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Crude Oil Washing System
Cargo handling

Crude Oil Washing System

adminSeptember 13, 2023September 13, 2023

System explained basis my present vessel. The deck mounted tank cleaning machines are turbine driven, fully programmable, single nozzle units.…

FIXED GAS DETECTION  SYSTEM (TANKERS)
Ship Construction

FIXED GAS DETECTION  SYSTEM (TANKERS)

adminSeptember 12, 2023September 12, 2023

The  Gas  Sampling  system  is  a  gas  detection  system  which monitors and detects explosive gases in the pump room. The…

BOILER CONTROL SYSTEM
Engine Room Operations

BOILER CONTROL SYSTEM

adminSeptember 11, 2023September 11, 2023

The burner is of the rotary cup type and so does not require any atomising steam or air supply. Control …

DIGITAL GOVERNOR
Engine Room Operations

DIGITAL GOVERNOR

adminSeptember 7, 2023September 7, 2023

The Electronic Governor System is a control system designed to accurately maintain the output shaft speed of the main propulsion…

MAIN ENGINE PROTECTING SYSTEM
Engine Room Operations

MAIN ENGINE PROTECTING SYSTEM

adminSeptember 7, 2023September 7, 2023

The engine protecting system (EPS) is designed to monitor the ship’s main engine performance and speed, then control the engine…

MAIN ENGINE MANOEUVRING CONTROL
Engine Room Operations

MAIN ENGINE MANOEUVRING CONTROL

adminSeptember 5, 2023September 5, 2023

Introduction The Bridge Maneuvering System is a bridge maneuvering system used for the remote control of the ship’s main diesel…

Ballast Water Record Book
Rules and Regulation

Ballast Water Record Book

adminJune 25, 2023June 25, 2023

Requirement Following the entry into force of the BWM Convention on 8 September 2017, all ocean-going vessels are required to…

PUMP ROOM & ENGINE ROOM HIGH EXPANSION FOAM FIRE  EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM
LSA & FFA

PUMP ROOM & ENGINE ROOM HIGH EXPANSION FOAM FIRE  EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM

adminJune 24, 2023June 24, 2023

High  expansion  foam  provides  fire  extinguishing  capability  by  excluding oxygen  from  the seat of the fire and by the cooling…

EMERGENCY INERTING  OF BALLAST TANKS
Shipboard operation

EMERGENCY INERTING  OF BALLAST TANKS

adminJune 24, 2023June 24, 2023

Opposite each ballast tank there is a spur pipe off the 200mm IG line to the cargo tanks, which is…

LIFERAFTS
LSA & FFA

LIFERAFTS

adminJune 22, 2023June 22, 2023

There are four sixteen person liferafts stowed close by each lifeboat on the main deck and one 6 man liferaft…

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