Life at Sea Now and Then
Life at sea know and than has changed dramatically compared to when Christopher Columbus and other seafarers took to the seas in the late 1400s. In those days life was…
The Digital Strategist- General
- June 15, 2011
- 434 views
Why We Don’t Hear Enough About Seafarers?
These are people who spend weeks or months at a time out in the open ocean, with none other than the crew they sail with being the main reason we…
A World without Sea Farers
Today some sea farers face major obstacles in their profession but this does not mean we will be having a world without sea farers anytime soon, we should never the…
Sea Farers Day
To appreciate the contributions made by the sea farer’s towards international marine trade, the IMO members agreed to designate a day “Day of the Sea farer’s” that will be marked annually on 25…
MARPOL
MARPOL is the convention that was put in place to minimize pollution from ships and marine vessels. It was first implemented in 1973 and a protocol later modified it in…
3rd eng
- Marine Certification
- June 1, 2011
- 397 views
Sailors: The People Out At Sea
Sailors, Mariners, or Seamen are people that navigate or assist in navigation and operations on board water borne vessels. The term sailor could mean professional mariner military personnel or recreational…
Gas Detection and Measurement
To maintain safety conditions during marine tanker operation, gas detection, and measurement is important for the vessel and its personnel safety. The main requirements to check on the safety are…
- Types of Ships
- June 1, 2011
- 207 views
Other Cargo Tankers
It is common that many civilians associate the term tankers with oil and oil products, but this is not the case and there are other cargo tankers that specialize in…
- Marine Certification
- May 28, 2011
- 386 views
Female Marines
Due to the hard nature of being a marine makes some women avoid joining the service. Intensive/ hard training and the realization of living out at sea for months at…
- The Digital Strategist
- Safety
- May 19, 2011
- 357 views
Inert Gas Systems on Ships
Installation of inert gas systems aboard tanker ships is to minimize the danger of explosion or fire on cargo tankers. This is an ever existent danger because of the…
