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Day: December 1, 2019

Grounding “Actions to be taken”

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Grounding                      “Actions to be taken”

Immediate actions: Take the conn. 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…

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Master Duties In Case Of Collision

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Master Duties In Case Of Collision

Duties of the master in case of a collision In case of collision between two ships, it will be the duty of the master of each ship, without endangering his ship, crew and passengers, if any: • To render to the other ship, its master, crew and passengers (if any) such assistance as may be…

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Emergency Stop Manoeuvre

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Emergency Stop Manoeuvre

Crash Stop  No type of main engine can be reversed immediately from full rpm ahead to full rpm astern because no engine can drive the propeller at full revolutions astern while the ship herself is moving ahead at considerable speed.  The application of full astern power to an engine of any type when…

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Automatic Unloading System

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Automatic Unloading System

General This system is provided to improve the efficiency of stripping work. It can perform complete stripping work by the cargo oil pump (hereinafter called “pump”) alone. The features of this system are as follows: 1) since most of stripping work is automated” pump operation is very easy. 2) since stripping work can be done…

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HAGUE, HAGUE VISBY, HAMBURG AND ROTTERDAM RULES

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HAGUE, HAGUE VISBY, HAMBURG AND ROTTERDAM RULES

The Hague Rules of 1924 (formally the “International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading, and Protocol of Signature”) is an international convention to impose minimum standards upon commercial carriers of goods by sea  The Hague–Visby Rules is a set of international rules for the international carriage of goods by sea ….

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