FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Neglecting to review and integrate instructions and recommendations from manufacturers’ service letters into the Planned Maintenance System (PMS) can expose both crews and vessels to unnecessary risks, according to Gard. Over the years Gard has handled numerous claims related to engine damage that could have been avoided if the instructions and recommendations in manufacturers’ service letters had been properly reflected in ships’ PMS. In some instances, the service letters were not distributed to all relevant vessels within the fleet. RelatedNews Marine lubricants: A hidden seaworthiness risk DNV: How to document PFOS-free fire-extinguishing foam on board var jnews_module_21362769_0_6a036e1469a41 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21362769","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"263,177,213,201,544","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_i