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What is Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR)?
Continuous Synopsis Record comes under SOLAS Ch. XI-1, Regulation 5. The following are the key points: 1) Every ship to which SOLAS Ch I applies is issued with a Continuous…
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What do you know about the IOPP certificate?
IOPP Certificate An International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) Certificate shall be issued, after an Initial, Periodical or Renewal survey as specified in Annex I, to any oil tanker of 150…
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What are the SOLAS requirements for foam concentration of fixed deck foam fire fighting system?
Concentration of Deck Fixed Foam System 1) The rate of supply of foam solution shall be not less than the greatest of the following: A) 0.6 ltr/min per square metre…
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What are the SOLAS requirements for Hand Flares, Buoyant Smoke Signals & Rocket Parachute Flares?
SOLAS requirements for Hand Flares, Buoyant Smoke Signals & Rocket Parachute Flares Hand Flares The hand flare shall: 1) be contained in a water-resistant casing 2) have brief instructions or…
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What are torsional stresses? How can they be compensated?
Torsional Stresses and its prevention A ship traversing a wave train at an angle will be subject to righting moments of opposite directions at its ends. The hull is subject…
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Refer the below Question & give Answer
Lifeboat as Rescue Boat Ques. Your vessel has 2 similar Lifeboats on either side of the accommodation. Lifeboat No. 1 is marked as a Rescue Boat. Will there be any…
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Explain the working of On load & Off load release mechanisms?
On load and Off load release Off-load mechanism: The off-load mechanism releases the boat after the load of the boat is transferred to water or the boat has been lowered…
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What are the Markings required on the Lifeboat hull as per LSA Code?
Markings on a lifeboat A lifeboat is marked with the following : 1. Name Of the ship and port of registry on both sides of the bow. 2. Name of…
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Name the Equipments required to be carried in Lifeboats?
Complete list of Lifeboat Equipments 1) Except for freefall lifeboat buoyant oars, sufficient to make headway in calm seas and a crutch is provided for each oar and is attached…
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What are the requirements for Lifeboat Fittings?
Lifeboat Fittings Requirements 1) All lifeboats except free-fall lifeboats shall be provided with at least one drain valve fitted near the lowest point in the hull, which shall automatically open…