EngineeringMarine EngineeringOcean EngineeringMaintenance EngineeringNaval ArchitectureEquipment MaintenanceMaintenance CostsMaintenance ManagementMaintenance PolicySustainment EngineeringTotal Productive MaintenanceAsset MaintenanceLifecycle MaintenanceMaintenance ApplicationsMaintenance Expenditure AnalysisPatrol OrganizationVessel Utilization
A recent study of EEZ vessel utilisation within one organisation indicated that some 30 per cent of the 15-year life of a patrol vessel was expended in maintenance. One observer reckoned that approximately 20 per cent of that time was probably spent in gaining access to equipment to be maintained.