Damage & Emergency
Minimise risks through preparation
What will you do, when noxious liquids leak out of your tanks? With GL you minimise risks to lives, properties and the environment. If the worst-case scenario has already been realised, know why it happened – and you are better prepared next time.
Emergency Response Service
A cruise ship scrapes a reef. A fire breaks out in a storage room. The many different scenarios the Emergency Response Service (GL ERS) of Germanischer Lloyd has to handle are often hazardous for passengers, seamen and the environment. The emergency service for ships in trouble consists of a computer-based contingency planning system available around-the-clock. In the event of an emergency, the service includes expert analysis of the damage and a detailed recommendation for the rescue procedure. The benefits for the shipping company are evident: an accident can often cost several hundred million euros. If an efficient crisis management system is in place, considerable amounts of money can be saved and serious environmental damage avoided.
Contact: Matthias Galle
File Access Service
With the File Access Service (FAS), GL offers the permanent storage of plans within the framework of the Non-Tank Vessel Response Plan (NTVRP), required by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for immediate access 24 hours per day. The NTVRP requires that operators of non-tank vessels should identify the shore location and 24-hour access procedures for shore-based calculation data, such as plans and drawings that might be useful in an incident. In the event of an emergency, the availability of these plans will help to evaluate damages and to compile a data model for further investigations.
Contact: Matthias Galle
SOPEP approval
The "Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP)" is information from the owner to the master of a particular vessel on how to react in the event of an oil spill. It describes the actions to be taken within various scenarios as well as communications to be made, listed in a format required by the MARPOL Convention Regulations. The plan is compulsory for all ships of 400 GRT and above. It has to be approved by the flag administration or a recognised organisation like GL.
Contact: Christian Mains
SMPEP approval
The "Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan (SMPEP)" is information from the owner to the master of a particular vessel on how to react in the event of a spill of noxious liquid substances (NLS) onboard. It describes how to act properly and immediately and who to contact in such a case – all in a format required by the MARPOL Convention Regulations. The plan is compulsory for all ships of 150 GRT and above which are certified to carry noxious liquid substances (NLS) in bulk. The IMO recommends furnishing a combined plan dealing with oil and NLS spills. The plan has to be approved by the flag administration or a recognised organisation. GL is authorised to approve the SMPEP.
Damage & repair management
Germanischer Lloyd manages hull- and machinery-related damages and the required repairs for the GL classed worldwide fleet in service. GL issues technical reports and expert opinions. We evaluate ship-side operational data and offer the calculation of docking in loaded condition.
Furthermore we offer laboratory failure analysis of materials and components in our own GL laboratories.
Please find here further information in terms of materials & failure analysis.
