BatteryCheck SURVEY REPORT
WHAT IS YOUR POSITION ONBOARD?
WHAT SIZE VESSEL DO YOU CURRENTLY WORK ON?
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE YACHTING INDUSTRY?
2
60% CAPTAIN 15% OTHER 20% ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 0% INTERIOR DEPARTMENT 0% DECK DEPARTMENT 5% HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
50% UNDER 24M 0% PREFER NOT TO DISCLOSE 4% 40-50M 4% 90M+ 4% 70-90M 33% 24-40M 0% I'M NOT EMPLOYED AT THE MOMENT
17% LESS THAN A YEAR 33% 5 YEARS+ 17% 3-5 YEARS 10% 1-3 YEARS
ARE YOU AWARE HOW MANY BATTERIES YOU HAVE ONBOARD (POWERING THE VESSEL, BACKU BATTERIES, BATTERIES IN GADGETS AND WATER TOYS, SENSORS, ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS, GUEST DEVICES ETC)?
DO YOU KNOW WHERE THOSE BATTERIES ARE LOCATED?
WHERE DO YOU STORE BATTERY CHARGED ITEMS (WATER TOYS AND GADGETS, BACKUP BATTERIES ETC)?
3
17% NO, I HAVE NO IDEA 83% IF YES, PLEASE STATE HOW MANY? AN ESTIMATED GUESS WILL DO. 8% NO, NOT AT ALL 88% YES, ALL OF THEM 4% YES, BUT ONLY SOME OF THEM
IN THE GARAGE (9%) IN THE STORAGE ROOM (30%) IN THE ENGINE ROOM (27%) MULTIPLE LOCATIONS DEPENDING ON THE DEVICE (27%) I DON'T
(9%)
KNOW
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK A BATTERY LASTS?
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THOSE BATTERIES?
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MAIN REASON FOR BATTERY FAILURE?
4 ONE YEAR (0%) TWO YEARS (43%) THREE TO FOUR YEARS (35%) FIVE TO SIX YEARS (22%) I DON'T KNOW/ IT DEPENDS (0%)
78% YES, ALL OF THEM 17% YES, BUT ONLY SOME OF THEM 4% NO, NOT AT ALL
22% OVERHEATING 6% INCORRECT APPLICATION 3% PHYSICAL DAMAGE 9% WEAR AND TEAR 19% INCORRECT CHARGING 9% TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE OR HUMINITY
HAVE YOU EVER ENCOUNTERED ANY BATTERY-RELATED ISSUES OR FAILURES? IF SO, HOW WERE THEY RESOLVED?
48% YES 52% NO
6