Drills:- Every crew member shall participate in at least one abandon ship drill and one fire drill...
Author - Amit Sharma
What are the corrective actions for angle of loll and list?
An angle of loll situation can arise in a ship for a number of reasons: Ships carrying timber deck...
What is the working principle of the autopilot system?
An output from a gyro or magnetic repeating compass is coupled to a differential amplifier along...
How the numbering of the frame is done? what is zero frame?
All frames forward of the forward perpendicular are identified by a capital letter, starting with A...
What is Eccentric loading on a crane?
We could look at eccentric loading on a crane as the weight or load that is off the vertical axis...
How does the new MLC (maritime labour convention) make it easier...
Both the Constitution of the ILO and many ILO instruments seek to take account of national...
IHS: Bulk Market Turnaround Possible in 2017
Analysts IHS released a white paper Tuesday suggesting that macroeconomic factors may halt the...
What is Pre-Loading Surveys?
At all times and under all circumstances the owner/operator of a vessel has the duty to act...
How Radar is set up for operation /What are method of setting up...
The general procedure to switch on a radar set: Visually make sure that the scanner is clear. Set...
What is Deck Water Seal on tanker and its types in detail?
Deck seals are a safety device fitted on oil tankers to prevent explosive hydrocarbon vapours to...