Ship anchoring is one of the ship’s critical operations. This is being performed either in shallow or deep water. Anchoring in deep water basically means dropping the anchor at a water depth of more than 50 meters. The recommended maximum water depth for anchorage is about 110meters. Ship anchorage is an important part of the…
Though marine radars are indispensable equipment on the bridge, it still has their own limitations. Knowing this allows the Officer on Watch to make the best decision. The main limitations of marine radars are range, bearing, and accuracy. Other minor factors include target acquisition, pulse length, wavelength, and sensitivity. Radars are an effective tool onboard…
Despite the fact that the risks associated with entry into enclosed spaces on ships are well known and discussed extensively in company safety manuals under the ISM code, enclosed space entry fatalities still continue to account for a considerable fraction of deaths at sea to this day. A 2020 ITF report revealed a total of…
Break bulk cargo consists of individually handled units such as steel, machinery, and bagged goods, loaded piece by piece onto ships.
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1994, Regulation 90, grants the right to all states to register ships under their flags and to sail them on the high seas. The flag states as part of their responsibility is expected to maintain administrative, technical, and social oversight over their ships. UNCLOS…
The LCB, the longitudinal center of buoyancy, and the LCF, the longitudinal center of flotation play a huge role in regard to the stability of a vessel. Firstly, let us take a look into what LCB and LCF are and further proceed with their relation to the stability of a vessel. Centre of Buoyancy –…
How much does a cargo ship weigh? A clear breakdown of displacement, deadweight tonnage, lightship weight, and how draft surveys calculate it.
One of the many tough decisions sometimes required to be taken by shipmasters is deliberately grounding a ship, an act referred to as “beaching”. It is a tough decision because a shipmaster at that time, for safety or commercial reasons, has to take the decision to beach a ship – run his ship aground, an…
The production of automobiles has become an increasingly worldwide business, which has led to a growth in the demand for international shipping of vehicles. RO-RO ships are ideal for this kind of operation as they are designed and optimized to transport auto, rolling equipment, and breakbulk cargo. Ro-Ro is the acronym for the expression “Roll-on,…
Maritime transport, by definition, involves many different arrangements at the various ports of call of a ship. Because of the spatial distances involved, these arrangements would otherwise be impossible to be cleared by the shipowner himself. It, therefore, becomes evident that the role of Agents is at the heart of maritime transport since it is…