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- Auxilliary Systems
- November 25, 2013
- 514 views
Types of Tubes in Marine Water Tube Boilers
These days water tube boilers have nearly replaced the previously used smoke tube boilers on ships which have been shifted to auxiliary duties mostly. Let us find out about water…
- Types of Ships
- November 22, 2013
- 486 views
ROV: An Underwater Robot
ROV’s or Remotely Operated Vehicles can easily be termed as underwater robots and considered a boon for deep water industries like offshore hydrocarbon extraction. As the name itself suggest, Remotely Operated…
The Dead Sea Facts – Why Do You Float In The Dead Sea?
The very name “Dead Sea” seems to be frightening enough, but do you know any Dead Sea facts or perhaps the reason as to why is the Dead Sea called…
- Naval Architecture
- November 19, 2013
- 276 views
What Is A Dry Dock?
Maintenance of the ships and boats irrespective of their size at regular intervals is of utmost importance for reasons of safety and prolonging the life of the vessel. The maintenance…
Underwater Ship Inspection
Marine Engineers take care of most of the maintenance jobs on the ship but there are certain areas which require specialist services. For example the part of the ship which…
- Navigation
- November 9, 2013
- 691 views
Ship Speed Measurement Techniques
It is not difficult to understand why we are studying speed measuring devices and techniques in terms of ships and marine vessels. The importance of speed measurement comes from the…
- Marine Jobs
- October 19, 2013
- 300 views
Ship Pursers: Then & Now
There are many job roles in a ship and one role is that of a purser. We will now discuss in detail what the role of a purser actually is…
- Auxilliary Systems
- October 16, 2013
- 340 views
How Does A Turbocharger Work?
Before learning about how does a turbocharger work on a diesel engine, we need to know what is a turbocharger in the first place. The efficient working of a diesel…
Vessel Bunkering: Refueling Ships
In simple words Vessel bunkering means refueling of a ship, aero-plane or any huge equipment that would require refueling. Of course there are two things to be noted, firstly being…
- Auxilliary Systems
- October 13, 2013
- 378 views
Crude Oil Washing In Ships
Crude oil is a common type of cargo which is carried by ships and it obviously leads to lot of deposits in the cargo tanks. The removal of excessive sticky crude…
