SHIP STABILITY DURING DRY DOCK
Situation
while sitting on the chocks inside drydock - The GM, BM, KB and KG vary in such
situation, as a result the transverse KM (KB+BM) will become 0. It is because
there is no displaced volume...
HOT PARTS IN MODERN LOW-SPEED TWO-STROKE MARINE DIESEL ENGINE
REQUIREMENTS
The requirements for the hot part
components are diverse and often conflicting with each other. Component
temperatures of 600 °C and above presuppose the correct material selection and
a proper cooling. The thermal stresses, caused by the...
EMISSIONS REGULATIONS AND IMPACT ON ENGINE PERFORMANCE
MAN Diesel has discussed the future of state-of-the-art
emission control technologies for the new as well as for existing engines with
the various authorities. MAN Diesel has highlighted the potential technical
concerns & possibilities in order to...
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...
THE STUDY OF DAMAGED STABILITY
The
study of damaged stability of the surface ship comes of use when the ship‘s
watertight hull is damaged in a way that enable water to flood any compartment
within the ship‘s hull. Since this changes the...
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...