class IV

Passenger ships & the ships other than passenger ships of 3000 GT & more built on or after 1st July 2002 must carry voyage data recorders (VDRs) to help in accident investigations, under regulations accepted in 2000,...

There are different acronyms that are generally used when referring to turbochargers with variable geometry turbines. In almost all cases these are or have been logo that the particular manufacturer has used with reference to their product....

Under the Port State Control (PSC), inspection of ships in port is done by the Port State Control Officer(PSCO). Annual data of Paris MoU confirms that a total of 74,713 deficiencies were recorded during port state control...

What is Virtual Tappet? Unlike Aux Engines which have a manual tappet to adjust, there must be a tappet clearance for the Main Engine as well. But with the absence of a rocker arm...

Modern A.V.R. (Zener Bridge) Voltage through the Zener diodes remains almost constant independent of current variations.Smoothed D.C. output is applied to the voltage reference bridge.This bridge is balanced at the correct generator voltage output with no potential difference...

Collecting Sample water The first phase in the boiler water testing is to collect feed water sample from the boiler concerned.Always take the water sample from the same place.Test samples usually cooled to 25 degree Celsius with the...

Performing the published Rules, the classification process includes: A technical analysis of the design plans & related records for the new ship to check compliance with the relevant Rules;Presence at the building of the ship in the shipyard by...

All the ships should be surveyed & certified by the officers of the flag State or their recognized organizations (ROs) or recognized security organizations(RSOs) or nominated surveyors so that applicable certificates can be provided to organize that...

Port State Control (PSC) is the checking of foreign ships in the national ports to confirm that the condition of the ship & its equipment satisfy with the conditions of the international regulations & that the ship...

Key IMO Conventions International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amendedInternational Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modifiedby the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto and by the Protocol of 1997...