Bulk Carrier Hold Water Ingress Alarm
Q. Mandatory requirement for monitoring water ingress in cargo holds – bulk carriers potential problem Bulk carriers potential hazardsIngress of…
Category: Bulk Carrier
Hatch Covers Safety Aspect
A chronological record of all maintenance work carried out on hatch covers and coamings must be maintained. It could be…
Crane design,maintenance and operation
Crane design Shipboard cranes are usually of electro-hydraulic design. A crane is normally required to perform three functions—namely, to hoist,…
Loading Coal
COAL Properties and characteristics 1. Coals may emit methane, a flammable gas. A methane/air mixture containing between 5% and 16%…
Loading Sulphur
Sulphur – IMDG Code (IMO International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code) Class 4.1: Is a relatively cheap commodity, which is used…
Loading Fertilizer
Millions of tonnes of substances (raw materials and products) are transported in bulk by sea across continents for the fertilizer…
Solid Bulk Cargoes
Types of Bulk Cargoes Bulk cargoes include Coals, Concentrates, Grains, Fertilizers, Animal foodstuffs, Minerals and Ores. These cargoes constitute a…
Coal Cargo- Know the Hazards
Coal is a potentially hazardous cargo and serious incidents continue to arise. In some instances it would appear that those…
Opening & Closing of Cargo Spaces
We are taking about Hatch Covers Every cargo ship, other than tankers is provided with large size hatchways on deck…
Care,Stowage and Protection of General Cargoes
Why stowage plays a important role for cargo handling??? We will discuss the principles of stowage of some important general…