IRDAI Surveyor Marine Hull (S-04) case studies
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The IRDAI S-04 examination is the marine hull paper in India's surveyor and loss assessor licensing framework. Passing it, alongside the relevant licensing formalities administered by IRDAI, allows a qualified professional to act as a surveyor for marine hull and machinery claims - inspecting damaged vessels, investigating causation, quantifying loss and advising insurers on liability under hull policies. The IRDAI Surveyor Marine Hull (S-04) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,462 words.
1Grounding of MV Sagar Kirti: Sue and Labour Versus Particular Average
MV Sagar Kirti, a 2011-built 28,000 DWT bulk carrier, is insured under an Indian H&M policy with sum insured INR 42 crore, deductible INR 20 lakh each accident, class maintained and ISM certified. On 4 August she grounded on a soft bank near Paradip after the second officer plotted a course too close to a shoal.
738 words, about 4 min2Coffee Bean Condensation Claim: Inherent Vice or Sea Peril?
A consignment of 400 bags of green coffee in 20 x 20ft containers is shipped from Kochi to Rotterdam on 10 July under a marine cargo policy on ICC(A) terms, deductible USD 2,500 each claim. The bill of lading is clean and the containers are stowed below deck.
737 words, about 4 min3Engine Breakdown, Jettison and General Average on MV Ocean Trader
MV Ocean Trader, a 1,800 TEU container vessel, suffers main-engine failure in the Arabian Sea on 12 June while carrying 1,200 containers. She drifts toward a rocky lee shore in monsoon swells.
706 words, about 4 min4Feeder Collision in Mumbai Harbour: RDC and Cross-Liability
MV Sea Link, a 1,200 TEU feeder, collides with a fishing trawler in Mumbai harbour at night. Both vessels are at fault; the harbour master's inquiry apportions 70% to Sea Link and 30% to the trawler.
662 words, about 3 min5Fire on MV Coral Star: Independence, Evidence and Reporting
You are appointed by an H&M insurer to survey the engine-room fire on MV Coral Star, a 9,800 DWT tanker, at Mumbai. The owner's technical superintendent is a former colleague.
619 words, about 3 min