Maritime Knowledge Base
Browse questions and answers across marine machinery, merchant navy careers, shipboard operations and maritime glossary terms.
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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 "Planned maintenance"
Should I choose the deck or engine department?
How the deck and engine career paths differ — daily work, skills, ranks and progression — so you can pick the one that fits you.
Shipboard OperationsHow do I prepare for a Port State Control inspection?
How to be ready for Port State Control — certificates, drills, maintenance evidence and housekeeping — so a routine inspection does not become a detention.
Merchant Navy CareersWhat is an electro-technical officer (ETO) and what do they do?
An electro-technical officer is a specialist engine-department officer responsible for a ship's electrical, electronic and control systems, a rank formalised under STCW.
Shipboard OperationsWhat is a near miss on a ship and why is reporting it important?
A near miss is an event that could have caused injury, damage or pollution but happened not to — reporting them lets a ship correct hazards before they cause a real accident.
