Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System
How CO2 extinguishes fire At atmospheric pressure carbon dioxide is a colouless, odourless and non-conductive gas that can quickly and…
Category: Shipboard operation
Anchoring Methods
Three types of methodsVessel generally use any one of the following methods: “Dropping” or “letting go” anchor from the hawse…
Tanker cargo shortage and contamination claims
There are many areas where the transfer of bulk liquid cargoes and the methods used can give rise to either…
Fire Fighting Equipment Maintenance
Maintenance, testing and inspections for fire protection systems as well as fire-fighting systems and appliances are required in accordance with…
Evaluation of Discharge Performance
Why do we need to evaluate a discharge performance ? When a vessel is fixed for trade, the Owner &…
ODME (Oil Discharge Monitoring System)
Principle of operation The measurement technique used in the Oil Discharge Monitoring & Control System is based on scattered light. The…
Shipboard Organisation
Let us start by looking at the Shipboard Organisation. As we can see that the development in the shipping industry…
Anchoring Procedure
Anchoring a Important Aspect of Shipboard Operation!!! After a long sea voyage a ship arrives in a port or near…
Cadet Role On Board
Cadet Forms The Foundation!!! When you opted for this profession, you had certain ideas about what you would be doing…
Enclosed Space Entry
Why Enclosed Spaces are Dangerous!! Precautions to be taken in entering enclosed spaces shall be repeated continuously . The repetition…