Are you going to join ship? If yes these points that are mentioned here are good for taking a handover (if you get one). With fast cargo operations, there is not much time for handover to be done in a thorough manner. Here we have mentioned some of the points to be asked, which will […]
Author: MG Staff
High Voltage Advantages On Ship Electrical System
High Voltage advantages on ship have been discussed in this article, as why it is good practice to use HV systems on ships. But before that we need to know what is high or low in shipping industry.As per the norms in the shipping sector, any voltages above 1000 volts are considered high voltage. Slowly […]
Inclining Experiment Procedure for Ship
Inclining Experiment is discussed in this article which is used to determine the metacentric height of a ship. Metacentric height or GM, is crucial and critical for a ship stability. If the GM of the ship is more, than ship become stiff. This makes ships to roll but come back to original place very fast. […]
Automatic Voltage Regulator in Generator
Automatic Voltage Regulator have been discussed in this article, and the component associated with it. AVR is used on the ship generators and as name suggest it is used for voltage regulation in case there is a increase or decrease in power demands suddenly. AVR can be called as the governor for the generator when […]
Port Chaplain Tells His Experience of Meeting Seafarers
Ahoy ‘Ahoy, Port Chaplain coming on board’. This is how I mostly start my ship visit. And yes, mostly I am welcomed on board. But there are also times when my seafarers are busy, with bunkering, or they are doing other work. But their business is for me no problem. Why? Because ‘I know with a smile and a handshake […]
She left Job At Google! Her Story to sea
Like most seafarer wives I was very exicited to go on ship, I enjoyed every moment it became best life experience ever beside being sea sick. My skin glows when I stay with him, of course my husband’s love, but it’s mainly because of healthy lifestyle, you eat on time.. breath fresh air, you can […]
Story: A starry night on bridge of a Ship
After a week of joining ship was able to see clear sky after crossing Gibraltor. Till then, it was always cloudy. As the night darkened, went on bridge to experience the stars…and I was spellbound for few seconds didn’t move from my place and just saw the sky without blinking my eyes. The sky was […]