Haynes Marrs & Associates Services

A marine survey can encompass many different areas all of which require the services of a professional marine surveyor knowledgeable to conduct an inspection, determine the condition, assess damages (which involves causative determination and preparation of restorative specifications, as well as submitting and awarding Bid project to the lowest capable bidder) and valuations (or appraisal) assessment to a variety of equipment (marine, industrial or specialized commodity), whether it be on behalf of an owner, lending institution, or marine insurance underwriter.

It is the marine surveyor’s responsibility, regardless of whom they have been retained by, to conduct a survey without prejudice to the right of any and all parties involved.  

Haynes Marrs & Associates LLC. has the capability to professionally conduct all types of marine surveys, such as, but not limited to the following examples:

• General Condition Surveys relative to USCG, ABS, NFPA & ABYC Standards
• On Charter/Off Charter Surveys
• Condition and Valuation Surveys      
• (For asset, risk and/or fair market determination)
• Damage Surveys for any type of Hull (inland or offshore), Machinery (engines, reduction gears, winches, etc.), Cargo (ranging from simple bulk materials to finished specialty products) and Dock, Wharf or Offshore structures.
• Tank Barge COI-ISE-CTE-Dry Dock & Annual Inspections.
• Salvage Survey, inclusive of cargo damage, vessel stranding or sunken vessels.
• New Barge and Boat Construction, Inspection and Supervision
• Repair, Layout, Supervision and      Acceptance Inspection
• Draft or Freeboard Reading (to      determine quantities received or discharged)
• Non-Destructive Testing
• Trip and Tow Surveys (ensuring vessels are of adequate specification, inspecting and determining cargo securing, as well as voyage review and “safe harbor” availability)
• Consultation, legal litigation (HMA is recognized in numerous Federal District courts as "Professional Marine Surveyors and/or expert witnesses”)
• Consultation for the implementation of safety procedures and loss reduction management programs
• Loss and Casualty Claims Review
• Loss and Casualty Arbitration Services

HMA also provides ultra-sonic testing or audio gauging for determination of actual steel thickness, such as on a boat or barge’s bottom plating, to determine a percent value of steel wastage from the natural elements of hull aging. The ultra-sonic meter, coupled with its probe and a conductive agent, gives the technician a “readout” of actual steel thickness present to within three decimal points of inches or millimeters.

To obtain an accurate thickness measurement the area or “shot” to be taken is ideally ground flush with a portable grinder to provide a smooth surface for probe contact. In the case of a hull bottom plate that has significant wastage areas, more specifically “pock marks” or extreme plate irregularities, both the smooth steel and the “pock mark” areas are equally ground smooth to facilitate probe contact and multiple readings are taken and averaged.

The employment of audio gauging, while beneficial in giving a relative indication of plate condition, should not be construed as an “exact science” as respects the plate susceptibility in allowing for the ingress of water through a severe waste hole. This is even more so when the hull is displacing water and generating hydrostatic forces upon the plate in question