Thanks to Travis Hurley and the team at O2Marine for engaging with Maritime Survey Australia Marine Surveyor Calum Kennedy to complete a structural assessment in the form of a “drop test” in Perth this week, for the initial survey of the Rotomolded hull, Exemption 40 Plaka Boats Centre console 4.6m vessel.
Where compliance with equivalent approvals are not available (CE), and empirical methods (ISO/AS4132) are not supported for the given construction material (Rotomolded Medium-density PE), proof testing may still be available to some vessels. Destructive testing, tests may damage the vessel if construction is not fit for purpose, so it is not a test that is widely used. This robust little vessel satisfactorily passed!
ISO 12215-5 Appendix D provides a procedure for a drop test, this is used to verify construction ensure compliance against the standards.
O2 Marine is a boutique marine environmental and oceanographic consulting business with offices in Western Australia and Queensland. Since O2 Marine was founded in 2014, they have quickly become one of the largest specialist marine consulting teams in Australia. O2 Marine is an ecological and environmental consultancy that specialises in Marine Ecological Assessment & Monitoring, Marine Habitat Mapping and Introduced Marine Pest services to the Ports and Harbours, Ocean Outfalls, and Oil and Gas sectors. To learn more about them take a look at their website https://o2marine.com.au/
