 Responsibilities of the Master The responsibilites of the Master on a ship are immense. As the highest-ranking officer onboard, the Master’s decisions and actions directly impact the safety of the crew, the integrity of the vessel, and the protection of the marine environment. This guide explores the multifaceted responsibilities that come with this crucial position….
The function of a fin stabilizer, found at the bottom part of the ship’s hull, is to provide resistance to the excess rolling of ship in either direction. Many seafarers have not seen a real fin stabilizer until the ship goes to dry dock for hull inspection and surveys. This does not rule out the knowledge that every…
The generator onboard, being the powerhouse of the ship, requires regular maintenance and overhauling to ensure efficient and safe operations. A responsible marine engineer will never wait to carry out maintenance procedures until its machinery is on the edge of a breakdown. Instead, he/she will take all necessary precautions to prevent his ship from any impending troubles, which…
Every engineer on the ship knows the importance of oily water separator (OWS) and must have heard stories of legal actions taken against seafarers who tried to fiddle or bypass the automation system of the OWS. The most common cause of people tampering with oily water separator is the deterioration of the performance of the system. Apart from the filter…
The development of a uniform system of buoyage throughout the world was of paramount importance for safe navigation at sea.  As traffic lights are used to guide drivers on road, similarly buoys and beacons are indispensable for guiding mariners at sea. Imagine what would have happened if more than one buoyage system was in use around…
A Deck Prism was fitted into a ship’s deck to illuminate the areas where sunlight could not penetrate. For centuries, sailing vessels used the reflection and refraction from deck prisms to provide light on board wooden ships. Though candles and kerosene lamps were also used, these posed a hazard. Meanwhile, the glass prism dispersed the…
A vessel does not always sail in open seas. Often, they ply in narrower water bodies like rivers, channels or canals, shallower water regions close to the shore while approaching a port or a harbour for docking, and encounter deltas and estuaries. In other words, a very critical aspect of navigation involves restricted conditions where the vessel needs…
EPIRB- What does it stand for? An Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)Â is a device that alerts search and rescue services (SAR) in case of an emergency at sea. It is a tracking equipment that transmits a signal on a specified band to locate a lifeboat, life raft, ship, or people in distress. An EPIRB is…
Maritime Resource Management (MRM) is a training program built on the most advanced research in human factors and resource management. It helps prevent accidents at sea caused due to human and organisational mistakes. It began in 1993 as Bridge Resource Management. It can be defined as using and coordinating skills, knowledge, resources, and experience available…
Sea Lines of Communication are major maritime routes between ports around the world and are used for trade, military/naval, logistics and other purposes. SLOCs, or Sea Lines of Communication, function as commercial trade routes in peacetime, but during wartime, they acquire a strategic place. The party that controls them has the upper hand, as seen…
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