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MARINE SURVEYING IN QUEENSLAND & AUSTRALIA

Queensland Ship Surveyors is a Cairns-based marine surveying company offering marine surveying services to clients such as insurance companies, marine attorneys, P & I clubs, ship owners, charterers and individuals. Being based in Cairns, QSS has easy access to all ports in Australia and the Oceania region. We also service ports in North QLD such as Weipa, Karumba, Townsville, Mackay, and Gladstone.

QSS is a company that embraces new surveying and inspection technologies. We specialise in confined space inspections, using specialist designed and purpose built RPAS/UAV/Drone equipment that allows us to quickly and efficiently inspect confined spaces such as ballast tanks, cofferdams, cargo holds etc without the need for costly staging, scaffolding or abseiling experts. No person has to enter the confined spaces which means zero risk and zero injuries to personnel.

The marine surveying services offered by QSS include cargo hold condition, cargo damage surveys, pre-loading surveys, AMSA commercial surveys, on hire/off hire and bunker surveys, new build construction surveys, timber hull surveys, cargo lashing and tow out surveys, collision damage, running gear/shafting surveys, confined space inspections, machinery damage, insurance claims and condition and valuation surveys.

A large white boat is parked in a parking lot — Marine Surveying in Cairns, QLD

Setting The Standard

Our business has many years of experience in assisting clients with their surveying needs. Whether it is a marine attorney, an insurance underwriter, an individual ship owner or boat owner, a commercial operator, we have provided them with affordable services in a timely manner.

The CEO/Managing director of QSS is an accredited AMSA surveyor, a member of the International Institute of Marine Surveyors and a full member of the Australasian Institute of Marine Surveyors. He is also a Papua New Guinea, NMSA accredited marine surveyor.

If you require any assistance with your marine surveying matter, we hope that you will get in touch with us as soon as possible. You can call, email or fill out the form on our website to begin the process of hiring Queensland Ship Surveyors.

A drone is sitting inside of a cage on a white background — Marine Surveying in Cairns, QLD

QSS has for many years adopted innovative technologies to improve our survey and assessment procedures. We utilise the worlds first purpose designed collision tolerant RPAS/UAV/Drone.

A large boat is sitting on a trailer in a marina — Marine Surveying in Cairns, QLD

As an AMSA accredited marine surveyor, Queensland Ship Surveyors can assist you with survey compliance for your domestic commercial vessel (DCV).

A large white and blue yacht is docked in the water — Marine Surveying in Cairns, QLD

Usually for the purpose of insurance or finance to determine fair market value, these surveys are carried out either when the vessel is afloat or dry docked for maintenance or due to accidental damage. The requirements of the insurer or finance company will dictate the conditions for the survey.
A large boat is docked in a body of water — Marine Surveying in Cairns, QLD

Securing the freight you are transporting is known as cargo lashing. It’s critically important to minimise the possibility of cargo moving around or becoming loose while on board. Loose cargo is a danger to the crew and also poses the risk of you losing your load, especially when you hit rough seas. QSS can inspect and assess the safety of the cargo to make sure it’s safe and compliant with recognised marine standards.
An aerial view of a large boat in the water — Marine Surveying in Cairns, QLD

If your boat has been damaged, either at sea or while dry docked, you will need a marine insurance claim survey. This survey is to ascertain the cause, nature and extent of the damage suffered. Queensland Ship Surveyors will carry out an inspection and assessment specifically for damage to the hull, machinery, cargo loading equipment, cargo and vessel itself.
A large ship is in the middle of the ocean — Marine Surveying in Cairns, QLD

On hire or off hire surveys are an independent snap shot of the condition of a vessel at a particular time and place of the commercial operation. The condition of the vessel is assessed once the vessel comes off hire and is compared to the condition when it was off hire, to determine if any damage has been done while being chartered.
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