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The international maritime organization (IMO) has accepted a mandatory Polar Code to provide for safe ship operation & environmental protection in the Polar Regions. If you are onboard a ship in the Arctic or Antarctic waters, then...

BASIC REQUIREMENTS The functional requirements for the Engine Control System (ECS) are dictated by thermodynamic and other (mechanical, tribological) functional requirements. Apart from several core functions which every ECS has to perform for the electronically controlled reciprocating engine, the...

To comply with the Polar Code, a ship and her crew must be prepared for operations in polar waters. When in polar waters, the ship must be operated within the limitations specified on its Polar Ship Certificate...

The chief engineer(C/E) of the ship is the chief of the technical department of the ship. It is his duty to assure that the engine room(E/R) machinery works normally for the smooth voyage. According SOLAS convention, it...

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The fuel injection and exhaust valve actuation systems are core ancillary engine systems responsible for optimising the engine operation in variable conditions of load and speed. The major requirements for these systems on the modern two...

Regulation 5.1 - Flag State responsibilities Regulation 5.1.1 - General principles Regulation 5.1.2 - Authorization of recognized organizations Regulation 5.1.3 – Maritime labour certificate and declaration of maritime labour compliance Regulation 5.1.4 - Inspection and enforcement Regulation 5.1.5 - On-board complaint procedures Regulation 5.1.6 -...

International Convention on the Standards of Training, Certification & Watch keeping for the Seafarers, 1978 was accepted on 7th July 1978 & enforced on 28th April 1984. The main motive of the Convention is to encourage safety...

The International Safety Management Code for the Safe Operation of the Ships & for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code) is an international standard for the safe management & performance of ships aiming about the conservation of the environment &...

A classification society is the non governmental corporation that manages & sustain technical standards for the building & performance of the ships & offshore structures. To circumvent liability, they clearly take no accountability for...

A charter party is a document of contract by which the shipowner agrees to lease, & the charterer agrees to hire, a ship or all the cargo space, or a part of it, on terms & conditions...