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Anchoring procedures enhanced

There have been a significant number of groundings, collisions and near miss incidents caused as a result of maneuvering in

Avoiding damage to the anchor system If the paid out length of the chain has to be adjusted, or when

Annex V prevention of pollution by garbage from ships (entered into force 31 December 1988) Revised annex V entered into

Within 12 hours before departure, the ships steering gear is checked and tested by the ship’s crew. The test procedures

How CO2 extinguishes fire At atmospheric pressure carbon dioxide is a colouless, odourless and non-conductive gas that can quickly and

Three types of methodsVessel generally use any one of the following methods: “Dropping” or “letting go” anchor from the hawse

There are many areas where the transfer of bulk liquid cargoes and the methods used can give rise to either

Maintenance, testing and inspections for fire protection systems as well as fire-fighting systems and appliances are required in accordance with

Why do we need to evaluate a discharge performance ? When a vessel is fixed for trade, the Owner &

Principle of operation The measurement technique used in the Oil Discharge Monitoring & Control System is based on scattered light. The