Riding Squads & Steel Renewal
Skilled teams that repair the vessel while it keeps earning.
Not every repair justifies taking a ship out of service. Our riding squads join the vessel in port or sail with her, carrying out hull and structural steel renewal, welding, pipe and bespoke fabrication work while she continues to trade. Every team is built around certified welders and fitters working to approved procedures, with the right consumables and portable equipment to deliver class-standard repairs at sea or alongside. The result is steel renewal and structural work completed against survey requirements without the cost and lost days of an unscheduled dry-docking.
What's included
What a Riding Squads & Steel Renewal engagement with ShipSmith covers.
- Riding teams that embark in port or sail with the vessel for continuous repair
- Hull, tank and structural steel renewal to class-approved drawings and procedures
- Certified welding (SMAW/FCAW/GTAW) to approved WPS, with welder qualification records
- Pipework renewal, bespoke fabrication and on-board machining support
- Crop-and-renew of wasted plating, stiffeners, brackets and internals identified at survey
- Class attendance and survey close-out coordinated as repairs complete
A clear, four-step path
One accountable partner from first assessment to documented handover.
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Survey & plan
We review thickness reports and survey findings to define the renewal scope, materials and sequence.
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Mobilise the squad
A qualified team, approved consumables and portable plant join the vessel at the agreed port.
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Renew & verify
Wasted steel is cropped and renewed to procedure, NDT-checked and presented to the attending surveyor.
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Close out the survey
Repairs are signed off with class, welder qualification and NDT records are compiled, and a completion report is handed over for the vessel’s file.
Ready to keep your fleet sailing?
From an emergency afloat repair to a full drydock, spares at the next port, a survey or an AI co-pilot - talk to ShipSmith and get a clear, costed plan.