Search and Rescue Transponder … [Read more...]

To save a vessel or cargo from total loss after an accident; recompense for having saved a ship or cargo from danger.The property which has been recovered from a wrecked vessel, or the recovery of the vessel herself. … [Read more...]

The surfaces of canvas, extended on or between the masts, to receive the force of the wind, and thereby press the vessel through the water. … [Read more...]

The condition of a vessel caused by the unequal distribution of cargo. When a vessel loads too heavily in the center it causes a bending downward of the hull at the midships area. This can also be caused by the vessel working in heavy seas with large waves under each end and no support under the center of the ship. Sag is the opposite of Hog.In seamanship, SAGGING to leeward, signifies the movement by which a ship makes considerable leeway, or is driven far to leeward of the course on which she apparently sails. But as a phrase applied to the hull of the ship is the very reverse of … [Read more...]

Maximum working load of lifting equipment that should not be exceeded should not be exceeded. … [Read more...]

That speed of a vessel allowing time for effective action to be taken under prevailing circumstances and conditions to avoid a collision and to be stopped within an appropriate distance. … [Read more...]

the ship’s stability criteria may be in booklet format or in the form of a series of plans, or even carried in a combination format of both. Either way the documents are in the control of the Ship’s Chief Officer and will include the following: general particulars of the vessel; a general arrangement plan showing cargo compartments and tank dispositions; special notes on the stability and loading procedures; hydrostatic particulars; metric conversion table; capacity plan showing centre of gravity of cargo stowage compartments (to include free surface moment of oil and water tanks); notes on … [Read more...]

are locations showing substantial corrosion and/or are considered by the attending surveyor to be prone to rapid wastage. … [Read more...]

an extent of corrosion such that the assessment of the corrosion pattern indicates wastage in excess of 75% of the allowable margins, but within acceptable limits. … [Read more...]

a sea area where, for recognized technical reasons in relation to its oceanographical and ecological condition and to the particular character of its traffic, the adoption of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution by oil is required. Special areas include Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea, Gulf Area, Gulf of Aden, North Sea, English Channel and its approaches, The Wider Caribbean Region and Antarctica. … [Read more...]