VERIFICATION OF THE GROSS MASS OF A PACKED CONTAINER
Introduction
The consequences of misdeclaring the gross mass of a packed container can be far-reaching. Should a variation between the declared gross mass & the actual gross mass of a packed container go unnoticed, it...
INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SAFETY FOR SHIP USING GASES OR OTHER LOW-FLASHPOINT FUELS (IGF CODE)
The motive of the International Code of Safety for the
ship Using gases or Other Low flash point Fuels is to provide an international
standard for ships, other than the vessels under the IGC Code, operating...
OTHER SAFETY TOPICS
The safety of life at the sea has been a matter of
responsibility to the IMO since its formation, & in this time many
regulations & conventions have been accepted to enhance operational safety
conditions.
One way of...
POLAR WATER OPERATIONAL MANUAL
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PWOM?
The Polar Water Operational
Manual(PWOM) is a ship related reference document that explains in detail how
the ship shall be operated in the polar waters. The procedures address
operations under both...
MANNING AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CREW WORKING IN POLAR REGION
Part I-A Chapter 12 Manning and Training of the Polar Code requires a ship owner to ensure that deck officers on SOLAS ships operating in polar waters have completed special training and have the...
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON SAFE MANOEUVRING IN ICE
Rudder and propeller of a ship
in ballast and loaded ship are operating in different conditions.
Propeller of a ship in ballast
is in constant interaction with the ice - the ship is subjected to vibration -
answers...
PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING LIFEBOATS
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...
DEVELOPMENT OF THE ISM CODE
A number of very significant accidents which took place
during the late 1980's, were manifestly trigger by human errors, with
management faults also identified as imparting factors.
Lord Justice Sheen in his investigation into the loss of
the...
INTERNATIONAL POLAR CODE
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...
HOW TO COMPLY WITH THE POLAR CODE?
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...