Section 5 Appendix 5
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Clasifications Register Guidance Information - Guidance Notes for Machinery Survey Arrangements including The Examination of Surveyable Machinery Items by Chief Engineers, April 2021 - Chapter 3 Appendices - Section 5 Appendix 5

Section 5 Appendix 5

Parent topic: Chapter 3 Appendices

5.1 Guidance on approved Machinery Planned Maintenance Schemes and use of the ‘MPMS Crediting’ function in LR Class Direct

5.1.1 For ships operating an approved Machinery Planned Maintenance Scheme, in accordance with Ch 2, 1.1 Introduction of the ShipRight Procedures for Machinery Planned Maintenance and Condition Monitoring:
  • The Chief Engineer may examine applicable machinery items over the five year classification cycle, in accordance with the applicable requirements of Lloyd’s Register’s Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, July 2022.
  • The opening out of machinery is restricted to the service overhauls generally specified by the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) or, where agreed by the OEM, to overhauls based on documented Operator’s experience.
  • The condition of selected machinery items as observed and reported by Chief Engineers will, subject to Annual Audit, be sufficient to credit the items for survey.

5.1.2 So, when operating an approved Machinery Planned Maintenance Scheme and using the MPMS functionality in LR Class Direct:

  • All machinery items, which may include multiple tasks, must be credited once in each five year period.
  • Only tasks for applicable machinery items are visible and available to credit by the Chief Engineer on the ‘Credit MPMS surveys’ page.
  • The OEM scheduled maintenance and examination tasks carried out by the Chief Engineer replace the scope of surveys previously carried out by the attending Surveyor.
  • The ‘next due date’ becomes a reminder for the Chief Engineer and Surveyor to verify that maintenance is up to date and the applicable machinery item is in good working order.
  • On this basis, tasks for applicable machinery items may be credited by the Chief Engineer, on the ‘Credit MPMS surveys’ page, without the need for further opening out.
  • Any applicable machinery item tasks submitted will receive an ‘I’ Interim Credit and will show as ‘Not due’. The attending Surveyor will then give a ‘C’ Confirmatory Credit subject to their next Annual Audit.
  • Any applicable machinery item tasks submitted will retain their ‘Task Submit Date’ as their new ‘Assigned date’, when given a ‘Confirmatory Credit’ by the Surveyor at Annual Audit.
  • Any machinery items surveyed or requested for crediting at the time of the Annual Audit will retain that date as their new ‘Assigned date’.
  • The next ‘Due date’ for any machinery item is then five years from their ‘Assigned date’.
  • NOTE: When ‘Overdue’ or ‘Postponed’ machinery items are credited, their next ‘Due date’ will be five years from their original ‘Due date’, not five years from their credit date.

5.1.3 LR Class Direct NOTES:

  • The ‘CONTINUOUS – MACHINERY’ page shows all the machinery and tasks to be credited, including those for the ‘Surveyor only’ and those for the Chief Engineer.
  • The ‘Credit MPMS surveys’ page only shows applicable machinery items and tasks which can be credited by the Chief Engineer.
  • Be aware of machinery tasks and due dates on the ‘CONTINUOUS – MACHINERY’ page which the Chief Engineer cannot credit; these tasks are to be surveyed and credited by a Surveyor.

    (‘CONTINUOUS – MACHINERY’ tasks minus ‘MPMS crediting’ tasks equal ‘Surveyor only’ tasks.)

    These ‘Surveyor’ tasks are mostly safety related, pressure vessels, etc. Some of these are suited to being surveyed and credited at Annual Surveys whilst others are more suited to being dealt with at Special Survey.

  • Due consideration should be given to the planning and distribution of machinery tasks throughout the cycle, especially in the first five year period, by a process of early crediting.
  • Due consideration should be given to plan and credit:
    1. Chief Engineer machinery tasks in LR Class Direct or at the Annual Survey, prior to their next due date.
    2. ‘Surveyor only’ machinery tasks at the Annual Survey or Special Survey, prior to their next due date.
  • Use of the ‘Filter’ functionality in ‘CONTINUOUS – MACHINERY’ and ‘MPMS crediting’ can be very useful, when reviewing and planning for crediting.
  • See Ch 3, 1.1 Applicable machinery items for a list of typical machinery items that can be examined by Chief Engineers.
  • See Ch 3, 2.1 Inapplicable machinery items for a list of typical machinery items that remain to be dealt with by Lloyd’s Register Surveyors.
5.1.4 Viewing all ‘CSM – CONTINUOUS – MACHINERY’ items and tasks:
  1. The ‘Survey Planner’ screen opens when initially viewing a ship in LR Class Direct.

  2. Scroll down to find ‘CSM – CONTINUOUS – MACHINERY’.
  3. Click on the arrow to open the ‘CONTINUOUS – MACHINERY’ page.

  4. Download the ‘CONTINUOUS – MACHINERY’ tasklist with ‘Export PDF’ or ‘Export CSV’.
  5. Click on the ‘+’ to expand the ‘CONTINUOUS – MACHINERY’ tasklist.
  6. Click on ‘Filter tasklist’ to open the filter window.

  7. Check or uncheck boxes or add date ranges in the ‘Filter tasklist’ window to refine your search.

5.1.5 Viewing MPMS items and tasks:
  1. Click on the ship name to open the main page.
  2. Click on ‘Credit MPMS surveys’ to open the ‘MPMS crediting’ page.

  3. Download the ‘MPMS’ tasklist with ‘Export PDF’ or ‘Export CSV’.
  4. Expand the ‘MPMS’ tasklist with the ‘+’.
  5. Click on ‘Filter MPMS’ to open the filter window.

  6. Check or uncheck boxes or add date ranges in the ‘Filter MPMS’ window to refine your search.

5.1.6 ‘I’ Interim Crediting of MPMS items/tasks:
  1. Click on ‘Task Submit Date’.
  2. The ‘Date credited’ box opens.

  3. Either click on the calendar and select the appropriate date.
  4. Or enter a date in the ‘Date credited’ box in ‘dd mm yyyy’ format.

  5. When you have completed the ‘Task Submit Date’ process for all tasks to be credited, click on ‘Submit report’.

  6. A confirmation message will be displayed on successful submission of the report.
    • The ‘Task Submit Date’ becomes the ‘Assigned date’ and the next ‘Due date’ is automatically calculated.
    • The task now shows as ‘Not due’.

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