Schematic drawings and technical manuals
Our technical information (TIM) manuals are as-built definitions of the vessel systems. This includes schematic drawings of the as-built systems and links to more detailed information. It’s a vessel management tool. Schematics can also be developed as standalone documents.
Vessel owners may have systems and tools of various degrees of detail. That are constantly changing as maintenance and modifications are made during everyday use. The TIM/schematic products are designed to streamline the process.
Even if your boat is a production built boat, it is likely to have customised or aftermarket systems installed. Even if the system comes with a manual, there are likely to be idiosyncrasies that apply to how it has been installed on your boat. Even if the boat comes with schematic drawings when new, there is a high likelihood that they will have been changed during the build or over the life of the vessel.
Why should you bother with schematic drawings of systems?
- Up to date as-built documents reflect your actual boat! Electronically created and able to be updated when system changes have been made
- Definition of as built/installed systems and components installed on your boat
- Troubleshooting
- Optimisation
- Understanding
- Vessel system maintenance management
- Reference source for communication of scope of maintenance work with technicians
- Educating, communication and explaining operation to crew
- Identification of parts (if practicable including reference to manual)
- Allows better planning of system design, upgrade and improvement by enabling visualisation of the overall system, saving waste and rework during installation.
Typical schematics/drawings in a vessel TIM
Bilge pumping system
Fixed fire system (if fitted)
Fire hydrant system (if fitted)
Steering system
Raw water engine/genset and shaft cooling (if fitted) and exhaust
Fuel system
Anchoring system
Engine room air supply and shut offs (if fitted)
Water system including watermaker if fitted
Waste system/holding tank and pump out
Battery supply and charging system
Why bother with a TIM as well as the schematic drawings?
The overall manual provides a coherent document that brings all systems together into one directory and reference source.
- Safety – accurate, quick reference and operation = improved safety
- Directory of the technical parts of your vessel and how they fit with each other and into your boat located in one electronic and or printed and bound book.
- Especially relevant with increasing technology and vessel complexity, good understanding and system maintenance saves time, cost and waste
- Reference source/communication document for the vessel systems for boat share and vessel transfer/sale
- Communication of boat details with service technicians, surveyors, brokers, buyers, insurers, valuers, suppliers
- Increase vessel value by providing a more complete directory of information and how the systems work compared to lockers full of manuals that often do not include how the systems are installed in the vessel
- Can be kept in the cloud as a downloadable PDF link that can be provided to remote technicians when troubleshooting issues
- Custom scope and content to suit your unique vessel
Notes:
The manual is separate to the vessel safety manual equipment list and procedures/drills.
Manuals similar to the TIM described have been developed by us and rolled out over a commercial operator’s fleet.
Development can be customised to your requirements based on our base product.
The process starts with scoping and agreement of the scope of the manual/schematics that you need to ensure that everyone fully understands the scope and detail of the each order. We then visit the vessel to record the information to generate the schematics/manual before completing the work at the desk.