Some safety checks cannot be done by eye: the quality of foam concentrate, the air in SCBA cylinders and the drinking water on board all need laboratory analysis. Bodursan takes the samples on board, sends them to an accredited laboratory and returns the results with a clear pass or fail and recommended actions.
Foam concentrates are tested to IMO MSC.1/Circ.1312, breathing air against EN 12021, and potable water against the parameters expected under the Maritime Labour Convention and port health requirements.
At a glance
- Foam concentrate sampling and analysis
- Breathing-air quality tests from SCBA compressors
- Potable water sampling and analysis
- Dry powder extinguishing media checks
- Results and recommendations for the ship’s records
Our Analysis Services
1. Fire-Fighting Media
- Foam concentrate Representative samples taken from foam tanks and containers and tested for the properties set out in MSC.1/Circ.1312, so the foam system can be accepted at survey.
- Dry powder Checks of dry powder from fixed and wheeled units for caking and moisture.
2. Breathing Air
- Compressor air quality Air samples from SCBA filling compressors tested for oxygen, CO2, CO, oil and water content against EN 12021.
- Follow-up Filter and compressor service recommended where results are outside limits.
3. Potable Water
- Sampling Samples from tanks and outlets taken with sterile kits and delivered to the laboratory within the required time.
- Analysis Microbiological and chemical parameters reported, with advice on disinfection and tank cleaning when needed.
Why Choose Bodursan for Laboratory Analysis?
- One call, one port stay Safety service is planned around the same port call, transit or dry dock that our agency team is already handling, so the vessel does not lose extra time alongside.
- Survey-driven planning We work back from your certificate due dates and the surveyor’s attendance, so the paperwork is ready when the inspector boards.
- 24/7 from Tuzla Our operations desk is minutes from the Tuzla shipyards and covers Istanbul, the Straits, Yalova, Izmit Bay and other Turkish ports around the clock.
- Clear reporting Every job closes with service reports, certificates and photos sent to the superintendent and the master.
Let us know which samples are due and the vessel’s ETA, and we will bring the sampling kits on board.
