USNS GRUMMAN T-AO 195

Seaworthy has performed over 700 underway operational, condition, and performance surveys in US and foreign commercial, military, and other government-owned surface ships of all types. All of Seaworthy's survey efforts are planned, managed, and conducted by degreed and licensed engineering professionals. This approach distinguishes our work from what is generally known as "inspection" or "ship attendance work" by marine surveyors or cargo surveyors. Our highly regarded onboard machinery and electrical engineering survey programs include hull structure, tank, and coatings surveys, as well as longitudinal strength surveys. Seaworthy maintains a comprehensive inventory of state-of-the-art test equipment, including exhaust gas emission test equipment, diesel engine analyzers, and ultrasonic thickness gauging instrumentation.

Seaworthy's Ship Material Assessment and Readiness Testing (SMART) Program is an essential part of the Military Sealift Command's fleet engineering operations and maintenance program. MSC's primary objective of SMART is to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the material condition of a ship in order to comply with the guidelines of the US Navy's INSURV Inspection process. A SMART inspection includes a detailed ship survey, extensive machinery tests and underway performance trials to identify physical conditions that may limit the ability of the vessel to carry out its assigned mission. Oversight inspection to provide verification of environmental protection and NAVOSH compliance are also conducted. Information obtained provides MSC management with an accurate depiction of the overall status of the vessel and the performance of individual equipment. SMART is also used as the basis for advanced planning requirements to improve the ship's reliability and operating efficiency, and provide the ship's force and their command structure with the confidence that the vessel is ready to accomplish its assigned mission.

Vessel Void Survey