumstances whatsoever accept responsibility for any errors, 0 mis-statements or for the consequences of implementing or attempting to implement the recommendations, ions and ‘The authors would like to thank the following for their assistance: Commander Lilley of the Intemational Institute of Marine Surveyors, Captain D. Green, Captain R. Ward, Captain P. Coombs and Captain ¥. Aysuna,