An emergency steering system, as the name suggests, is a system which is used during the failure of...
Author - Amit Sharma
IHS: Bulk Market Turnaround Possible in 2017
Analysts IHS released a white paper Tuesday suggesting that macroeconomic factors may halt the...
What is International Maritime Organisation (IMO)?
IMO is a technical organization and most of its work is carried out in a number of committees and...
What are the different types of crankshaft? Explain each type of...
The marine diesel engine crankshaft can be classified as: Fully built Semi built Welded crankshaft...
What is bilge pumping arrangements for Passenger ships and cargo...
As per SOLAS chapter chapter II-1 , regulation 21 1.1 An efficient bilge pumping system shall be...
What is Annex 2 of MARPOL 73/78(Regulation for the Control of...
MARPOL Annex II Regulations for the control of pollution by noxious liquid substances in bulk sets...
Collision between a container ship and a linkspan
This report of a collision between a 94483 gross tonne container vessel and a link span highlights...
What is Strapping or lashing of bulk cargo as per grain code?
In order to eliminate heeling moments in partly filled compartments, strapping or lashing is...
What is International Maritime Dangerous Goods or IMDG code?
The IMDG code is a very much living document and gets amended from time to time (every 2 years). In...
An ergonomic nightmare!
‘An ergonomic nightmare’ is an expression often to be heard emanating from the mariner, reflecting...