Last Updated on September 4, 2020 by Amit Abhishek If there is one community that contributes and suffer the most after the medical employees are the fellow seafarers. As we are heading towards the normalcy we need to acknowledge the effects of COVID 19 on the shipping industry in general and hardship on seafarers. Not […]
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Last Updated on August 27, 2020 by Amit Abhishek Reserve buoyancy is a key concept of ships stability lessons. Without which you simply cannot understand practical operation of ship and its seaworthiness. The term reserve buoyancy refers to the volume of enclosed space or the part of ship above the waterline that can be made
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Last Updated on August 7, 2020 by Amit Abhishek A chain locker is a small compartment or space located under the windlass. This is a place forward of the collision bulkhead below the main deck storing or securing the anchor chain cables. The chain locker is connected to the windlass with a Spurling pipe. In
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Last Updated on August 4, 2020 by Amit Abhishek The term stiff and tender ship is a key part of the vast topic i.e ships stability. A ship or boat floats in water when its downward acting weight is balanced by the upward buoyancy. In most cases this axis of flotation passes through the center
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Last Updated on July 27, 2020 by Amit Abhishek The term RACON stands for RADAR + BEACON ( Radio Beacon ). An all-weather radar transponder that works on all frequency of the radar transmission. A racon or radar transponder beacon is a device used to identify position/landmarks in a maritime situation. They are generally used
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Last Updated on July 26, 2020 by Amit Abhishek What is the function of the top bracing? The longitudinal vibration from the piston movement is transmitted to the crosshead guides and then to the engine structure ( a very stiff location in the ship’s hull supporting engine weight ). Now to protect against the twisting
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Last Updated on July 2, 2020 by Amit Abhishek A lifeboat has always been an integral part of life-saving equipment on the ship. It’s considered as the last resort to safety challenges on board ships. Thus it is important to maintain the required number of lifeboats at all times. Lifeboats are basically a smaller boat
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