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Operation The thermodynamic steam trap is simple and robust in design. It operates by means of the dynamic effect of flash steam as it passes through the trap, as shown in figure (i).On start-up, incoming...

 IMO developed initially: A.973(24) - Code for the enactment of the compulsory IMO instruments in the year 2005, as revised by the A.1054(27) in the year 2011, as Audit Standard for the VIMSAS, & again by...

There has been too much puzzle with regards to the notations used for the Marine Diesel Engines. One can consult the engine manual & find out what such notations means. However, this article will provide explanation for...

International Convention SOLAS which is modified, concerning various aspects of maritime safety & contains, in chapter VI, the compulsory provisions regulating the carriage of solid bulk cargoes. These arrangements are enhanced in the International...

IMO was formed to accept regulations & Governments are accountable for enforcing  them.  When a Government accepts an IMO Convention it agrees to make it part of its own national law and to enforce it just...

When the ship on the voyage chart is in port, the expenses of the shipowner continue. At the same time loading or unloading is controlled by the charterer, who if not held to a definite number...

Marine insurance includes the loss or damage of ship, cargo, terminals & any transport or cargo by which property is transferred, received, or held between the points of origination & final destination. Cargo insurance is a sub-branch...

EMISSION CONTROL CONCEPTS: EFFECTS TO BASIC ENGINE DESIGN Modern two-stroke marine Diesel engines need to comply with the emission legislation of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Regulations comprise limits for the emission for NOx and Sulphur Oxides (SOx) globally...

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...

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...