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Vessel running in shallow water, depth less than twice the draft, an additional obstruction exists which can seriously compound the problem. The ship is running on even keel with a small under keel clearance and, therefore, water which would normally pass under the ship is now severely restricted. This results in two things, firstly the…
Bank Effect Introduction The problem in its most simplistic form is the boundary layer of water that surrounds a ship when it is making headway. Forward of the pivot point a positive pressure area builds up whilst aft of the pivot point the flow of water down the ship’s side, creates a low pressure area….
All electronic chart licensing and data management operations are carried out through the “Charts” Option on the Top Toolbar and then from the various Tabs on the left hand side of the Home screen on the FURUNO ECDIS: To check the ECDIS Software Version: Select “?” then select “About” To check Presentation Library (PL) Edition:…
Equipment / Requirement Regulation Ship Type Interval By Remark Testing of the automatic identification system (AIS) SOLAS V/18.9 All Annually Service Company Test report shall be retained on board the ship. Long range identification and tracking system (LRIT) SOLAS V/19-1 SOLAS V/16 MSC.1/Circ.1307 All Annually Recognized or approved application service provider Conformance Test Report shall…