Sea Walls Approach By Nations
Due to the rise in sea levels due to global warming, sea walls area being increasingly turning too as a form of protection against the sea flooding of low lying areas. With the recent tsunamis that have ravaged Asia in the past decade and the [...]
Health and Safety In The Workshop
The below mentioned are general health and safety tips for the workshop and although we are talking in the marine context, these are applicable in general in the industry.
Industrial Safety
Many accidents occur in workshops which may range from [...]
What Is Nationality Of A Ship?
Every ship is registered with a country. By nationality of the ship we mean the country the ship is registered with. The country of origin (manufacturing) might not always be the nationality of the ship. In today’s world the registration of [...]
Efficiency Of A Radar Set
As per Performance Standards for Navigational Radar (IMO), the set must have means of ascertaining the level of its overall performance. It is understood that such means shall be available to the radar observer at all times and not rely on the [...]
Weather Effects On Radar
In this post we will learn about some of the effects that the natural weather elements can have on a ship radar
Performance
When radio waves pass through the atmosphere, some of their energy is lost due to absorption, scattering, diffraction, [...]
Facts About Suez Canal
Suez Canal is one of the most interesting water bodies in the world.
It is an artificial sea level water body. It is located in Egypt.
It connects Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
It was opened in 1869. It took about ten years to build this [...]
Cost of Idle Oil Tankers
It is a common saying that “”a ship is safe at the harbor but that’s not what it is meant for”. This is true literally speaking even from the commercial standpoint. Ships are constructed to remain on the move and the cost of an idle [...]
INS Kolkata Joins Indian Navy Fleet
INS Kolkata, a destroyer meant to maintain peace in the region, was officially inducted in the Indian Navy fleet by prime minister Narendra Modi on 16th August 2014. The best thing about this vessel is that it has been built within the country [...]
What Makes A Cruise Ship Float?
Have you ever wondered as to what makes a cruise ship float on the surface of sea water? It is a great pleasure to sail in a huge ship in the midst of oceans. People who work on ships such as navigating officers, marine engineers, know the reason [...]
Stick Charts For Navigation
Marshall Islands Stick Charts, Micronesian Stick Charts, or Polynesian Stick Charts for navigation have been used since ages. They are one of the most ingenious navigational tools devised by man. It was a mapping tool used by early sea farers [...]
