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  The ship's life is becoming shorter and shorter during operation due to corrosion and wastage even in circumstances where the ship is repaired and maintained regularly.
Therefore, owners need to assess the ship's remaining life when making plans for future repairs or order of a new ship.
Owners are always trying to get technical information on a vessel's condition during operation. In response to owner's need, KR planned KR-CAP (KR-Condition Assessment Program) which is a condition assessment program to provide owners with detailed information about a ship's condition, and the remaining life of the vessel.
At present, there are about 2,100 ships registered to this society and KR makes every effort to provide owners with the highest technical services for their ship's operation and maintenance.
KR-CAP is an independent and thorough verification of the condition of a ship, as well as a program to provide owners with better technical services regardless of a ship's classification.
 
  KR-CAP is a technical service which includes a rating system independent of classification surveys KR-CAP is rendered according to a contract with ship's owner and manager
 
  To provide Information of ship's operating condition Review and make plan of proper time for new building orders Arrangement of substitute ship early Use the information for repair and
 
  Application of KR-CAP and make out contract Decision of the scope of inspection Preliminary inspection Planning of condition assessment program Thickness measurement of structural members Inspection of hull condition Calculation of hull strength according to the results of measurement Inspection of machinery condition Reporting of inspection