Since 2002 all vessels had to comply with the ISM code of practice which is governing the safety of life at sea. In detail, the chapter IX of the Solas regulation outlines the preventive maintenance procedure that should be in place on board to ensure the correct functionality of instrumentation. The MCK has been introduced to help meet the IX Solas maintenance regulations and finds its application in the main and auxiliaries engine, main and auxiliary boiler and generally in anywhere calibration procedure are required. The MCK is a rugged high visibility floating case containing a complete set of calibration and test tools for temperature, pressure and electrical equipment. All the test equipments are supplied with traceable calibration certificate. In addition a useful non-contact infrared thermometer is supplied as a standard to measure temperature in critical circumstances such as hot spot on main switch, temperature of the bearings, temperature of the exhaust etc. Different configuration are available to suit the needs of different operators.
