The shipping industry has changed over the period of time in almost every aspect.

From regulations monitoring sulphur content to procurement and management of spares, this is one of the only industries which runs economies and needs regular monitoring and improvisation to meet the fast-growing needs.

Spares in the shipping industry is a major domain of business, expanding at an exponential rate, saturating the market and increasing competition for existing traders or manufacturing companies.

Know more about the following topics:

• Identification of spares.
• Supply chain of spares.
• Procurement of spares, prioritizing, planning and cost reduction.

Identification of spares:

To identify a spare part there are different methods used onboard ships, which are as follows:

1. Part number

The part number is the basic number of any part mentioned in a particular drawing of any machinery. We might often confuse part number with the item number or drawing number, which might lead to wrong procurement.

We need to understand that the manual for the same type of machinery with a different model with the same part number might be different.

So if we ever raise a requisition with only part number, either the supplier will require the ESN (engine serial number), model, manual page of specific machinery with every possible information to make sure that the supplied spare is correct.

2. Drawing number

Drawing number is the sum total of all the parts of a particular machine or a section of a machine in one single drawing.

This is also an important aspect to know the spare required as many manufacturers with time keep updating their machinery manuals, which in turn might lead to a change of drawing number.

This might help the supplier understand without ESN the range serial number in which this specific machine falls in. Drawing number can be better understood with the following examples below.

3. Item number or position number

This is often mentioned in some manuals to give numbers to different parts in a single drawing to ensure correct procurement of spares since there will be no confusion in supplying if a particular number is stated with the same name.

For eg: a drawing with 5 same names of nut might not have the same nut for each position, it might be M24 or M16 or any other nut.

This is because different suppliers across the world have a different language which in turn could be misunderstood.

4. Material number

This is a special number generated by the manufacturer for supply and keeps the business in close walls and ensures correct supply.

If the material number of two items is the same, then these two items are exactly similar to each other without the need of part number, drawing number or item number.

Material number, in short, is the king of all the methods of identification of spares, but often not shared to ensure pilferage of trade secrets.

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5. Specifications/ Description/ Details

These are often required in cases where the drawing number, part number, or item number is not sufficient to describe the spare.

Some spares might not be mentioned with sufficient details in the drawing or might be different for any specific machinery, which in turn could cause wrong delivery.

Details might include, dimensions, ampere, Kw, Frequency, volts, material, design, Etc.

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