Permanent helm: To be used only if a constant influence, like cross wind or beam sea is experienced...
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ILO Minimum Wage for Seafarers to Stay at $614
The recommended International Labour Organization (ILO) Minimum Wage for Able Seafarers will remain...
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Beijing warns US not to get into South China Sea dispute
China warned the United States to stay out of the South China Sea dispute after Beijing was again...
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What are the SOLAS regulations / requirements of lifeboat?
According to LSA Code, Chapter 3, Reg. 4.4 General requirements for lifeboat: All lifeboats shall...
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69% Seafarers Suffering Extreme Financial Crisis, Says Maritime...
Overview As the number of seafarer quitting the industry increases every year, we ponder, what is...
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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...
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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...
What are the different Steering modes of Autopilot?
Auto/manual: allows the user to select between manual steering & autopilot. Officer to steer...
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...
Checklist for Annual and Intermediate Surveys of ships
General (Annual and Intermediate Surveys) Confirm no modifications have been made to the ship or...
69% Seafarers Suffering Extreme Financial Crisis, Says Maritime...
Overview As the number of seafarer quitting the industry increases every year, we ponder, what is...
69% Seafarers Suffering Extreme Financial Crisis, Says Maritime...
As the number of seafarer quitting the industry increases every year, we ponder, what is propelling...
C L DUBEY – EXERCISE – 09 (GROUNDING)
Q1. A vessel of length 142m, displacement 16130t, KM 8.24m, KG 7.26m MCTC 192 mt, TPC 23.4t, LCF...
C L DUBEY – EXERCISE – 11 (Grain Stability)
Q1. A vessel displacing 16500 tonnes has KG, 7.50m. Calculations of grain shift give the following...
C L DUBEY – EXERCISE – 08 (DRY DOCKING)
A ship of 19200 M.T. displacement, 235m long has KM 10.2m, KG 9.4m, TPC 32 MCTC 254tm is...