‘A remorseless and never ending escalation in time and paperwork’ The most obvious, and reported comment on the effect of Regulation on the Human Element is the massive increase in on-board administration, resulting in...
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Bunker Disputes – The “Cappuccino Effect”
Introduction The vessel, a bulk carrier, arrived in Singapore and began to bunker 900 tons of high sulphur fuel oil. The crew was alerted to the fact that something was wrong by the rattling of the float valves situated inside...
Passenger Vessel Switchboard Fire
This report of a switchboard fire in a 55,451GRT ‘state of the art’ passenger vessel, built in...
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...
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What is SOLAS or International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea and its chapters?
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is an international maritime safety treaty. The SOLAS Convention in its successive forms is generally regarded as the most important of all international treaties...
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What is VTS or Vessel traffic services?
Traffic separation schemes and other ships’ routeing systems may be combined with a vessel traffic service (VTS), which is defined as a service designed to improve the safety and efficiency of vessel traffic and to protect...
What is meaning of WGS 84 or World Geodetic System 84 ?
World Geodetic System (WGS). GPS receivers operate on the World Geodetic System (WGS) global geocentric reference system, or datum. It is global because, unlike other datums that only apply to certain regions, WGS can be used...
What is ECDIS or Electronic Chart Display Information System and its advantages?
E = Electronic C = Chart D = Display and I = Information S = System The definition of an ECDIS and its use is specified in IMO ECDIS Performance Standards (IMO Resolution A.817 (19) and Resolution MSC.232 (82)): ‘Electronic...