Inspection & Documentation

This is the hands-on vessel inspection: identify the system from the nameplate, verify the installation against the ABYC specification, document the findings, and issue a compliance report that insurers and charter operators require. The goal is the complete inspection workflow — from first contact with the system to the final report — and a document that is defensible, repeatable, and audit-ready.

Why it matters: the document is the deliverable. It is what an insurer, a surveyor, or a resale buyer uses to verify the vessel was serviced to code.

1. Identify the system from the nameplate — family, model, refrigerant, voltage, phase.
2. Verify the installation against ABYC E-11 — compressor protection, ventilation, piping,

electrical connections.

1. Verify the installation against ABYC A-38 — seacock, strainer, overboard discharge,

fresh water tank, UV sterilizer.

1. Document each finding — compliant, non-compliant, or requires further investigation.
2. Issue the compliance report — a written summary of the system, the standard, the findings,

and the recommendations.

The report is a written, defensible, audit-ready record. It includes:

• The system identified (family, model, refrigerant, electrical).
• The standard applied (E-11 / A-38).
• Each finding, classified (compliant / non-compliant / investigate).
• The recommendations.

This is the same workflow that a surveyor or an insurer will use to verify the vessel, and it is the standard against which your certification is measured.