Recommended Procedures for the Maintenance of Marine Fenders

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Re vie w o f Ma rine Fe nde r Pe rfo rm a nc e

 Surve ye d fe nd e rs a t 778 Be rths in Ja p a n
 Surve y ra n fro m 2000 to 2010
 Visua l insp e c tio n o f fe nd e rs
 C o nd itio n o f ind ivid ua l c o mp o ne nts
re c o rd e d
 Ve sse l a nd b e rth typ e a lso re c o rd e d

Re vie w o f Ma rine Fe nde r Pe rfo rm a nc e
(Ba se d o n da ta o b ta ine d fro m surve y o f
Ja pa ne se Po rts fro m 2000- 2010)

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SC ALE O F DETERIO RATIO N
G ra de

Le ve l o f De te rio ra tio n

1

No sig ns o f d a ma g e o r c o rro sio n


2

Mino r d e te rio ra tio n, no n c ritic a l

3

Sma ll a mo unt o f d a ma g e , we a r o f fe nd e rs,
c o rro sio n o f c o mp o ne nts

4

Mo d e ra te a mo unt o f d a ma g e , sma ll c ra c ks,
d a ma g e d c o mp o ne nts

5

Sig nific a ntly d a ma g e d fe nd e rs, mo d e ra te
c ra c ks, d a ma g e d c o mp o ne nts

6


Se ve re ly d a ma g e d fe nd e rs, la rg e c ra c ks,
b ro ke n o r missing c o mp o ne nts
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Expe c te d
Pe rfo rm a nc e

Fe nd e r will b e
a b le to func tio n
a d e q ua te ly

Fe nd e r a b le to
func tio n, b ut
p e rfo rma nc e
c o mp ro mise d

Fe nd e r una b le to
func tio n


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EXAMPLE 1

EXAMPLE 2

G RADE 4
Da m a g e to Fe nde r
C o m pro m ise d
Pe rfo rm a nc e

G RADE 5
Da m a g e to Fe nde r
C o m pro m ise d
Pe rfo rm a nc e
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EXAMPLE 3


G RADE 6
Exte nsive Da m a g e to Fe nde r
Lim ite d Pe rfo rm a nc e

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Ana lysis o f Da ta

 The re p o rte d ra te o f d a ma g e o f fe nd e rs wa s c o lla te d , a nd
a na lyse d b a se d o n typ e o f ve sse l, b e rth usa g e a nd ve sse l size
a nd lo c a tio n
Re po rt Finding s

 Po rts with sma lle r d ra ft ha d a hig he r ra te o f d a ma g e d fe nd e rs
 Be rths c a te ring to G e ne ra l C a rg o a nd Wo rkb o a ts ha d a hig he r
ra te o f d a ma g e d fe nd e rs
C o nc lusio n


 The ra te o f d a ma g e o f fe nd e rs a t b e rths with sma lle r d ra ft (ie
sma lle r ve sse ls) a nd wo rkb o a ts is d ue to the p a rtia l c o mp re ssio n o f
sma ll fe nd e rs b y ve sse l rub b ing stra ke s a nd b e lting s, whic h
o ve rlo a d s the fe nd e rs
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FENDER

BELTING

PARTIAL
C O MPRESSIO N
LEADS TO
O VERLO ADING


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BELTING

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Da m a g e to the to p o f fe nde rs is a c le a r indic a to r tha t
fe nde rs a re b e ing o ve r- c o m pre sse d

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Re c o m m e nda tio ns

 To e nsure tha t o p e ra tio ns c o ntinue e ffic ie ntly a nd sa fe ly, p o rts
sho uld d e ve lo p a suita b le ma inte na nc e ma na g e me nt syste m
tha t inc lud e s re g ula r insp e c tio n a nd g ra d ing o f fe nd e rs.
 Ba se d o n the g ra d ing a nd e va lua te d func tio na lity o f the fe nd e rs,
a p p ro p ria te me a sure s sho uld b e e sta b lishe d to re p a ir o r re p la c e
fe nd e rs a nd c o mp o ne nts a s re q uire d

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Insta lla tio n, O pe ra tio n a nd Ma inte na nc e
Ma nua l

 C o mp le te g uid a nc e fo r insta lla tio n a nd

o p e ra tio n o f fe nd e rs
 Re c o mme nd e d p ra c tic e s fo r fe nd e r
ma inte na nc e , inc lud ing :
 Insp e c tio n Pe rio d s
 Insp e c tio n C he c klists
 Do c ume nta tio n a nd Re p o rting

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PANEL

CHAIN

FENDER


UHMW-PE
FACING

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Le ve l 1

Le ve l 2

Le ve l 3

c lo se visua l
inspe c tio n

Inte rim

m a inte na nc e

Ma jo r
m a inte na nc e o r
o ve rha ul

Rub b e r fe nd e rs

Eve ry ye a r

4–6 ye a rs

15–25 ye a rs

Ste e l p a ne ls (fra me s)

Eve ry ye a r

4–6 ye a rs

15–25 ye a rs

UHMW-PE fa c e p a d s

Eve ry ye a r

4–6 ye a rs

15–25 ye a rs

Anc ho rs & b o lts

Eve ry ye a r

4–6 ye a rs

15–25 ye a rs

C ha in Syste ms

Eve ry ye a r

2–4 ye a rs

5–10 ye a rs

INSPEC TIO N A ND
MA INTENA NC E PRO G RA M

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C O MPO NENT

Fe nd e r

Vulne ra b ility

Ma inte na nc e Re q uire d

O ve rlo a d ing

Re p a ir mino r c ra c ks a nd
e xp o se d p la te s

Lo ng te rm stra in
C o rro sio n (Ste e l Pla te s)

Ma inta in sup p o rt c ha ins
Re p la c e me nt if ne c e ssa ry
Re p a ir p a int syste ms

Ste e l Pa ne l

C o rro sio n

Re p la c e s a no d e s
O ve rha ul (re -b la st a nd p a int)

C ha in
Syste ms

C o rro sio n

Fa c ing Pa d

We a r

Tig hte n a d juste rs
Re p la c e me nt o f c o mp o ne nts
Re p la c e d a ma g e s a nd wo rn
p a rts
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Re c o m m e nde d O pe ra ting Spa re s

 C o mp le te Syste ms (o p e ra te d uring o ve rha ul)
 C o mp o ne nts
 UHMW-PE Pa d s (e sp e c ia lly c o rne r p a d s)
 UHMW-PE b o lts a nd wa she rs
 C ha in Syste ms

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MAINTENANC E WILL MAKE A DIFFERENC E

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