Ship Pre-Entry Condition Surveys (For Insurance)

P & I Club / Underwriters organize condition surveys to enable the Club Managers to determine whether ships entered or propose to be entered conform to acceptable standards. These are completed on the Club’s Survey Form and are done on vessels for the following reasons:

When ships over 10 years old are entered in the club, this can be either a pre-entry or a post entry condition survey;
If after a visit by a club Risk Assessor, the inspector feels that the ship does not conform to the Club’s standards;
Following a claim which could possibly have occurred due to a lapse in on-board;