Anchoring procedures enhanced
15 mins
There have been a significant number of groundings, collisions and near miss incidents caused as a result…
15 mins
Heaving up anchor
7 mins
Avoiding damage to the anchor system If the paid out length of the chain has to be…
Purpose of Annex V
21 mins
Annex V prevention of pollution by garbage from ships (entered into force 31 December 1988) Revised annex…
Steering Gear Testing
3 mins
Within 12 hours before departure, the ships steering gear is checked and tested by the ship’s crew.…
Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System
26 mins
How CO2 extinguishes fire At atmospheric pressure carbon dioxide is a colouless, odourless and non-conductive gas that…
Anchoring Methods
14 mins
Three types of methodsVessel generally use any one of the following methods: “Dropping” or “letting go” anchor…
Tanker cargo shortage and contamination claims
12 mins
There are many areas where the transfer of bulk liquid cargoes and the methods used can give…
Fire Fighting Equipment Maintenance
2 mins
Maintenance, testing and inspections for fire protection systems as well as fire-fighting systems and appliances are required…
Evaluation of Discharge Performance
8 mins
Why do we need to evaluate a discharge performance ? When a vessel is fixed for trade,…
ODME (Oil Discharge Monitoring System)
13 mins
Principle of operation The measurement technique used in the Oil Discharge Monitoring & Control System is based on…