Rescue boat requirements on merchant ship. A rescue boat is a small craft that can be used to rescue persons from the water, marshal life rafts, or tow life rafts to a safe place. Rescue boats are essential for the safety of life at sea and are required by the International Convention for the Safety […]
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained a merchant ship due to dropping anchor at an allocation which is not permitted by them. Both Captain and Chief Engineer of Vessel MT Marquessa have been detained and amount of $23,000 (RM 100,000) imposed as fine to the vessel or 2 years Jail term after conviction to […]
Water mist fire fighting system has been discussed in this article and we will study that in detail. As name suggest water mist system fights fire by cooling down the fire with the help of very fine water droplets also called hyper mist. On different ships, you have might have water mist or hyper mist. […]
