Technical Services
Calibration, fire extinguisher testing and gas disposal for vessels calling at UK ports
Technical services covers the regulatory and compliance side of keeping a vessel seaworthy: calibration of equipment, fire extinguisher inspection and testing, and safe disposal of expired or damaged gas cylinders. These aren’t optional extras. They’re requirements that keep a vessel compliant with class and flag state rules, and Altham handles them to the standard that compliance demands.
Fire extinguisher servicing is a legal requirement, not a recommendation, and inspection intervals matter. Missing a due date can mean a vessel failing a port state control check at the worst possible moment. We manage the full inspection cycle, so you know where you stand rather than finding out when an inspector asks.
Our technical services typically cover:
- Calibration services for onboard equipment
- Fire extinguisher inspection, testing and repair
- Gas disposal services for expired or damaged cylinders
- Compliance documentation to support port state and class inspections
Technical services are sometimes bought as a standalone requirement ahead of an inspection, and sometimes bundled into a wider stores order where a vessel is already dealing with Altham for other services. Either way, we work to the inspection deadlines you’re up against, not a schedule that suits us.
Six generations of trading with vessels at Heysham and the surrounding ports means we understand how disruptive a compliance failure can be to a vessel’s schedule, and our process is built to prevent that rather than react to it.
If you need calibration, fire extinguisher servicing or gas disposal arranged for a vessel calling at a UK port, get in touch and we’ll talk through what you need.