Vessel Pre-Purchase Technical Survey, Defect Valuation & Acquisition CAPEX Tool

Vessel S&P · Technical Due Diligence · Class Records · Acquisition CAPEX

Vessel Pre-Purchase Technical Survey, Defect Valuation & Acquisition CAPEX Tool

Translate inspection findings and class obligations into buyer-funded repairs, downtime and risk-adjusted acquisition economics. Keep technical readiness, contractual seller remedies and documentary evidence separate from the negotiated price.

Vessel defect mapClass / survey exposureBuyer vs seller cost allocationAll-in purchase bridgeRepair calendarNegotiation scenarios

Rapid acquisition screen · 12 inputsEstimate buyer-funded technical CAPEX and operating delay. Hull and machinery ratings are subjective user inputs, not official class, CAP or statutory grades.

Survey-to-decision workbenchUse the five editable registers below to cost defects, track class and machinery exposure, plan work packages and close evidence holds. Cost lines are additive; do not enter the same repair in more than one register.

Transaction boundary: This is a buyer's planning and negotiation screen, not a certified inspection, class status report, vessel valuation, compliance confirmation, insurance quote or amendment to any sale contract. Surveyor findings, class deadlines, title, legal delivery condition and seller obligations require independent verification. Seller-paid work is excluded from the buyer's cost estimate only as a provisional assumption.

Hull, Systems & Physical Defect Register

Enter low/base/high USD repair quotes, severity, remedy timing and buyer/seller allocation. An unverified seller repair remains a closing hold, even though its amount is excluded from buyer-funded CAPEX.

Use	Defect / observation	System	Severity	Low $	Base $	High $	Buyer share %	Priority	Work days	Evidence	Remove

Class, Statutory & Survey Exposure Register

Days until due are relative to intended delivery; negative values mean the entered date is overdue. These rows are buyer cash allowances, not confirmation of class requirements or permissible trading.

Use	Survey / condition / certificate	Type	Days until due	Cost $	Dock days	Status	Buyer share %	Remove

Machinery & Planned Maintenance Liabilities

Use for discrete machinery renewal or overdue work not already recorded as a physical defect. Evidence and outstanding tests are separate indicators.

Use	Equipment / work	System	Low $	Base $	High $	Days	Buyer share %	Test / records	Remove

Upgrade / Work Package & Scheduling Register

Costs are additive CAPEX. Durations form a simplified repair sequence: urgent critical tasks, next-dock work and planned improvements are modeled as three sequential groups with parallel tasks inside each group. Engineering dependencies must be checked separately.

Use	Work / upgrade	Phase	Cost $	Days	Buyer share %	Quote status	Remove

Inspection Evidence & Transaction Readiness

Critical unresolved checks become acquisition holds. Evidence references are held locally and exported, but excluded from the hidden Tool Data payload.

Use	Review requirement	Category	Critical?	Status	Evidence reference	Remove

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