Stowage position of survival crafts
Survival craft is a craft capable of sustaining the lives of persons in distress from the time of abandoning the ship. It includes any lifeboat, liferaft, free fall lifeboat, rescue boat or davit launched liferaft or other craft capable of sustaining the lives of persons.
In this article, we will discuss about survival crafts’ stowage requirement, on the basis of SOLAS & LSA code.
LSA On-Board Maintenance Guidance
In accordance with ISM Code Section 10.1 the safety management system of the company must provide a maintenance plan which ensures maintenance and inspection of the ship and equipment according to the relevant rules and regulations, codes, guidelines and standards.
In this article, a comprehensive LSA maintenance plan for all SOLAS ships has been prepared for Marine Topics’ readers.
Safety Investigation Report
Considering the importance of investigating accidents in preventing their recurrence, in this article we will discuss the incidents’ review including rout causes and correction actions. Stay with us.
Immersion Suit
The sea has always been a hostile environment and the decision to live and work upon it takes courage, skill, determination and good training.
This article describes a general information on immersion suit and its SOLAS regulation, construction standards and periodic testing recommendations, for marine center’s readers.
Recovery of persons from the water
Refer to the SOLAS 2012 Amend / Chapter III / Reg. 17-1, all ships shall have ship-specific plans and procedures for recovery of persons from the water, taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organization. (MSC.1/Circ.1447)
Lifeboat releasing mechanisms
There are different types of lifeboats used on board a ship on the basis of the type of ship and other special requirements. Not all the lifeboats have the same type of releasing mechanisms, for the launching of a lifeboat depends on several other factors. In this article, we will take a look at the main types of “lifeboat releasing mechanisms”.
Methods of Fire Protection for Cargo Ships Except Tankers
Refer to the SOLAS 1999/2000 Amend/ Chapter II-2/ regulation 9.2.3, for Cargo Ships except tankers one of the following methods of protection shall be adopted in accommodation and service spaces and control stations: Method IC, Method IIC, Method IIIC
Navigation Bridge Visibility
Ships of not less than 55 m in length (Overall Length) and constructed on or after 1 July 1998 shall meet the below requirement in relation to the navigation visibility and according to the SOLAS 2006 Amend / Chapter V / Reg. 22.
Water Mist Lance System
This article describes a brief overview to the water mist lance systems which have been mandatory for ships carry containers, constructed on or after 01 January 2016.
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