Winch / Deck Machinery Services.
Mooring and towing winches, anchor windlasses, hose handling, provision, engine room and offshore cranes, davits.
The same hydraulic and mechanical skills that keep deck cranes running apply to the rest of the deck machinery: mooring winches, windlasses, provision cranes, hose handling cranes on tankers, engine room cranes and the davits that launch lifeboats and rescue boats.
The same hydraulic and mechanical skills that keep deck cranes running apply to the rest of the deck machinery: mooring winches, windlasses, provision cranes, hose handling cranes on tankers, engine room cranes and the davits that launch lifeboats and rescue boats.
We service hydraulic and electric drives, brakes, clutches, gearboxes and control stands, replace wires and chains, and test the equipment to the loads and speeds the rules call for. Davit work includes the winch, brake, limit switches and the annual and five-yearly tests.
Offshore cranes with active heave compensation and constant tension systems are handled by the same hydraulic and automation engineers, on supply vessels and platforms as well as on cargo ships.
What to send us
- Equipment type, maker and the drive (hydraulic or electric)
- Fault description and whether the equipment can still be used safely
- Due dates of any class or flag tests
- Port, berth and time available
What the service covers.
The work items under this service line, as listed by our engineers.
- 01Mooring WinchHydraulic and electric mooring winches: drives, brakes, clutches, drum bearings, brake holding tests to the rule values.
- 02Towing WinchTug and offshore towing winches: drives, brakes, spooling gear, tension measurement and control.
- 03Anchor WindlassGearboxes, cable lifters, band brakes, clutches and hydraulic or electric drives serviced and tested.
- 04Hose Handling CraneTanker hose handling cranes: hydraulics, slewing, limit switches and load test.
- 05Provision CraneProvision and stores cranes: power units, hoist motors, brakes, wire rope and annual testing.
- 06Engine Room CraneOverhead travelling cranes in engine rooms: hoist, travel drives, brakes, controls and load testing.
- 07Offshore CranePedestal cranes on supply vessels and platforms, including heave compensation and constant tension hydraulics.
- 08Davit SystemsLifeboat, rescue boat and liferaft davits: winches, brakes, limit switches, wires and periodic tests.
- 09Cable Reeling MachineCable reel drives: electric motor, gearbox and brake stripped, rebuilt and run in the workshop before refitting.
Photos from recent attendances.
A cable reeling machine back together in the workshop.
Motor, gearbox and brake unit reassembled and painted on one frame, with the connections made so it can be run on the workshop floor before it goes back on board.
The same applies to the other small drives on deck: stripped, measured, rebuilt and run before they leave us.
Faults we are called for.
- 01Mooring winch brake slips at the rendering test: brake lining, drum surface and spring setting renewed and re-tested.
- 02Windlass cannot hold the chain: band brake and clutch repaired, gearbox oil and bearings checked.
- 03Provision crane hoist motor overheating: motor overhauled, counterbalance valve re-set, wire renewed.
- 04Davit winch limit switch failure: switch replaced, brake tested, lowering and hoisting speeds recorded.
Asked before the first visit.
Do you perform the mooring winch brake rendering test?
Yes. The brake holding load is set and tested with a calibrated load cell to the value stated in the vessel's documentation, and a record is issued.
Can davit tests be combined with a crane visit?
They usually are. Davit winches, limit switches and brakes are tested on the same attendance as the deck crane work, which saves a separate call-out.
Related products
Families we supply for this work, original or as tested alternatives. Full catalogue
Wire Ropes, Sheaves / Blocks
Hoist and luffing wire ropes with certificates, end terminations, sheaves, hook blocks, hooks and swivels.
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Hydraulic Motors
Radial and axial piston motors, orbital motors and winch drives for hoisting, luffing and slewing.
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Crane Spare Parts by Brand
OEM and alternative parts for Mitsubishi, Liebherr, MacGregor, TTS, Palfinger Marine, Kongsberg, Sormec, IHI, NMF, Fukushima, Tsuji and Kawasaki cranes.
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Send the crane make, the fault and the port of call.
Our hydraulic, mechanical and electrical engineers reply with what they need to see, a plan for the attendance and an offer for the parts.