CONSULTANCY SERVICES PROVIDED

• Marine Engineering, naval architecture and marine consultancy:

  
  Small ship & vessel design development.
  Vessel surveying, & valuation.
  Compliance examinations for MCA small vessel harmonized code certification (by SCMS).
  Vessel trials, conduct & management.
  Defect list preparation, costing and repair supervision.
  Damage assessment and reporting.
  Stability documentation.
  Propulsion system design & evaluation.
  Expert witness reports. (NB, we no longer undertake personal injury claims).

  
  

• Energy efficiency & systems studies:

  
  The Carbon Trust Government funded and part-funded consultancy to reduce carbon emissions.
  Electrical power engineering, (marine & land).
  Combined heat & power, (cogeneration).
  District and Community heating systems.
  Heat pumps & refrigeration.
  Wave energy, wind & solar renewables.

  
  

• Design, design review & operation:

  
  Conceptual & detailed design
  Engineering ergonomic studies
  Specification development & preparation
  Tender procedure management; supplier assessment
  Quality assurance, inspection and auditing
  Operating & maintenance policy studies
  Hazard & operability studies (HAZOP)
  Formal safety & risk assessments, (BS 1050:1997; MOD JSP375:1999)
  Reliability & availability studies (BS 5760, Parts 1-24)
  Failure modes & effects analysis (FMEA)
  Criticality analysis, (CA)
  Maintenance strategy formulation and implementation.
  Reliability centred maintenance, (RCM)
  Project management
  Setting to work & commissioning
  Acceptance inspections & trials
  Failure investigations & data analysis
  Expert opinion & witness service, (except personal injury).

• Specialist staff secondments:
  We can sometimes provide a specialist consultant over short & medium periods to enhance an organization's expertize. However, we are not a 'body shop'.