IMO LEGISLATIONS 2018 ONWARDS
1 January 2018 - Revised FAL Convention
The revised Annex to the Convention on the Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL) includes mandatory requirements for the electronic exchange of information on cargo, crew and passengers.The...
THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS (IMDG) CODE
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...
IRON CARBIDE EQUILIBRIUM DIAGRAM
The part of iron and carbon alloy system line diagram representation of unalloyed iron and an interstitial compound, iron carbide (Fe3C), containing 6.67 percent carbon by weight is called iron-iron carbide equilibrium diagram. It...
CHOCKS AND HOLDING DOWN BOLTS ARRANGEMENT
The main engine is
fitted on the ship’s hull with the help of holding down bolts and chocks. The
floor where the engine is installed is excessively strengthened by heavy
flooring and using additional bars and girders....
BOILER SURVEY
Twice in 5 years
Open the boiler vent valve when pressure inside is just above the atm pressure to ensure that there is no vacuum in the boiler Allow the boiler to cool and...
BOILERS CLASSIFICATION
According to Passage of water and hot gases: • Water Tube Boiler: A boiler in which the water flows inside some small tubes which are surrounded by hot combustion gases. •...
SF6 CIRCUIT BREAKER
A circuit breaker in which the current carrying
contacts work in the sulphur hexafluoride or SF6 gas is known as an SF6 circuit
breaker. SF6 has magnificent insulating property. SF6 has high
electro-negativity. That means it has...
CONVENTION ON FACILITATION OF INTERNATIONAL MARITIME TRAFFIC (FAL)
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...
SALVAGE – INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON SALVAGE 1989 AND LLOYD’S STANDARD FORM OF SALVAGE (LOF...
Marine salvage is the procedure of recovering
the ship & its cargo after a shipwreck or other maritime casualty. Salvage
may surround towing, re-floating a vessel, or effecting repairs to the ship.
Today, saving the coastal environment...