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Definitions A Tropical Cyclone is also called as a Tropical Revolving Storm (TRS). It is defined as a roughly circular atmospheric vortex, originating in the tropics or sub tropics, wherein the winds which blow in converging spiral tracks reach or exceed gale force i.e. Beaufort Force 8 (34 – 40 Knots / 62 – 74…
Purpose Port State Control (PSC) is the inspection of foreign ships in national ports to verify that the condition of the ship and its equipment comply with the requirements of international rules and that the ship is manned and operated in compliance with these rules . These inspections were originally intended to be a back up…
Preparations Before entry: • Check the stability of the vessel, especially during critical period. • Check the vessel at required draft. • No list. • Prepare mooring lines. • Unused mooring lines stowed. • Standby for dock master and dock mooring gang. • Proper flags displayed as required. • Free surface effects minimum. • Movable…
APPLICATION a) The Code applies to cargo ships, timber carriers, grain carriers, container ships, cargo ships carrying containers on deck, passenger ships, fishing vessels, special purpose ships, offshore supply vessels, mobile offshore drilling units, pontoons and dynamically supported craft. b) Special purpose ship means a mechanically self-propelled ship carrying > 12 special personnel, engaged in…
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Multiple Load-lines : Purpose : They are used when, for a period of time the vessel has to operate temporarily with a greater freeboard in accordance with the International Load-Line regulations. – A number of ports have special requirements for maximum draft and deadweight for ship’s calling at them. 1. At the owner’s request, the recognized…
Salvage and the essential elements in a salvage service “Salvage” is a service rendered by a person who saves or helps to save any maritime property in danger. Salvage must be considered from three legal aspects • The common law aspect; • The statutory aspect; and • The contractual aspect. There is also a practical…
Use of the Safety Depth and the Safety Contour in ECDIS Safety Depth: Value set by the mariner that is used by ECDIS to portray soundings as black if they are equal to or shoaler than the value and gray if they are deeper. Safety Contour Depth: Value set by the mariner that is used by ECDIS…
Everyone involved in the shipping and freight industry would have come across various clauses and stamps on a Bill of Lading.. There are specific reasons why Bill of Ladings have clauses typed or stamped on them .. Here we will discuss these clauses in relation to “containerized” shipments only.. Standard/Normal Clauses that appear on a…
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Port of Refuge – A port of Refuge is a port or place that the vessel diverts to when her master considers it is unsafe to continue the voyage due to peril that threatens the “common safety”, e.g. when there is a dangerous ingress of water into a vessel, a dangerous shift of cargo. the…
World Scale 1. World Scale is the “World Tanker Nominal Freight Scale” and is a schedule of freight rates applying to tankers carrying Oil in bulk. 2. Nominal means that the freight rates which world scale provides are intended solely as a standard of reference. 3. World Scale is available on a yearly subscription basis….