If you are a seafarer or a shipping company in India, you might be familiar with the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), the government agency that regulates and oversees all aspects of maritime affairs in the country. The DGS is responsible for implementing the shipping policy and legislation, ensuring the safety of life and ships […]
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 […]
This article discusses about the crankshaft deflection and bearing clearance measurement in details. Both of the process is crucial for the any engine onboard. But here we will focus our approach towards the main engine only. But for crankshaft deflection related to generators is more or less same. Read this interesting article: Main engine crankcase […]
