How do satellite phones work on ships ?
How can a ship stay in touch with shore once it’s miles away from the land?A continuous contact with the shore is important to prevent accidents …
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Marine Engineering
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Ship Hull Designs in Naval Architecture - An Overview
Hull is known as the foundation of the ship. It withstands extremely harsh climatic and weather conditions. Hull should be designed in such a way that …
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Ship to shore radio communications - Internet on the Ship
Internet has become an integral part of each and every person’s life style. On land, Internet is easily accessible. But what when a person is …
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Generator Synchronization - Marine Generators Paralleling Process
Synchronization of generators is an activity that is carried out quite often on ship. It is a prerequisite that each and every engineer on the ship …
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Navy Stealth Ships - Future Weapon Systems
Using the same technology as the by now famous stealth aircraft, stealth ships are slowly adding teeth to the navies of the world. Although stealth …
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Oily water seperator - Working and Construction
“No ship can sail without an Oily Water Separator”, an annexure of Marpol says. OWS is used to treat an oily water mixture before …
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How to Read Morse Code: A Guide to Dashes & Dots That Make Up Morse Code
Morse Code is often used on board ships as a way to transmit signals. A combination of dashes and dots are used for words, letters and numbers. Learn …
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How Does a Bilge Pump Work ?
It is important to empty ship’s bilge wells at regular interval of times to prevent flooding of the engine room. Bilge pumps are used for this …
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How does a Hovercraft Work?
Wouldn’t you love to drive a boat that can run at a speed equal to that of the fastest car on the earth? Engineers have been looking for ways to …
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How to make a Kayak ?
So you want to go fishing all alone or probably just want to sail in the lake near your house, but don’t have the money to buy or rent a real …
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