One of the most important considerations to be taken into account when installing echo sounder...
Author - Amit Sharma
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 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 SOPEP or Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan ?
Every non-tanker of 400 GRT or above and every tanker of 150 GRT and above must have SOPEP on board...
IMO Amendments for 2016
A number of important amendments to IMO treaties enter into force on January 1 2016, The amendments...
What is Inert Gas or IG and its composition , source of...
Inert gas means a gas or a mixture of gases, such as flue gas, containing insufficient oxygen to...
What is Global Maritime Distress and Safety System or GMDSS and...
GMDSS Stands for Global Maritime Distress and Safety System This System was adopted by IMO in 1988...
What is the principle of fire extinguishing/how fire...
To understand how best to extinguish a fire, there must first be an appreciation of the three...
What are lifeboat release mechanism/ what is ON load and OFF...
1. Launching by falls 1.1 Principle requirements Every lifeboat to be launched by a fall or falls...
Staility – I : Chapter 2
Find the thrust exprienced by a flat keel plate 10m x 2m when the draft is 8m in SW. Solution :...