Stresses on ship have been discussed here. A ship like other objects is subjected to both stress and strain, and since the size of the ship is large, they serve a great importance. Ship is subject to stress and strain because loading, buoyancy, weather and machinery. All of them have different effect on ship structure. It […]
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 […]
Most of the mariners phase this acute dilemma, that what to do, after their sea career. Yes the anxiousness can be justified from the fact that, when you move out of the sea, certainly you are little bit apart from the crowd. But there are certain life experiences that I have seen, in which merchant […]
