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INTRODUCTION The prime mover of merchant ships has been for more than the century primarily the marine Diesel engine, which is nowadays predominantly a low-speed, two-stroke, crosshead-type, reversible, uniflow-scavenged, turbocharged, electronically controlled engine. The low speed marine engine is,...

Protection & indemnity insurance, known as "P&I" insurance, is a type of mutual maritime insurance given by the P&I Club. But, a marine insurance company furnish "hull & machinery" cover for ship owners, & cargo cover for cargo...

What ships does the MLC, 2006 apply to? The MLC, 2006 defines a ship in Article II, paragraph (1)(i) as“a ship other than one which sails only in internal waters or waters within, or closely adjacent to, sheltered...

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...

General emergency alarm signal : Seven or more short blast followed by one long blast Emergency:- Immediate Action Required/Members of The Team CHEMICAL SPILL:- In event of : Transfer system leak, Tank overflow, suspected cargo tank hull leak.Stop operation by fastest...

The IMO has accepted the International Code for the Ships Operating in the Polar Waters & related amendments to make it obligatory under both the International Convention for the Safety of the Life at Sea (SOLAS) &...

Q. Explain latest developments in Marine “Tribology”. Explain the inferences you may draw from a main engine lub oil analysis report with the proposed corrective action in each case. Answer:- Tribology is the science & engineering...

Amendments to SOLAS - enforced 1st July 2008 The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), at its 82nd session held from 29 November to 8 December 2006, adopted an amendment to SOLAS regulation III/19.3.3.4 concerning provisions for...

Guideline for procedures of blackout testing during Class Survey The scope of this guideline for testing blackout, is to offer a general guidance and to minimize the risks associated with a complicate test and to...

The lows peed marine two-stroke engine development process is characterised by a few particularities such as decentralised production, the sheer size of the engines, broad use of HFO and the volatility of the shipping business as a whole,...