Research Article

Determinant Preventive Maintenance Practices for Offshore Industrial Vessels Operations in Nigeria

Volume: 5 Number: 2 December 27, 2025
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Determinant Preventive Maintenance Practices for Offshore Industrial Vessels Operations in Nigeria

Abstract

Issues related to the maintenance of industrial vessels for offshore oil and gas operations is crucial for ensuring the prevention of sudden breakdown incident of vessels engaged in servicing the logistics needs of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. It used a qualitative research approach using survey design method in which questionnaire and checklist were used as survey instruments to elicit the responses of operators of industrial vessels on the extent of use and significances of seven basic preventive maintenance practices identified through critical literature review, on the extent of influence of each preventive maintenance activity/practice in achieving reduced breakdown incident rates of offshore industrial vessels. The preventive maintenance practices identified include: Routine Cleaning of equipment and parts (RCE), Lubrication (LUB), Precision balancing (PRB), adherence to oil check/change schedules (OCS), accurate alignments (ACA), laser detuning/resonating (LDR), and Analysis of equipment lubricating oil quality and system (AELOS). Primary data on the extent and significance of use of each of the preventive maintenance activities were obtained from the industrial vessel operators in Nigeria’s offshore sector using purposive random sampling technique. The data obtained was analyzed by the use of principal component factor analysis (PCA) in order to determine the determinant preventive maintenance practices. The results reveal that the determinant industrial vessel preventive maintenance operations by industrial vessel operators to limit the rate of sudden breakdown of industrial vessels include lubrication, accurate alignment, and adherence to oil change schedules, routine cleaning and precision balancing; with each having Eigenvalues of 2.456, 1.258, 1.245, 1.059 and 1.001. Since the identified preventive maintenance operations have Eigenvalues >1), the study infers that they constitute the detainment industrial vessel preventive maintenance operations/activities in the Nigerian offshore sector. It was recommended that offshore industrial vessel operators should prioritize the implementation of the determinant preventive maintenance practices on offshore industrial vessels in Nigeria.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Marine Transportation

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 27, 2025

Submission Date

May 7, 2025

Acceptance Date

July 5, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
Anyadiegwu, C. O., Onwuegbuchunam, D. E., Ndikom, O. B., & Nwokedi, T. C. (2025). Determinant Preventive Maintenance Practices for Offshore Industrial Vessels Operations in Nigeria. Journal of Marine and Engineering Technology, 5(2), 76-89. https://doi.org/10.58771/joinmet.1694959
AMA
1.Anyadiegwu CO, Onwuegbuchunam DE, Ndikom OB, Nwokedi TC. Determinant Preventive Maintenance Practices for Offshore Industrial Vessels Operations in Nigeria. JOINMET. 2025;5(2):76-89. doi:10.58771/joinmet.1694959
Chicago
Anyadiegwu, Charles Ochiabuto, Donatus E. Onwuegbuchunam, Obed Boniface Ndikom, and Theophilus Chinonyerem Nwokedi. 2025. “Determinant Preventive Maintenance Practices for Offshore Industrial Vessels Operations in Nigeria”. Journal of Marine and Engineering Technology 5 (2): 76-89. https://doi.org/10.58771/joinmet.1694959.
EndNote
Anyadiegwu CO, Onwuegbuchunam DE, Ndikom OB, Nwokedi TC (December 1, 2025) Determinant Preventive Maintenance Practices for Offshore Industrial Vessels Operations in Nigeria. Journal of Marine and Engineering Technology 5 2 76–89.
IEEE
[1]C. O. Anyadiegwu, D. E. Onwuegbuchunam, O. B. Ndikom, and T. C. Nwokedi, “Determinant Preventive Maintenance Practices for Offshore Industrial Vessels Operations in Nigeria”, JOINMET, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 76–89, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.58771/joinmet.1694959.
ISNAD
Anyadiegwu, Charles Ochiabuto - Onwuegbuchunam, Donatus E. - Ndikom, Obed Boniface - Nwokedi, Theophilus Chinonyerem. “Determinant Preventive Maintenance Practices for Offshore Industrial Vessels Operations in Nigeria”. Journal of Marine and Engineering Technology 5/2 (December 1, 2025): 76-89. https://doi.org/10.58771/joinmet.1694959.
JAMA
1.Anyadiegwu CO, Onwuegbuchunam DE, Ndikom OB, Nwokedi TC. Determinant Preventive Maintenance Practices for Offshore Industrial Vessels Operations in Nigeria. JOINMET. 2025;5:76–89.
MLA
Anyadiegwu, Charles Ochiabuto, et al. “Determinant Preventive Maintenance Practices for Offshore Industrial Vessels Operations in Nigeria”. Journal of Marine and Engineering Technology, vol. 5, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 76-89, doi:10.58771/joinmet.1694959.
Vancouver
1.Charles Ochiabuto Anyadiegwu, Donatus E. Onwuegbuchunam, Obed Boniface Ndikom, Theophilus Chinonyerem Nwokedi. Determinant Preventive Maintenance Practices for Offshore Industrial Vessels Operations in Nigeria. JOINMET. 2025 Dec. 1;5(2):76-89. doi:10.58771/joinmet.1694959