class IV

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...

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...

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...

Describes that the Code of Safe Working Practices or its equivalent is intended primarily for merchant seamenDescribes that there should always be an sufficient number of copies to enable the Master, Safety Officer & any members of the...

Lightening holes Large apertures cut in floor plates, side girders, and tank bracket plates.In double bottom vessels they provide an access to the different cells for inspection and upkeep, besides taking weight off the structure, which is their principal object.In...

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) &...

Adoption: 9 April 1965; Enforced on 5th March 1967 The Convention's main objectives are to prevent unnecessary delays in maritime traffic, to aid co-operation between Governments, and to secure the highest practicable degree of uniformity in formalities and other...