Abstract
Ship maintenance contributes to a significant part of the ship operation costs. This paper reviews ship maintenance schemes, which include classification of maintenance schemes based on their types, locations and importance. The review is followed by a discussion of different measures of the maintenance cost, which plays a major role in the operational costs. A case study of a Bulk Carrier is illustrated to demonstrate the maintenance costs and how these costs are linked with that of operation. The paper identifies and evaluates the key factors which affect the maintenance planning and its costs; these factors are categorized as controlled and uncontrolled factors. The controlled factors are defined as that factors which the decision maker have an influence on; and the uncontrolled factors are those which are the decision maker can not control. The most significant factors are of those controlled factors and are recognized as: (a) Selecting Maintenance Strategy; (b) Planning Maintenance Scheduling; (c) Crew Composition.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | COMADEM2009, 22nd International Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management, San Sebastian, Spain |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2009 |
Event | COMADEM2009, 22nd International Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management, San Sebastian, Spain - San Sebastian, Spain Duration: 9 Jun 2009 → 11 Jun 2009 |
Conference
Conference | COMADEM2009, 22nd International Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management, San Sebastian, Spain |
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City | San Sebastian, Spain |
Period | 9/06/09 → 11/06/09 |
Keywords
- ship maintenance, ship repair, maintenance planning, maintenance costs