A rudder is one of the most important components in any marine vessel. It enables the helmsman to steer, control, and direct the ship in the sea. A damaged rudder poses a high risk to the structural integrity of the ship. In this case, our main goal was the geometry inspection of the rudder of a container ship after its collision.
Our team inspected the verticality between the thrust bearing plane and the bushes, the flatness of the thrust bearing, and the straightness (Forward-Aft and Port-Starboard) of the three bushes
The discussed tolerances of the inspected attributes necessitated the usage of state-of-art metrological hardware and software. Leica Absolute Tracker AT402 was used for the collection of the raw observations. Furthermore, spherical mounted reflectors with relevant accessories (e.g. magnets/nests) were used for the accurate definition of the examined points/lines/surfaces.
