Engine room flooding is one of the scariest situations on a ship. One gets panicked and restless in such emergency on a ship. In this article we will find out what should be done in case of engine room flooding.
Lube oil is a one of the essential elements for operating any kind of machinery on board ship. Lube oil is responsible for lubrication and cooling of the parts which are operating relative to each other, giving rise to frictional and other types of stresses on the machinery. Without the use of lube oil, we cannot imagine any machinery operation on ship.
Alang in Gujarat is the world’s biggest ship breaking yard with hundreds of ships getting scrapped each year. With increase in the yard’s popularity around the world, there has also been a steep increase in the number of threats posed by the ship breaking yard to the marine environment and laborers working there.
During drydock, a ship has to take shore power to ensure that the work on board goes on uninterrupted. Let’s take a look at the procedure to take shore power during dry docking of ships.
As more seafarers follow the trend of quitting sea jobs every year, we try to find out what are the main reasons which force them to do so. Find out twelve main factors which are making seafarers quit their maritime careers at sea.
A cargo manifest is a consolidated list of all the cargo that is on board a cargo vessel. The list of all cargo carried on the vessel will appear under the vessel name and identification marks of the vessel.
In the frenzy and excitement while signing-off from the ship, seafarers often overlook important things, which can land them into problem later on. Mentioned herein are ten important points seafarers must not forget during singing off from ship.
Learn about the operation and working of the main engine starting air system in the video which describes the important parts of the starting air system along with their individual functions.
Every ship is installed with fresh water production unit which produces fresh water from sea water. The efficient water production unit of the ship helps the vessel owner to save on additional fresh water expenses that are incurred by purchasing water from port suppliers. Two popular methods for production of fresh water on ships include:…
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