Category: Through the lens
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Ship’s Safety Officer
The ship’s Safety Officer on board has health and safety as the most important issues to handle. The safety of ship and the crew must be kept at high level of priority. It is obvious that the risk assessments are already done on various matters prior undertaking a task or an incident, etc. The investigations […]
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YORK-ANTWERP RULES 2016-2 (The Numbered Rules)
The York-Antwerp Rules 2016 were adopted by the Comité Maritime International in May 2016 without any resistance from any interests. The marine insurance industry was instrumental in revision. The 2004 rules were not accepted by ship owners. Even the Baltic and International Maritime Council did not want to incorporate the 2004 rules into its standard […]
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YORK-ANTWERP RULES 2016-1 (The Lettered Rules)
The York-Antwerp Rules 2016 were adopted by the Comité Maritime International in May 2016 without any resistance from any interests. The marine insurance industry was instrumental in revision. The 2004 rules were not accepted by ship owners. Even the Baltic and International Maritime Council did not want to incorporate the 2004 rules into its standard […]
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Grain Carriage
A brief history of grain regulations: – Bulk grain because of its semi fluid property is liable to shift during heavy rolling at sea. A shift of grain can cause a vessel to list to a dangerous degree. She may even capsize. Because of this hazard, regulations concerning the loading and carriage of grain have […]
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Reefer Cargoes
Refrigerated cargo, initilly used to be carried in one of the compartments of a general cargo ship. The compartment, invariably would be just forward orjust aft of the engineroom. Different Refrigerated CargoesFrozen Cargoes: These cargoes are carried in frozen state and is also in deep frozen prior to loading. The temperature maintained is about -8 […]
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IMSBC CODE (S-7 to S-13)
Section 7 Cargoes which may liquefy In how many ways a bulk cargo may shift?A ship’s motion may cause a cargo to shift sufficiently to capsize the vessel. Cargo shift can be divided into two types, namely,1. sliding failure; or2. liquefaction consequence.Trimming the cargo in accordance with section 5 (3 categories of angle of […]
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IMSBC Code (S-1 to S-6)
Section 1 General Provisions What is individual schedule?Various aspects of cargoes currently shipped and carried in bulk, are given in the schedules for individual cargoes. User must understand that there can be extra information found from experience and research over and above these schedules. A broad information about properties of cargoes are given as schedule […]
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Note of Protest
‘’Note of Protest’’ is a declaration made by Master at rem, which means, it is a general declaration. ‘Rem’ in Latin means to the world at large. It is not made to a particular person or office. It is made in order to safeguard the owner’s interests. It should be made when there is a […]
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Why longitude method is used for the morning Sun sight?
It is used to be a common practice to take the morning sun sight by longitude method. The intention of taking this sight is to use the transferred position line, to get a running fix at noon. It is a followed practice to send the noon position report to owners, charterers, etc. The local time […]
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Transforming a free gyroscope into a marine gyro compass (North seeking)
Due to the earth rotation the spin axis of a free gyroscope will trace out a circular path as it remains pointed in a fixed direction in space. The requirement of a gyro compass is that the spin axis should point in a fixed direction on earth and the chosen direction is true north.To convert […]