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Marine Machinery
Troubleshooting guides for pumps, boilers, purifiers, compressors and auxiliary systems.
Merchant Navy Careers
Questions about joining the merchant navy, exams, cadetships, ranks and sea-time.
Maritime Glossary
Plain-English definitions of shipping, engine-room, navigation and regulatory terms.
Shipboard Operations
Practical Q&A for watchkeeping, safety, maintenance routines and onboard documentation.
Results for "Freeboard"
What are the key steps in a safe bunkering operation?
The essentials of safe bunkering — the agreed plan and checklist, scuppers and SOPEP readiness, communication, monitoring and verifying the figures.
Shipboard OperationsWhat is the man overboard (MOB) procedure on a ship?
When someone falls overboard, immediate, drilled actions — raising the alarm, marking the position and turning the ship back — give the best chance of recovery.
Shipboard OperationsWhat are safe pilot boarding arrangements and pilot ladder requirements?
Pilot boarding arrangements must let a pilot get on and off a moving ship safely, chiefly by a correctly rigged pilot ladder meeting SOLAS requirements, attended by an officer.
