Maintenance Implementation

At Langkawi Port Sdn. Bhd., the maintenance work done by the maintenance staff from the
company itself and by the other party that hire to do the maintenance work. Langkawi Port
Sdn. Bhd. hired other company to do maintenance work for major maintenance only. While
the minor maintenance done by the maintenance staff from the company. Langkawi Port
Sdn. Bhd. used three types of maintenance, planned maintenance, preventive planned
maintenance and corrective maintenance.

In
Hous
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Fender
Bollard
Pipework
System

Out
Sour
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Ro-ro
Under water
structures
Platform
Fire Fighting
Equipm ent

Maintenance
Work

Figure: In house and Outsource Maintenance Work

Maintenance works that maintained by the maintenance staffs from Langkawi Port Sdn. Bhd.
are for fender, bollard and pipework system. Fender is part of the port that uses to minimize
the impact of load from ship during parking. Type of fender for this port is V-type fender. The
fender will be check by the maintenance staff for every 3 months to make sure that there is
no any damage happens. The maintenance staff will record the condition of the fender and
they can predict the period of fender life based on the record. Thus, they can prepare when
to exchange to the new fender. However, fender at this port until now has never been
change to the new one because the fender still in good condition.

Figure: V-type Fender

Bollard used to tie up the ship from floating away from the port. The bollard should be
inspected to ensure that they have not been damaged or loosened during storm condition. It
will be check for every month or after storm happens. The bollard also will be repainting if
there is any paint that eroded. It is to make sure the bollards are protected completely and to
prevent bollard from corrosion.

Figure: Bollard

Next is the pipework system. This company have their own expertise in piping work, thus
they just use their expertise to do maintenance work. Maintenance works for pipework are
done for every month. It is to make sure that there is no any leakage at any pipe. Pipes are
used to transfer oil and fresh water to the ship from the port. The paint of the pipe will be
check to make sure there is no eroded paint that can cause the pipe damage by the sea
water. The pump also will be check to make sure the oil or water flow smoothly to the ship.

Figure: Pipework System

Langkawi Port Sdn. Bhd. maintains the firefighting equipment for every six months. Fire
department will check the firefighting equipment to make sure it functioning well. The fire
access routes and emergency equipment also regularly inspected.
Roll on roll out jetty also known as Ro-ro jetty. It is used as adjustable platform to transfer
goods from ship to the jetty. The maintenance works for Ro-ro jetty are done annually by
other company. The maintenance work will be done during Chinese New Year. It is because
during that time, the shipping works are less compare to the other day in the whole year. The
company will check all part of the Ro-ro jetty to make sure it can be functional well. Ro-ro
jetty are made from steel, thus, the paint of the Ro-ro jetty are very important. If there is any
erode paint, the steel will be repainting to make prevent corrosion caused by the sea water.
The lubricants at the pump and every joints at the Ro-ro jetty also checked. It is to make
sure the pump and joint can move smoothly. If the movement are not smooth, the lubricants
will be added.

Figure: Ro-ro Jetty

Lastly are maintenance works for platform and under water structure. Maintenance works for
platform and under water structure will be done at the same time. There are two types
maintenance operations, ordinary maintenance and specialised maintenance. Ordinary
maintenance is repetitive or periodical operations which are in general technically simple.
Examples of ordinary maintenance are simple cleaning of the carriageways, footpaths,
drains, gullies, gutters and joints. It can be done by hands or mechanical.
Specialised maintenance operations are those which are unpredictable regarding their
necessity and are relatively more complex. It falls into two groups. Firstly the work for which
there is, from experience, high expectation that it will become necessary during the life span
of some structure. Examples are painting of structural steelwork, localized patching of
concrete, replacement of joints, renewal of part of the water proofing or drainage system.
Secondly, work which is unpredictable, such as settlement, restoration of minor damage to
slope protection, minor river-training schemes and others.
All categories of maintenance may include work needing special skills or equipment. Even
though Langkawi Port Sdn. Bhd. can carried out most of the maintenance work, it is often
necessary to employ a specialist organization or contractor to save time and the quality of
work are guaranteed.