Enhanced Survey Programme (ESP), CAS & CAP Explained | Mate & Chief Mate MMD | Capt. Vishnu Sharma

Описание: ESP, CAS & CAP — Survey Programs Explained | Tankers, Structural Integrity & Exams (Mate / Chief Mate)
This lesson explains three important inspection systems used on tankers and aging ships — exactly the way they are asked in Mate & Chief Mate MMD exams.
You’ll understand the difference between regulatory minimum standards and condition-based grading systems used by charterers and classification societies.

📘 What You’ll Learn
• What CAP (Condition Assessment Program) is and why it started
• Age limits for tankers & gas carriers
• Meaning of CAP ratings (1–4) and charterer acceptance rules
• What CAS (Condition Assessment Scheme) is & why it was mandatory
• Relationship between CAS & MARPOL
• Why CAS mainly applied to single-hull tankers
• Why the CAS requirement is now almost phased out
• Role of ESP (Enhanced Survey Programme)
• How thickness measurement, close-up inspection & fatigue checks are done

⏱️ Key Sections
0:03 CAP introduction
2:44 Which tankers CAP applies to
9:32 CAP rating scale
14:08 What CAP rating means
31:49 CAS introduction
33:05 Single-hull tanker link
37:30 Extension beyond 2010
39:54 ESP relationship
40:07 Why CAS was stricter
38:58 Phase-out completion

🎯 Who This Helps
✔ Mate & Chief Mate (MMD) candidates
✔ Deck officers preparing for tanker questions
✔ Students confused between ESP / CAS / CAP
✔ Anyone learning inspection & maintenance concepts
🔍 TAGS
Enhanced Survey Programme explained
Condition Assessment Scheme CAS
Condition Assessment Program CAP
CAP ratings 1 to 4
Single hull tanker survey
MARPOL tanker assessment
ESP surveys on ships
Thickness measurement surveys
Hull structural assessment
Fatigue analysis on tankers
Tanker safety inspections
Mandatory vs optional surveys
Tanker phase out policy
Gas tanker CAP rules
Charterer acceptance rating
Classification society surveys
Ship condition grading
Marine survey programs
Mate chief mate exam topics
Merchant navy tanker studied
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