The recommended International Labour Organization (ILO) Minimum Wage for Able Seafarers will remain at its current level of $ 614 basic pay per month until at least 2018. That equates to approximately 431 GBP, 538 Euros, 808...
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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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69% Seafarers Suffering Extreme Financial Crisis, Says Maritime Charity Survey. What is wrong with the shipping as a career?
Overview As the number of seafarer quitting the industry increases every year, we ponder, what is propelling them to quit after sailing only for a few years? If in one statement, it can be summarized, it can be this one. At the...
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What are the settings of Autopilot system?
Permanent helm: To be used only if a constant influence, like cross wind or beam sea is experienced. If there is a very strong beam wind from starboard side then a permanent 5 degrees starboard helm may be set. Rudder: This...
What are the different Steering modes of Autopilot?
Auto/manual: allows the user to select between manual steering & autopilot. Officer to steer correct course, rudder to be on amidships, course to steer set (gyro pointer on lubber line), off course alarm set before changing...
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 with a signal derived from manual course-setting control. If no difference exists between the two signals, no output will be...