This service is obviously designed primarily for insurance companies needing risk appraisals of the vessel to be insured. In reality, the technical/commercial survey has a fundamental value for the protection of the rights of the insured.
The scope of the insurance survey is in fact to ascertain both the safety conditions of the vessel in question and its current commercial value. This type of investigation is a determining factor each time that a serious accident makes it necessary to agree upon a reimbursement which could be of a significant amount.