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CYLINDER DISTANCE In a slow-speed 2-stroke engines the cylinder distance & consequently engine length are invariably decided by the powertrain layout, which takes place in parallel with thermodynamic layout. Cylinder distance determination is central to engine development since it...

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS), as modified, deals with various angle of maritime safety & contains in chapter VII the obligatory provisions governing the carriage of dangerous...

CONSTRUCTION – FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE EXTINCTION Entry into force: 1 July 2002 PART A - GENERAL Regulation 1 - Application - This chapter applies to ships built on or after 1st July 2002. Ships built before that...

IMO has always paid great attention to the advancement of navigational safety. Since 1959 a whole series of measures have been introduced, in the form of conventions, recommendations and other instruments. The best known...

The Long-Range Identification & Tracking (LRIT) system allow for the global identification & tracking of the ships. The function of the ships to transmit LRIT information & the rights & obligations of SOLAS Contracting...

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....

Derating A vessel’s engine and propeller are optimized and designed for a given operational and max. speed. If the operational speed of the vessel is generally lower...

Out of the total operational costs of a ship, fuel costs account for by far the highest proportion. In view of the global economic situation and the rising oil prices, shipowners and charterers are...

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...