1. MAIN FUNCTIONS, PROBLEMS, CONSTRIANS
AND CHALLENGES
Presented at GPA Retreat at Sindola-Kanilai
from 2nd to 5th Dec 2014
By
L Jawara

2. A S Camara
- Policy issues
L Jawara
- Maint planning
- Projects
- Modernization
and Conversions
F S Gomez
- Breakdown
Maintenance
- Mech Repairs
M F Gassama
- Electrical
Repairs &
Maintenance
Thomas Taylor
(Head of Electrical
Maintenance)
K Manneh
- Tech Operations
- Routine Maint.
- Logistics
Mbai Jallow
(Head of
Technical
Operations)
Lamarana Jallow
(Estate Officer)
A Sisawo
- Provincial
Technical Ops
- Routine maint.
of Provincial fleet
Bakary Baise
Darboe
(Head of
Provincial
Maintenance)
Modou Lamin
Camara
(Marine Engineer)
Musa Jallow
(Head of
Mintnenance)
Alagie Modou
Njie
(Marine Engineer)
Solomon King
(Mechanical
Engineer)
Bakary Jammeh
(Head - Welding
& Fabrication)

3.  Participate in and provide expert advice on
long-range development planning relating to
engineering and operational requirements
 Provide expert technical advice on overall
policies, procedures and guidelines for major
technical projects
 Maintenances of the ferry fleet across the
country

4.  Provide technical support to other departments
through sharing of knowledge and expertise
 Advise procurement department on technical
requirements of critical parts, equipments and
engineering services

5.  Increase ferry fleet Availability across the
country
 Increase Reliability of the ferry fleet
 Reduce Downtime of the ferry fleet
 Minimize Breakdown
 Reduce Cost relating to maintenance
 Logistics and lead time management

6.  Availability- Through Opportunity
maintenance
 Reliability- Through periodic and Routine
maintenance
 Downtime- By scheduling overnight
maintenances and off-peak periods (See photo)
 Breakdown- Through condition monitoring
and effective inspection programs
 Cost- Cost analysis (see graph)

8. y = 120000x
R² = 1
y = 23400xy = 23400x
y = 40765
,0.00
200,000.00
400,000.00
600,000.00
800,000.00
1000,000.00
1200,000.00
1400,000.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Cost(dalasis)
No. of crankshafts
Cost as a function of number of crankshafts
cost of new
Logistics and repair cost
cost of repair
logistics cost

9. LESS THAN ADEQUATE
MAINTENANCE FACILITIES
CONSTANT CRISIS
MANAGEMENT

10. ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
RELATING TO IMPROPER WASTE
DISPOSAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
RELATING TO MARINE GROWTHS

11. TEAM WORK, DEDICATION
AND COMMITMENT
WE HAVE THE SKILLS AND THE
COMPETENCE TO PERFORM WORK

12. CUSTOMER FOCUS
WE ARE COMMITTED TO
SERVING OUR CUSTOMERS

13. GOING THE EXTRA MILE
TO GET THE WORK DONE
WE HAVE SUPPORT
FROM OUR PARTNERS

14. WE ENSURE THAT PROJECTS
ARE DELIVERED AS AGREED
WE CHALLENGE CONTRACTORS
TO DELIVER ON TIME

15. PAYING ATTENTION TO DETAILS
ENSURES THAT PERFORMANCE
IS NOT COMPROMISED EVEN
IN VERY TIGHT CORNERS

16. We always confirm

17. WE HAVE A STRONG MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND WE ARE
ALWAYS GUIDED