A free Word template for a yacht tender or RIB survey report: tubes and seams, hull and transom, outboard or jet drive, lifting points and safety gear, with example findings graded A, B and C.
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The tender and the yacht it belongs to. Tenders change hands with the yacht, and insurers list them separately, so record the builder's plate in full.
4.2 m RIB, built 2021, GRP hull, Hypalon tubes. Builder's plate: design category C, 6 persons, maximum engine power 60 hp. Outboard 50 hp, 380 hours.
What you inspected and how. Say whether the tender was ashore, in the water or in its garage on the yacht, and whether you ran it.
Every recommendation once, grouped by grade.
The findings, from the tubes to the engine. Tube and seam failures and corroded lifting points cause most tender losses and injuries, so give them the most attention.
The gear the tender should carry for its use, with expiry dates.
The overall condition and whether the tender is fit for use once the A items are done.
Your statement, name, accreditation and signature.
Each finding says what the system is, where it is, what was found and what should be done, with a grade for how urgent it is. These are written the way Axsail writes them from what the surveyor says on board.
Backing plate corroded, with rust staining in the laminate around the fastenings.
Recommendation: Remove the lifting eye, inspect the fastenings and backing plate, and replace them. Do not lift the tender by crane until done.
Lost 40 percent of its pressure in 12 hours on the hold test. Bubbles at the valve seat when tested with soapy water.
Recommendation: Replace the valve and repeat the pressure hold test.
Kill cord missing. The engine starts without it.
Recommendation: Fit a kill cord and check it stops the engine.
Hypalon coating worn through to the base fabric over 10 cm from contact with the yacht's garage door.
Recommendation: Patch the worn area and fit a protective strip.
Scratches from beaching. No damage to the laminate.
Recommendation: No action needed. Note for the next survey.
A tube that looks perfect can still lose pressure overnight. Inflate to the maker's working pressure, record the pressure and temperature, and check again 12 to 24 hours later. Write both readings and both temperatures into the report, so the next surveyor can compare.
On a yacht with a crane or davit, the lifting points are the most safety-critical part of the tender. Inspect them from inside the hull where you can, and record the date of the last load test of the lifting gear and its certificate, if the yacht has one.
For how tenders appear on a yacht's insurance, see the boat insurance survey guide.
The tubes, seams and valves with a pressure hold test, the hull and transom, the engine or jet drive, the fuel system, the lifting points used by the yacht's crane or davit, and the safety equipment. It checks the builder's plate limits against how the tender is used.
Inflate the tubes to the maker's working pressure, record it, and check it again after 12 to 24 hours at a similar temperature. Then find leaks with soapy water on the seams and valves. A temperature change of a few degrees moves the reading, so note the temperature both times.
A superyacht tender is lifted over people and the yacht's deck every day. A corroded backing plate or a lifting eye pulling out of the laminate drops the tender. Check the lifting points and their fastenings, and ask when the lifting gear was last load tested.
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