Instructions
Confirm the charter milestone, interests represented, vessel particulars and bunker tanks.
Marine survey services
B&C Survey — Bunker and Condition Survey
Independent attendance at delivery, redelivery or another agreed charter milestone, combining an objective condition record with bunker quantity measurement.
Overview
Timely evidence for commercial decisions
A B&C survey—also searched as a bunker and condition survey—creates one coordinated record of vessel condition and remaining onboard fuel quantities. The scope is aligned with the charter-party instructions and the interests represented.
Our surveyor records accessible areas, material defects, relevant equipment and bunker measurements, then provides prompt documentation for owners, charterers and managers.
Typical scope
Services available
✓Opening and closing bunker quantities
✓Sounding or gauging of nominated tanks
✓Observed fuel temperature and density records
✓Deck, hull and accessible-space condition
✓Cargo holds, hatch covers and deck machinery
✓Dated photographic condition record
✓Joint attendance and statements of fact
✓Prompt preliminary findings and final report
Charter-party evidence
Choose the survey required at delivery or redelivery
Focused landing pages help owners, charterers and managers send the correct instructions quickly.
Our approach
A clear process from instructions to report
Attendance
Measure bunkers and document accessible vessel condition with contemporaneous notes and photographs.
Reporting
Issue quantity calculations, condition schedules and supporting evidence for commercial review.
Appointments
Commonly appointed by
ShipownersCharterersManagersP&I clubsFinanciersPurchasers and sellers
Frequently asked questions
Bunker and Condition Survey: practical questions
What records are required?
Tank tables, sounding records, fuel information, vessel particulars and charter instructions are normally reviewed.
Are samples taken automatically?
Sampling is included only when requested and suitable safe arrangements are available.
When is the report issued?
Findings are compiled promptly after measurements, records and required supporting information are available.
24/7 operational response