On Hire / Off Hire Surveys

On hire and off hire surveys are essential safeguards in any charter agreement, providing owners, charterers, and insurers with a transparent, defensible record of a vessel’s condition and onboard fuel at the moment of delivery and redelivery.

At BENEDICT & RAYMOND, we conduct these inspections with rigorous technical discipline—documenting structural condition, cargo hold integrity, deck and machinery readiness, safety equipment status, and precise bunker ROB through certified measurement methods.

This comprehensive baseline allows stakeholders to clearly distinguish pre existing conditions from charter period damages, ensuring fair cost allocation, accurate bunker settlement, and complete contractual clarity.

Our detailed reports, supported by high resolution photographic evidence and standardized documentation protocols, give clients the confidence of independent verification and the protection of an evidentiary record that stands up to operational, legal, and insurance scrutiny.