How Do Pirates Board Ships?
An increase in piracy in the Somali waters may one how pirates board the huge vessels? The article describes the various reasons that make the piracy …
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Life at Sea
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The History of Piracy In Somalia
The recent piracy attacks in Somalia have raised several questions in everyone’s mind- questions that seem simple, but have difficult answers. …
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Marpol 73/78 and Annex I to VI
Marpol is a set of international regulations that prevent ships from spreading environmental pollution at sea.The idea of “marpol” came …
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Automatic Identification System for Tracking Ships
Keeping track of ships sailing at sea has become an important aspect of maritime navigation these days. The Automatic Identification system (AIS) is a …
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Marine Engineering Jobs: Marine Engineers Areas of Specialization
In my last article, a brief history of Marine engineers and their nature of work on board a merchant ship. Let us now discuss the areas of …
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Marine Engineering Areas of Specialization-1
Read here to know about a different branch of Engineering Studies, Marine Engineering. Also one will be shocked to know that Marine Engineers are the …
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Essential Survival Equipment on Ships and Marine Platforms
Seafarers the world over are assured escape from whatever type of ship or oil rig they are serving on by the lifeboats. These have evolved over the …
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Chip Log Explained - An Ancient Navigation System
An integral part of the dead reckoning system, chip log is supposed to the first navigational tool for measuring a ship’s speed.
Continue ReadingMarine Engineer Jobs - Performing the Engine Room Watch Duties
The performance of the engine room watch entails all watch keeping engineers to be aware of their duties. When I was an engineer at sea, every senior …
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Measuring Ship's Speed Using Pitometer Log
Pitometer log is a type of navigation tool used in the ships for measuring the ship’s speed relative to water. An integral part of dead …
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