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2014
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12 Famous Myths About Merchant Navy People Have
- July 3, 2014
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: General
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The merchant navy (merchant marine) isn’t exactly a very common or popular profession. There are many people around the world who are either not aware of this unique industry or have several misbeliefs about the same. However, owing to a larger than life depiction in popular culture, it intrigues a vast majority of people who’ve
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What Methods Are Used For Marine Seismic Operations At Sea?
- July 2, 2014
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: Technology
Marine seismic operation or seismographic acquisition is the method used for collecting information about the subsea surface. In marine seismic operation, the geophysicists use the same principle used by earthquake seismologists, but relatively low acoustic energy (sound waves) is generated mechanically for collecting the data. The data thus collected provides accurate information about the rock
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8 Things to Consider While Doing Nautical Chart Plotting On Ships
- July 1, 2014
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: Practical Tips
Chart work is the art of laying a safe course, fixing the position and reassuring that position, while steering the ship on that course. It’s an imperative job which every navigating officer should master. It is also one of the top-tier skills which decide the competency of a ship navigator. As there is no margin
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10 Reasons You Must Thank Seafarers Today
- June 2, 2014
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: General
For the past thousands of years people from around the world have been sending goods through sea ways. From the clothes people wear to the food they eat, almost everything today is brought to them through ships. The shipping industry, also termed as the invisible industry by many, is crucial to the existence of the
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20 Practical Tips for Safe Gas Welding and Cutting Operations On Ships
- June 1, 2014
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: Practical Tips
On a cargo vessel, fire occurred in the mast house where oxygen and acetylene cylinders were stored. The crew had arranged two gas torches in tandem for carrying out hot work on the windlass drum. Both the torches were connected in parallel from the same pair of gas cylinders by temporarily fitting “standard” t-joints at
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NOAA Predict an Average ‘Dead Zone’ for Gulf of Mexico
- May 2, 2014
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: General
Scientists are expecting an average, but still large, hypoxic or “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico this year, and slightly above-average hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay. NOAA-supported modeling is forecasting this year’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone to cover an area ranging from about 4,633 to 5,708 square miles (12,000 to 14,785 square kilometers)
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First Environmental Seal Systems Gain Recognition for Meeting EPA Requirements
- May 1, 2014
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: General, Technology
Wärtsilä has received an important service level recognition for its Wärtsilä Airguard and Wärtsilä Oceanguard propeller shaft sealing systems from Lloyd’s Register. The recognition of Lloyd’s Register, a marine classification society, confirms that the sealing systems meet the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) requirements. Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider and a
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10 Most Common Life-Threatening Accidents On Board Ships
- March 1, 2014
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: General
No seafarer wants to get hurt or suffer injuries while working on ships. We all know it’s a hostile working environment at the sea and no matter how many precautions are taken, accidents are bound to happen as a result of one main and common reason – human error. A series of regulations has been
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Duties of Ship’s Company Security Officer
- February 2, 2014
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: Practical Tips
What are the Duties of Ship’s Company Security Officer (CSO)? Under the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS), every shipping company is required to appoint a company security officer, who would take care of the ship’s safety and security. The company security officer designated by the company would be responsible for one or
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5 Things Seafarers Expect From Maritime Industry in 2014
- February 1, 2014
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: General, MLC
With the introduction of Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) in 2013, seafarers around the world can now expect that their “basic rights” are taken care of, and they are subjected to fair treatment under all circumstances. Apart from these important rights, seafarers want at least a few more things to change in the year 2014. Several
