Pt A, Ch 2, Sec 6

4 Intermediate survey - Hull items
4.1 Units 15 years of age or less
4.1.1 The survey of weather decks is to include the:
• examination, as far as applicable, of crude oil, crude oil
washing, bunker, ballast, steam and vent piping systems
as well as vent masts and headers. If upon examination
there is any doubt as to the condition of the piping,
pressure testing, thickness measurement or both may be
required
• confirmation that storage pipes are electrically bonded
to the hull
• examination of vent line drainage arrangements.
vey of hull, as detailed in [6], with the exceptions listed
below:
• Testing of ballast and crude oil storage tanks as detailed
in [6.5] is not required unless deemed necessary by the
Surveyor
• Overall, close-up surveys and thickness measurements
of all oil storage tanks as detailed in [6.3] are not
required unless deemed necessary by the Surveyor.
5 Intermediate survey - Crude oil
storage machinery items

4.1.2 The requirements for survey of crude oil storage and
salt water ballast tanks given in Tab 1 or Tab 2 for double
sided units are to be complied with.
4.2 Units over 15 years of age
4.2.1 The scope of intermediate survey of units over 15
years of age is the scope of the preceding class renewal sur-
5.1 Storage area and crude oil pump rooms
5.1.1 A general examination of the electrical equipment and
cables in dangerous zones such as crude oil pump rooms
and areas adjacent to crude oil storage tanks is to be carried
out for defective and non-certified safe type electrical equip-
ment and fixtures, non-approved lighting and fixtures, and
improperly installed or defective or dead-end wiring.

Table 1 : Intermediate survey of crude oil storage and salt water ballast tanks for single hull

Age of unit (in years at time of intermediate survey)

5 < age ≤ 10 10 < age ≤ 15
Overall survey of representative salt water ballast tanks, Overall survey of all salt water ballast tanks, including combined
selected by the attending Surveyor crude oil storage/ballast tanks
See (1), (2) and (3) See (1) and (3)
Close-up survey in salt water ballast tanks of:
• all web frame rings in a wing tank
• one deck transverse in each remaining tank
• both transverse bulkheads (complete) in a wing tank
• one transverse bulkhead (lower part) in each remaining tank
Close-up survey of two crude oil storage tanks (4)
See (5) and (6)
Thickness measurements of those areas found to be suspect Thickness measurements of those areas found to be suspect areas, at
areas at the previous class renewal survey the previous class renewal survey. See (8). Areas of substantial corro-
See (7) sion identified at the previous class renewal or intermediate survey are
to have thickness measurements taken. Suspect areas identified at pre-
vious class renewal surveys are to be examined.
(1) If such survey reveals no visible structural defects, then the examination may be limited to verification that the protective coat-
ing remains efficient.
(2) Where poor coating condition, corrosion or other defects are found in salt water ballast tanks or where a protective coating has
never been applied i.e. neither at the time of construction nor thereafter, the examination is to be extended to other ballast tanks
of the same type.
(3) In salt water ballast tanks, where a protective coating is found to be in poor condition, and is not renewed, where soft coating
has been applied, or where a protective coating has never been applied i.e. neither at the time of construction nor thereafter,
the tanks in question are to be internally examined and thickness measurement carried out as considered necessary at annual
surveys.
(4) The extent of survey is to be based on the record of the previous class renewal surveys and repair history of the tanks.
(5) The extent of close-up surveys may be increased in accordance with the requirements in [6.3.3].
(6) For areas in tanks where protective coating and cathodic protection is found to be in good condition, the extent of close-up sur-
vey may be specially considered.
(7) Where substantial corrosion, is found, the extent of thickness measurements is to be increased in accordance with the require-
ments in Tab 6.
(8) Where substantial corrosion, is found, the extent of thickness measurements is to be increased in accordance with the require-
ments in Tab 6. These extended thickness measurements are to be carried out before the survey is credited as completed.

84 Bureau Veritas - Rules for Offshore Units December 2016