How to Operate a Ship Ballast System What Is a Ballast Water System? A ballast water system allows a ship to pump water in and out of very large tanks to compensate for a change in cargo load, shallow draft conditions, or weather. The capacity of ballast water tanks might be millions of gallons on a […]
Dynamic positioning operator for ship You would use computer systems to control a ship so it can stay in one position and remain stable in the sea. Your vessel could be a ship or a semi-submersible involved in : Supplying offshore oil and gas platforms. Drilling operations. Laying pipes on the seabed. Setting up renewable […]
Dynamic Positioning Operation For Ship Rudder Dynamic positioning (DP) is a computer-controlled system to automatically maintains a ship’s position and heading by using its own propellers and thrusters. Position reference sensors, combined with wind sensors, current sensors and gyro compasses, provide information to the computer pertaining to the vessel’s position and the magnitude and direction […]
Fire Prevention For Tugboats Fire prevention on boats – common causes of fire : Smoking below decks. Galley cookers. Build-up of butane or propane gas in the bilges. Faulty wiring. Petrol/gasoline vapour in engine bay. Flammable paints and solvents. The best way to deal with fires on board ships is to prevent them rather than […]
The hyper mist or high pressure fog fire fighting system is installed for all important ship’s machinery systems in the engine room (ME. AE, Purifier, Boiler etc.). The high-pressure water mist/fog system provides water mist protection during emergencies to engine room areas and machinery spaces. This system is independent of any other fixed fire fighting system such […]
For a seafarer, working on a ship means dealing with several challenges on a daily basis, for which, he/she needs to be prepared at all times. Fire pump on a ship is an essential machinery which helps seafarers to tackle extreme emergency situations involving fire. These marine firefighting pumps are also popularly known as Marine Fifi […]
The machinery systems fitted on board ships are designed to work with maximum efficiency and run for long hours. The most common and maximum energy loss from machinery is in the form of heat energy. This loss of heat energy has to be reduced or carried away by a cooling media, such as central cooling […]
How it works , requirement of fresh water & sea water cooling system Cooling of engines is achieved by circulating a cooling liquid around internal passages within the engine. The cooling liquid is thus heated up and is in turn cooled by a sea water circulated cooler. Without adequate cooling certain parts of the engine […]