Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) Circulars 167 – Carriage of High Vapour...
Author - Amit Sharma
What is Pre-Loading Surveys?
At all times and under all circumstances the owner/operator of a vessel has the duty to act...
What are Tide ? it’s cause, effects & types in detail.
Before the development of appropriate instrumentation, sea-level observations were confined to the...
Types of tests to determine moisture content of bulk cargo
The strength of bulk materials increases with the addition of moisture and reaches a peak at some...
What is Annex IV of MARPOL 73/78 ( Regulations for the...
Annex IV (entered into force 27 Sept, 2003)contains a set of regulations regarding the discharge of...
IMO Amendments for 2016
A number of important amendments to IMO treaties enter into force on January 1 2016, The amendments...
Stability – I : Chapter 7
A ship of displacement 2000t and KG 4.2m, loads 300t 0f cargo (KG 2.0m ), 200t of cargo (KG 3.2m)...
Checklist of Master / Pilot information exchange
This checklist is to be completed by the Master and an entry made in the Bridge Log prior to...
What are drills requirements for all vessels as per SOLAS?
Drills:- Every crew member shall participate in at least one abandon ship drill and one fire drill...
What is Ship sweat and Cargo sweat?
Sweat is formed when the water vapour in the air condenses out into water droplets when cooled...