What is the Responsibility of the Master after Abandoning a Ship?
In case of unfortunate accidents at sea wherein the crew has to abandon the ship, the master should perform certain duties as mentioned in the article.
What is Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET)?
Helicopter underwater escape training arms you with the resources and skills needed to stay safe and escape from a helicopter that has landed in water. Find out more about the training course inside the article.
Procedure For Handing Over Engine Room Watch At Sea
An efficient watch handing procedure needs to be followed in order to ensure safety of life and property at the sea. Find out the procedure for handing over engine room watch at the sea.
What Materials Are Used For Building Ships?
Do you know what are the different types of commonly used materials used for building a ship? Find out inside the article.
Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) on a Ship Explained
Just like in Airplanes, a ship is also provided with a black box known as Voyage data recorder. The VDR helps for reconstruction of the voyage details and vital information during an accident investigation.
An Insight into the Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) Used in the Maritime Industry
An Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) or Automatic Guided Vehicle as the name suggests is a vehicle that is controlled and operated with the help of automated technological systems and equipments instead of the more traditional manual operations. AGVs are extensively used in the Maritime Industry. AGV was initially introduced to enable faster delivery of goods…
Introducing 2 New Essential Practical Guides for Cargo Operations on Tankers
Increase your work productivity on board tanker ships through practical solutions, expert advice, and real life incidences offered by these definitive guides on cargo operations on tankers. A must have eBooks for all maritime professional working in the tanker industry.
A Safe Port Watch Procedure for Deck Officers
The key activities involved during port operations are loading and unloading of cargo, port authority people coming onboard the ship for formalities, and securing or stabilizing the ship as per the cargo loading and unloading procedure.
What is a Metering Pump On board a Ship?
Metering pump, as the name suggests, is a type of pump which is used on ship to pump a precise volume of liquid. Metering pump can be adjusted to provide different flow rates. They are generally used when the precision of volume to be delivered is very important.