UFC 4-150-08
01 April 2001
CHAPTER 2.
PLANNING FACILITY INSPECTION
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MAINTENANCE PLANNING. Maintenance planning criteria can be found
in UFC 4-150-07 Chapter 2 - MAINTENANCE PLANNING AND TYPES OF FACILITIES
for marine structures. Development of a long-term inspection and maintenance program
involving all aspects of waterfront facilities is covered in the above document. A long-
term inspection program involving regular field inspection of mooring hardware at
established intervals should be part of the overall facility maintenance program.
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PLANNING
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General. This section covers the planning required to conduct an
inspection and assessment of mooring hardware. Critical aspects of planning an
inspection of this nature include the establishment of a clear scope of work and
gathering all available data. Figure 2-1 depicts the Mooring Hardware Inspection
Process.
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Scope of Work. Planning the inspection of mooring hardware will begin
with the establishment of a scope of work. The scope of work will define the facilities to
be inspected and level of inspection. The scope of work should include:
Number of hardware
Type of hardware
Type of support structure
Level of inspection required
Date of last inspection
Fender system type and quantity
List of ships that normally use hardware, ie., mission critical ships.
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Existing Data. All available relevant data on the facilities to be inspected
and assessed should be gathered at the earliest possible date. This information should
be provided to the persons responsible for planning and organizing the inspection and
assessment effort such that the level of effort for inspecting a specific facility can be
determined. Data and information may be available in many forms as listed below.
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Drawings.
As-built construction drawings Original construction drawings will
often have vital information regarding mooring and berthing design loads.
This information is usually the most accurate data available to the
inspector. Caution should be taken to confirm that the data on the plans is
accurate and changes to the structure have been investigated and
confirmed.
Repair and maintenance drawings All modifications to the original
structure should be investigated and analyzed as to their impact to the
structure.
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