BOILER WATER TEST
Collecting Sample water
The first phase in the boiler water testing
is to collect feed water sample from the boiler concerned.Always take the water sample from the same
place.Test samples usually cooled to 25 degree
Celsius with the...
SCOPE OF CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES
Performing the published Rules, the
classification process includes:
A technical analysis of the
design plans & related records for the new ship to check compliance with
the relevant Rules;Presence at the building of
the ship in the shipyard by...
SURVEYS, VERIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATION
All the ships should be surveyed & certified by the
officers of the flag State or their recognized organizations (ROs) or
recognized security organizations(RSOs) or nominated surveyors so that
applicable certificates can be provided to organize that...
PORT STATE CONTROL
Port State Control (PSC) is the checking of foreign ships
in the national ports to confirm that the condition of the ship & its
equipment satisfy with the conditions of the international regulations &
that the ship...
LIST OF IMO CONVENTIONS
Key
IMO Conventions
International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amendedInternational Convention for
the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modifiedby the Protocol of 1978 relating
thereto and by the Protocol of 1997...
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON LOAD LINES, 1966
Adoption: 5 April 1966
Entry into force: 21 July 1968
Introduction and history
It has long been acknowledge that restrictions on the draught to which a ship may be loaded make a considerable contribution to her safety....
BLU Code and BLU Manual
The Code of Practice for Safe Loading & Unloading of the Bulk Carriers (BLU Code) was developed with the motive of averting accidents or loss of ships carrying solid bulk cargoes as a...
MARITIME SECURITY AND PIRACY
The IMO has within its mandate to make trade and travel
by sea as safe and secure as possible. To manage & reduce any warnings with
the potential to balance maritime security the Organization develops
appropriate regulations...
IMO GOAL-BASED STANDARDS
What are goal-based standards?
Goal based standards(GBS) are high level excellence & methods that are to be met through regulations, rules & standards for the ships. GBS are consists of at least one goal, functional...
AIS TRANSPONDERS
Automatic identification systems (AIS) are developed to provide information about the ship to other ships and to coastal authorities automatically.
Regulations for carriage of AIS
Regulation 19 of the SOLAS Chapter V - Carriage requirements...