Vertical Sides & Curves: Both sides were found with heavy sea grass (100% area, up to 5mm thick) and heavy barnacles underneath the sea grass (80% area, up to 10mm thick). The area was cleaned using a brush kart system with 3 pieces of brushes.
Flat Bottom: The whole flat bottom was found with moderate to heavy barnacles covering 100% of the area, with thicknesses ranging from 10mm up to 30mm. The area was cleaned using a brush kart system with 3 pieces of brushes.
Propeller (Four Bladed Fixed Propeller with PBCF): The propeller blades and boss cone were found with light slime (30% area, up to 1mm thick) and a full layer of thin salt (100% area, up to 1mm thick). Fouling was removed using a hydraulic mono brush system, and the propeller was polished using 3M diamond disk pads.
Rope Guard: Found in good condition.
Tail Shaft: Found free from oil leakage and without any entanglements.
Sea Chest Gratings: A total of two sea chest gratings were found to be clean, while the remaining gratings were found heavily fouled (80-90% area) with barnacles. All grids were in position, including bolts and nuts with securing arrangements, and were cleaned.
Rudder: The rudder was found with heavy sea grass covering 100% of the area, with a thickness of up to 3mm. The rudder was cleaned using a hydraulic mono brush system.
