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Immediate actions: Follow emergency procedure as per company emergency procedure manual, which should include: • Sound general emergency alarm. • Stop Engines. • Announce by PA. • Head count, look for casualty and establish communication. • Close watertight doors. Activate SOPEP and take preventive actions in case of any oil pollution Order chief officer for…
Adoption: 23 March 2001; Entry into force: 21 November 2008 The Convention was adopted to ensure that adequate, prompt, and effective compensation is available to persons who suffer damage caused by spills of oil, when carried as fuel in ships’ bunkers. The Convention applies to damage caused on the territory, including the territorial sea, and…
Scope of application: 1) Damage in the territory, including the territorial sea, of a State Party; 2) Damage by contamination of the environment caused in the exclusive economic zone of a State Party, 3) To damage, other than damage by contamination of the environment, caused outside the territory, including the territorial sea, of any State,…
Why this convention was required. Oct 7, 1985, Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro hijacked by 4 armed terrorist. With some 100 mostly elderly passengers on board, in Egyptian waters. The hijackers demanded that Israel to free 50 Palestinian prisoners. To prove their determination, they shot and killed a disabled American tourist, 69-year-old Leon Klinghoffer, and…
Preparation: • Gears necessary should be made ready at slack water. • Gears will include 20‐25mm slack wires, a smaller wire about 10mm or fiber rope, a boatswain’s chair, equipments for breaking joining shackles. • Operation to be started as soon as ship swung to new stream. Procedure: • Turns are hove above the water…
Charter Party (C/P) : A C/P is defined as a contract between a ship-owner and charterers for the use of a ship or her cargo spaces, These are of three types : a) Voyage Charter party, b) Time Charter party, and c) Demise Charter party or Bare-boat Charter party. Voyage Charter party : 1. It…
CAP Survey Required by : Oil major requirement Purpose : Obtain info to rate steel condition and coating cond Identify defects and areas of substantial corrosion. Evaluate condition of anodes Applicable : All type of tankers more than 15yrs of age and above 20000 DWT Validity : As per oil major requirement, normally 2-3…
What is Towage?? Towage is the act of having one ship or boat pull (tow) another. The puller is referred to as the tug, while the vessel pulled is referred to as the tow. Ships specialized for towing are called tugboats. Ships without motive power, which can only be moved by towing, are called barges. As defined in…
Reg. 25 Ch II – 1 of SOLAS deals with subdivision & damage stability of Cargo Ships. Reg.25-8: Master shall be supplied with such reliable information so as to have raid & simple means to obtain accurate guidance as to stability under varying conditions of service. Information to include 1. Minimum operational GM Vs Draft…
Adoption: 29 November 1969; Entry into force: 19 June 1975; Being replaced by 1992 Protocol: Adoption: 27 November 1992; Entry into force: 30 May 1996 The Civil Liability Convention was adopted to ensure that adequate compensation is available to persons who suffer oil pollution damage resulting from maritime casualties involving oil-carrying ships. The Convention places…
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