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. […]
A load line survey is a periodic inspection of a ship’s hull and equipment to ensure compliance with the International Convention on Load Lines. The convention aims to prevent overloading and reduce the risk of sinking or capsizing due to structural failure or water ingress. A load line survey is usually conducted every five years […]
In a recent accident happened in maritime sector, a UK pilot named Francesco Galia, died while transfer operations from boat to the merchant ship. The highly skilled pilot lost his and is not the alone incident happened so far. Every year such cases of fatal and non-fatal accidents do happens with the pilots all around […]
