Engine room fires are often very challenging to deal with, due to the construction of the room and a plentiful supply of the fire triangle elements: heat, fuel and oxygen. A major engine room fire … [Read more...] about Safety Digest -How to prevent Engine Room fires
Marine Digests
Fixed gas detection systems – are you sure the correct gas concentration is displayed?
Source: Gard During routine port state control inspections, the USCG found that fixed gas detection system sensors on a few LNG carriers were outside the tolerances established by the manufacturer … [Read more...] about Fixed gas detection systems – are you sure the correct gas concentration is displayed?
Interim Report – Explosion and fire on chemical tanker Stolt Groenland at Ulsan, S Korea
On 28 September 2019, the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands requested, in accordance with the International Maritime Organization Casualty Investigation Code, that the MAIB (UK’s Marine … [Read more...] about Interim Report – Explosion and fire on chemical tanker Stolt Groenland at Ulsan, S Korea
Indian Govt. to chart out evacuation plan for stranded seafarers in international waters: Mandaviya
Source:PTI New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) The government will chart out a plan for evacuation of seafarers stuck on international waters amid COVID-19 pandemic, Union Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya said on … [Read more...] about Indian Govt. to chart out evacuation plan for stranded seafarers in international waters: Mandaviya
OCIMF sets up task force to consider remote ship vetting
Souce :Tradewinds A special task force has been set up by the energy majors and key ship charterers to investigate different way of conducting ship vetting inspections during the Covid-19 … [Read more...] about OCIMF sets up task force to consider remote ship vetting
