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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...

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 Polar Code divides ships into three categories: Category A, B or C. Category A Category A ship means a ship designed for the operation in the polar waters in at least medium first year ice, which may...

Vacuum switchgear follows the principle that it is virtually impossible for electrical current to flow in a vacuum. Therefore, the main contacts disconnected inside the vacuum bottle. The typical contact material consists of a tungsten matrix impregnated...

Smoke evaluation A conventional measure of the combustion quality, & the traditional way of qualifying the emission, is to measure or simply look at the smoke intensity. The exhaust gas plume, when it leaves the top of the...

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,...

With less than 15 days to go before the implementation of much anticipated IMO 2020, it has been estimated that around 93% of the world fleet will burn maximum 0.50% sulphur compliant fuels outside ECA-SOx from...

International Labour Organization Member profile The International Labour Organization (ILO), situated in Geneva, became the first specialized agency of the UN. It was established in the year 1919, in response to a destructive war, to pursue...