MARPOL Annex VI special areas: Baltic sea (Sox) +24NM off California coast North sea (Sox) North America (Nox, Sox & PM- Particulate matter) United states Caribbean sea (Nox, Sox & PM) Ist Jan, 2014. Special area for SOX...
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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 are the requirements (regulations) of life rafts as per SOLAS?
Life raft is a survival craft used for sustaining the lives of persons in distress from the time of abandoning the ship. There are mainly two type of Life raft: General requirements for Liferafts Every liferaft shall be so...
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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 are methods of getting Ship Position if GPS fails at mid sea?
By Astronomical object. A Bearing and Sounding Running Fix. By Astronomical object Six common methods are used : Latitude by Polaris (Pole Star) Latitude by meridian altitude Latitude by ex-meridian Longitude by meridian passage...
An ergonomic nightmare!
‘An ergonomic nightmare’ is an expression often to be heard emanating from the mariner, reflecting his opinion on the layout of the ship’s bridge, or the engine room. The IMO definition of ergonomics is the study and design of...