MLC TITLE 4. HEALTH PROTECTION, MEDICAL CARE, WELFARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY PROTECTION
Regulation 4.1 - Medical
care on board ship and ashore
Regulation 4.2 –
Shipowners liability
Regulation 4.3 - Health
and safety protection and accident prevention
Regulation 4.4 - Access to shore-based welfare facilities
Regulation 4.5 - Social security
Regulation 4.1 - Medical
care...
SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHIPS
Basically there are no universally relevant definitions
of ship types, particular descriptions & names are used within IMO treaties
& the conventions. The following is the list ship types defined in several
IMO instruments:
A passenger ship is...
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...
2/E Duties on ESP, CAP & CAS
List of Duties & Responsibilities
Discuss with CE , Master & C/O to prepare
Plan for Upcoming Survey.Discuss With CE & prepare Plan for the
upcoming ESP/ CAS / CAPEducate crew regarding Upcoming Survey – PPE
requirements &...
CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR COLLISION
General
emergency alarm signal : Seven or more short blast followed by one long blast
Emergency:- Immediate
Action Required/Members of The Team
Collision:-
Stop
main engine & raise emergency alarmDetermine
if any casualties suffered and render First aid, if necessary.Establish
communication with...
SHIPBOARD EMERGENCIES
Shipboard Emergency Preparedness as the way ships are managed and operated using a systems approach, taking into consideration key procedures/tasks/equipment that through failure could result in an emergency. On the face of it, it...
CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR PERSONNEL INJURY
General
emergency alarm signal : Seven or more short blast followed by one long blast
Emergency:- Immediate Action Required/Members
of The Team
PERSONNEL
INJURY:-
Evacuate injured person to a safe &
comfortable locationAssess the condition of the injured and
administer First AidIf...
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN LOW-SPEED TWO-STROKE MARINE DIESEL ENGINE
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,...
FLOATING DRY DOCKS
Now we
come to the other type of dry docks, the ones which float. Floating dry docks
have their own stability problems stemming from the fact that they have to
float & bear the load of the...
CODE OF SAFE PRACTICE FOR CARGO STOWAGE AND SECURING (CSS CODE)
Background
The
accelerations acting on a ship in a seaway result from a combination of
longitudinal, vertical and predominantly transverse motions. The forces generated by these accelerations
leading to the majority of securing problems. The danger arising from...