Saturday, 27 December 2014

DAMAGE SURVEY

Damage survey and claim investigation services

Definitions

Damage survey is an inspection by AIM Control’s damage expert of something that has been damaged and for which an claim and dispute have been made, in order to determine the extent and cause of damage. Email: survey@aimcontrolgroup.com, Cell: +84918615612
Purposes damage survey:



The purpose of a damage survey is to assess the extent of the damage and / or loss sustained. The report presents results on the root causes of the damage, recommendations and estimates the costs, salvage & negotiation, also consultancy on suitable actions to reduce loss and damage arising.


Scope of damage survey: AIM Control offers three main damage surveys scopes: First is Damage survey for Shipping; Second is damage survey for insurance and Third is Damage survey for Trade / Business.


What is AIM Control’s Damage survey for Shipping: 

In shipping and transportation, an object or shipment loaded on marine vessels and air-lights at loading port to transport at sea, on sky to unloading another port via Chapter Party, Bill of Lading, Master Receipt, Etc., the damages or losses caused by Human (by negligence, by indifferently), by natural disasters, by enemy sabotage, by strikes, by the nature of the goods and by external others factors. As Independent Surveyors, AIM Control’s damage surveyor will conduct the damage survey to investigate these damages and losses to the object or shipment and ship or transport means to report and certify the root of CAUSE, EXTENT of damages and losses, SALVAGE and others for ship-owners, Chatterer, Ship Manager, Buyers, Sellers, PNI and others parties who request AIM Control’s damage surveys.   




Ex: Some of the typical types of damage survey / losses investigations include: 
  • Boat Trailer Accidents
  • Leaking Fuel Tanks
  • Fire / Arson
  • Pollution Mitigation
  • Severe Weather
  • Sinking
  • Weather
  • Indifferently
  • Enemy sabotage
  • Nature of the goods
  • Collision
  • Allision 
  • Groundings
  • Striking Submerged
  • Objects
  • Mechanical Problems
  • Negligence
  • Natural disasters
  • Strikes
  • External others factors



Ex: A damage survey report typically includes: 
  • Reported circumstances of the damage
  • Statements from owners, operators and witnesses
  • Witness and Identification, description
  • Description of damages
  • Opinion as to the cause of loss
  • Review of repair estimates for reasonableness
  • If no estimates, Preparation of a Damage Appraisal 
  • Pre-Loss and Post-Loss valuation
  • Salvage
  • Others actions

What is AIM Control’s Damage survey for Insurance and Claimer: 

In insurance and insured, an object or shipment is covered via Insurance Policy on all risks or partial risk from warehouse of seller to warehouse of consignee (buyer), from loading port to discharging port, at sea, from place of delivery to place of receiving, when goods and cargo are found damaged and / or losses based on statement, as Marine Cargo Insurance Surveyors or Ship Goods Claim Inspectors, AIM Control’s damage experts will conduct the damage survey for insurance companies or claimers to assess the damages and losses to damage goods, and cargo ship or transport means to report and verify the root of CAUSE, EXTENT of damages and losses, SALVAGE and others.


There are 06 main steps of AIM Control’s Damage survey for Insurance and Claimer:

Report the loss or damage immediately upon taking delivery of cargo. While the shipment is insured, you should first contact your insurance company and report the loss or damage to them, and then notify
Survey for the damaged cargo (preferably while the cargo is still untouched). If possible, this should be a joint survey together
The extent and possible cause of the damage have to be considered before submitting a fully-documented claim with your insurance company
A well-documented claim will facilitate the handling process and speed up the outcome, therefore the documentation should be consisted of the followings in your claim. Statement of claim (claim amount and cause of damage)
When receives the claim survey requirement, we will acknowledge receipt and the claim will then be processed. The time limitation of acceptance will be one year after delivery of the Goods or the date when the Goods should have been delivered according to the terms and conditions of Yang Ming's Bill of Lading and/or related international/local law.
AIM Control confirm you know our findings as soon as possible. In general, the claim will be assessed according to legal liability as Bills of Lading, tariffs, and by-law and/or communication with claimant due to extreme circumstances

What is AIM Control’s Damage survey for Trade / Business: 

In trade and business, an object or shipment is traded buyer and seller via PO/ Sell & Buy Contract. While quality and other standards of object or shipment deviated from commitment / contract, as third party inspection, AIM Control’s damage expert will conduct the damage survey to find the deviated and issuance the quality survey report on witness.


Damage surveys to objects:

Damage Assessment survey
Marine Damage Surveys
Damage investigation
Damage consultancy
Ocean Cargo Loss or Damage Survey
Damage surveyor
Damage cargo surveyor / inspector
Damage marine surveyor
Damage insurance surveyor
Damage independent surveyor
Damage claimer surveyor
Loss adjuster
Damage surveying
Investigation and ascertainment of damage
Vessel Damage Surveys
Investigations and Casualty
Survey of ship structural damage
Damage survey to Fertilizer & agricultural product
Damaged survey to Goods Claim
Survey & Claims Settling
Insurance Adjusters Survey
Hull Damage Survey
Machinery damage survey
Cargo damage survey
Commodity damage survey
Product damage survey
Consignment damage survey
Damage claim survey
Damage dispute survey
Damage survey for insurance
Damage survey for buyers
Damage survey for ship-owner
Damage survey for chatterer
Damage survey and loss prevention
Dispute survey for seller
Third party survey for Court
Salvage for damage of cargo
Salvage for damage of vessel
Salvage for damage of properties
Ascertain circumstances and cause of the collision
Inspect damages suffered by both ships
Daily checking of repairs owing to the collision
Determinate the extent of damages suffered by the ship
Various meeting on board and with the parties
Give assistance to any P & I  Club requirement
Preparing and send preliminary reports
Issue final report
Bad Weather Hull damage
Ascertain circumstances and cause of the damage
Examination of all damaged parts
Delimitation of the damaged parts with class surveyor and owners representative

The relative survey actions of AIM Control to Damage / Losses and Prevention:

DRY CARGO SUPERVISION:
Superintendence of Dry Bulk Cargo 
LIQUID CARGO ASSESSMENT:

Liquid Cargo Damage Survey
Supervision of Loading / Unloading

NON MARINE INVESTIGATION:

Consultants & Assessors
Inland Warehouse / Silo Cargo Inspection.
Marine Survey
Sealing / Unsealing Hatch Covers & Entries
Salinity Testing
Investigation of Marine Accidents
Technical Examination of Vessels

AIM Control is Third Party Inspection in providing commodity inspection services, marine survey and consultant, tally, P&I Correspondents, insured cargo and marine claim investigation & adjusting, diving works and underwater hull cleaning, vendor expediting and mechanical inspection services, testing, quality Control, certification, independent surveyors and inspectors based in Vietnam, China, India, Korea, Asia, Europe, the Middle East Anywhere of Countries. Our Local Email: inspection@aimcontrolgroup.com, aimcontrol@hotmail.com, cell: +84903615612.


Thank you!
Contact us
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Tel   : +84-28-3832-7204
Fax  : +84-28-3832-8393
Cell  : +84903615612
E-mail: ceo@aimcontrolgroup.com; aimcontrol@aimcontrolgroup.com;
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