Do & Don’t Of Portable Ladders

Following a number of crew injury claims, Steamship Mutual P&I Club released a Risk Alert focusing on the use of portable ladders.

Although ladders are in common use both ashore and on ships, investigations into the causes of these accidents show the risks associated with their use at sea are often not fully appreciated.

Do
  1. Carry out a risk assessment and toolbox talk before starting the job.
  2. Review your company’s Safety Management System for guidance on working at height.
  3. Check the ladder is...

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When & Why A Seafarer Should Start Investing?

Most of the merchant navy personals are great at engineering, navigating, living life at seas but are ‘Financially Unlearned’.

We have been taught lots of technical calculations during our engineering days about how a ship works but was never really taught how to manage our finances once we start sailing on those ships, says in article published on marineinsight.

Answer to when 

The moment you earn a dollar, you should invest a dime (that’s 10%) at least. Start investing when you get your first...

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Tide Clock, A Maritime Gadget In The Ancient Times

Innovated over four decades ago, by an American inventor, the tide clock was a necessarily significant maritime gadget in the ancient times. As its name pinpoints, the equipment is utilized to calculate the stipulated time difference between the occurrences of wave surges.

What is tide clock?

A tide clock is a specially designed clock that keeps track of the Moon’s apparent motion around the Earth. A tide clock is divided into two roughly 6 hour tidal periods that shows the average length of time...

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Binnacle, A Piece Of Maritime History

The magnetic compass plays a very vital role in maritime navigation. Owing to the exposure of the magnetic compass to the weather and harsh conditions, it becomes necessary to safeguard the compass. 

The navigation instrument that helps serve this purpose is the binnacle. Alongside this aid, binnacles also safeguard the compasses from toppling over due to the constant rolling and pitching of the vessel.

What is the binnacle?

The binnacle is a cylindrical container made of non-ferrous material that...

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QUALSHIP 21 Status During 2020

In its annual PSC report for 2020 released earlier in May, the USCG provided an update on its QUALSHIP 21 program, which ended calendar year 2020 with 3,283 vessels enrolled (compared to 2,936 in 2019). By the end of 2020, 137 ships received the E-Zero designation, more than double the number of last year with 51 ships.

QUALSHIP 21 program

The Quality Shipping for the 21st Century program, or QUALSHIP 21, recognizes and rewards vessels, as well as their owners and Flag Administrations, for their...

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Requirements For Reefer Ship Carrying Fishery Products To The EU

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) outlines the requirements for refrigerated cargo ships carrying frozen fishery products to countries in the European Union (EU) in order to comply with EU regulations.

EU regulation

The EU has several regulations addressing the safety of food, in order to provide a high level of protection of human life and health for EU citizens.

The regulations require that ships flying the flag of non-EU countries, are inspected by the relevant competent authority and appear...

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The Ultimate Guide Of Ship Motion

When ships sail on the open ocean, they are subjected to a large number of forces in all directions. Be it wave loads, structural stresses, wind forces or even turning forces, these vessels must be built to withstand all such loads and stresses.

The first step in being able to counteract these loads is being able to understand the ship’s response to each of them.

Coordinates of ship

The X-axis runs along the length from the stern towards the fore. The Y-axis runs along the breadth or beam of the...

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What’s Maritime Industry Doing To Slash CO2 Emission?

Fossil fuel transport today is up against a grim carbon reality: if ocean shipping were a country, it would be the sixth-largest carbon emitter, releasing more CO2 annually than Germany. International shipping accounts for about 2.2% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. 

Winds of change, especially triggered by new international commerce and climate pacts and policies, could soon push us rapidly beyond carbon into a new age of sail, with the need for a planet-wide cargo fleet rebuilt from the...

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Core Elements Of Container Security Initiative (CSI)

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, U.S. Customs Service began developing antiterrorism programs to help secure the United States. Within months of these attacks, U.S. Customs Service had created the Container Security Initiative (CSI).

CSI addresses the threat to border security and global trade posed by the potential for terrorist use of a maritime container to deliver a weapon. CSI proposes a security regime to ensure all containers that pose a potential risk for...

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Anchor Loss, A Growing Concern

Lost anchors are among the top five reasons for claims costs, and DNV GL, Gard and The Swedish Club have responded to a negative trend in loss of anchors and chains and associated costs with a study into root causes.

The anchor and the anchoring mechanisms and procedures are crucial elements in securing a ship. Loss of anchor and chain damage is a serious matter. It affects ship seaworthiness. 

How many anchor lost per year?

DNV GL has observed a relatively high number of anchor losses with 8-10...

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