Ranking of Flag States
Ships are the lifeline of sailors and it is vital to ensure that ships adhere to the specified safety norms and other classification standards so that both the crew and…
Marine Electrotechnology Equipment and Principles
Marine engineers need to know not only about their mechanical stuff, but should be well versant with several related technologies including electrotechnology equipment and their principles of operation. This is…
What Is Ship Grounding?
The history of marine accidents is quite old. But we will talk about latest incident which happened on April 14th, 2010, the master and other crew members of a Chinese…
Oil Tanker Familiarization
There are many courses that are associated with marine engineering. One such subject is oil tanker familiarization. It is a mandatory part of STCW 95. The significance of the subject…
Shipping Vessels are Poisoning Our Oceans
Several factors occurring around the oceans of the worlds have the global community worried. Garbage disposal, over fishing, over pollution are all poisoning our oceans and killing reefs and fish…
Container Ship Fire
Container ship fire may not sound important or even difficult to occur since the cargo is carefully packed in to strong weather resistant shipping containers, but this is not the…
Hazardous Shipping Colors
Vessels that carry dangerous materials must be painted with hazardous shipping colors to warn on coming or other vessels to maintain a distance to avoid any accident. Most vessel on…
Infant Life Jackets
Many people haven’t heard of infant life jackets but they are common and part of the safety equipment onboard each cruise ship or common passages vessel like ferries or private…
Hospital Beds on Cruise Ships
Hospital beds on cruise ships are a common feature in fact it is part of the safety on board cruise ships which is inspected and must receive approval for the…