MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION (MLC)2006
The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) is an International Labour Organization (ILO) convention, number 186, established in 2006 as the fourth …
FAL CONVENTION
Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL) This Convention was adopted in 1965 and entered into force in 1967.…
LOADLINE CONVENTION
International Convention on Load Lines It was adopted in 1966 and entered into force in 1968. It has long been…
INTERNATIONAL TONNAGE CONVENTION (1969)
International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships It was adopted in 1969 and entered into force in 1982. The Convention,…
UNCLOS
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or…
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…
Cargo Record Book
Records of the operations done with noxious liquids are to be maintained to provide evidence of the processes that were…
Container Vessel Trade
Cargoes whether carried in containers are all still the responsibility of the ship and hence it also needs documentation and…
Note of Protest and Letter of Protest
What is ‘Note of protest’? In what circumstances, will you note a protest? What all documents will be required? Note…
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…