Slow Steaming
ECONOMICAL SPEED – SLOW STEAMING / SUPER SLOW STEAMING a) Full Speed The ship’s speed achievable at the Normal Continuous…
Category: Shipboard operation
EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEM (EGCS)
This procedure applies to all vessels equipped with Exhaust Gas Cleaning System. Exhaust from the below equipment is connected to…
Dual Fuel Engines
The future of shipping industry rests with cleaner and more efficient fuels. Use of cleaner sourcelike LNG/ LPG as an…
ENERGY EFFICIENCY DESIGN INDEX FOR EXISTING SHIPS (EEXI)
Under the Greenhouse Gas Strategy towards 2050, IMO has set new goals in MEPC 80 to reducecarbon intensity by Different…
CERTIFICATES, SURVEYS AND INSPECTIONS
Master must ensure that all statutory, class and trading certificates are kept valid at all times. Apart from above certificates,…
Winch Brake Testing
It should be remembered that the brake holding power is always greater than the heaving power and that once the…
Man Overboard
Man overboard is a potentially dangerous situation for a ship at sea. Among the many threats that could undermine the…
Pumps and pumping systems in Engine Room
Piping system The bilge system is used to remove small quantities of fluid that have leaked or condensed into a…
Oily-water separators and oil filtering equipment
Control of discharge of oil from machinery spaces Any discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixtures from ships…
SOOTBLOWERS AND BOILER CLEANING
Oil Fired Auxiliary Boilers The oil fired auxiliary boilers are not fitted with sootblowers. Soot removal from the heat transfer…