What is STCW Chapter VII and why is it important? STCW stands for Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers. It is an international convention adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 1978 to establish minimum standards for seafarers’ competence and qualifications. The STCW Convention has been revised and amended several times, most […]
As a project, world’s first commercial ship that is being pulled by a kite sailed across the Atlantic. Name of the vessel is MV Beluga SkySails and sailed from Germany to Venezuela in maiden trip. The project was launched in the year 2008. The idea is that a big computer controlled Kite will fly 200m […]
One can absolutely say that the incinerator is like a boiler and the only difference is that in this machinery we do not generate the steam. Construction of Incinerator What is an incinerator? It is like a waste recycling unit. Like boiler here too we have the rounded shell in which the combustion process is carried out.We […]
