1.0 Introduction Ship maintenance can be divided into two broad categories: preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance. Preventive maintenance is the maintenance carried out before the breakdown of the equipment or machine, its mission is to maintain a level of certain services of an equipment, while corrective maintenance is the action taken after the breakdown, its task is to correct the faults present in different equipment. Regular maintenance of the cargo handling equipment used on board the ship is essential to ensure that the equipment always functions in its working condition for rapid loading and unloading of cargoes as well as safety aspects. Planned Maintenance System is a system that allows ship operators or ship owners to carry out maintenance at regular intervals according to the requirements of manufacturers and classification society. Furthermore, a ship's maintenance plan is a series of actions to be taken to reduce an item or piece of equipment to make it effective in its operational state. The fundamental basis of the planned maintenance system for forklifts (Figure 1) and the benefits of planned maintenance for cargo handling equipment used on board ship will be discussed in more detail throughout this assignment. Figure 1: Forklift 2.0 The fundamental basis of the planned maintenance system for forklifts used on board ship.2.1 Establish the methods and details of how the equipment should be maintained. A forklift contains the following components such as truck chassis, counterweight, cabin, mast, lifting cylinders, protective roof, tires, power sources, fork and accessories. Figure 2 under the label of each part of the components.Figure 2: Forklift with description of its componentsForklift as part of loading tailgate...... middle of paper...... forklift as part of cargo handling equipment on board the ship. The method and details of how the forklift should be maintained. In addition, tools, spare parts, maintenance frequency, maintenance method and analysis method are also described in this assignment. Finally, this mission also discusses the benefits of planned maintenance. References Idhammar, C. (nd). Current Best Practices for Reliability and Maintenance Management, Part 1. Retrieved 4/2, 2013, from http://www.idcon.com/resource-library/articles/best-practices/468-reliability-maintenance -current-best-practices-1. htmlOccupational Safety & Health Administration, from http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9828&p_table=STANDARDSContributor, e. (nd). How to maintain a forklift. Retrieved April 5, 2013 from http://www.ehow.com/how_2189556_maintain-forklift.html