SOLAS Amendments 2008 Coming into Force 2010
The amendments, which have been intensively developed over
the past decade, are based on the "probabilistic" method of
determining damage stability, which is itself based on the detailed study of
data collected by IMO relating to collisions. Because it is based on statistical
evidence concerning what actually happens when ships collide, the probabilistic
concept is believed to be far more realistic than the previously-used
"deterministic" method
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US Navy Course NAVEDTRA 14338 - Quartermaster
US Navy Course NAVEDTRA 14338 - Quartermaster e download
This is a self-study course. By studying this course, you
can improve your professional/military knowledge, as well as prepare for the
Navywide advancement-in-rate examination. It contains subject matter about day-
to-day occupational knowledge and skill requirements and includes text, tables,
and illustrations to help you understand the information. An additional
important feature of this course is its references to useful information to be
found in other publications. The well prepared Sailor will take the time to
look up the additional information.
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The American Practical Navigator. Bowditch Full E-Edition
Marine navigation blends both science and art. A good navigator
gathers information from every available source, evaluates this information,
determines a fix, and compares that fix with his pre determined “dead
reckoning” position. A navigator constantly evaluates the ship’s position, anticipates dangerous situations well before
they arise, and always keeps “ahead of the vessel.” The modern navigator must
also understand the basic concepts of the many navigation systems used today,
evaluate their output’s accuracy, and arrive at the best possible navigational
decisions.
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The Shipmasters Business Companion Full E-Edition
THE SHIPMASTER’S BUSINESS COMPANION Fourth Edition
In an increasingly litigious world where environmental
concerns often place ships and their masters under official and public
scrutiny, every serving and aspiring shipmaster needs to be fully aware of his
obligations to his owners, managers, charterers, shippers, flag state, port
state, coastal states, and crew. He can only know what his numerous obligations
are, however, if he is armed with a sound knowledge of current ‘Shipmaster’s
Business and Law’.
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Veritas News Sheet
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Japan frees crew of Chinese fishing boat in territorial row
13 Sep 2010 1:18 pm
Japan has freed the crew of a Chinese fishing boat held last week in disputed waters, but held on to the captain in a territorial rift between the two neighbours. China's Foreign Ministry said that was not good enough
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IMB Live Piracy Report
The IMB Live Piracy Report displays all Piracy and Armed Robbery incidents reported to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. Click on the image for more details.
Incident Details: View
11.10.2010: 1245 LT: Posn: 22:11.06N – 091:44.38E: Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh.- While at anchor, robbers boarded a container ship. They entered the forward store and stole ship’s stores. When noticed by crew, the robbers jumped overboard and escaped..
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IMO Global Ballast Management Program.
Invasive aquatic
species are one of the four greatest threats to the world's oceans, and can
cause extremely severe environmental, economic and public health
impacts.The GEF/UNDP/IMO
Global Ballast Water Management Programme (GloBallast) is assisting developing
countries to; reduce the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in
ships' ballast water, implement the IMO ballast water Guidelines and prepare for
the new IMO ballast water Convention.
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Good news for marine insurers on piracy
Piracy on European vessels is not new but the way the Dutch authorities investigated and successfully prosecuted recently is. Liam Morrissey explains why this could start a string of convictions for pirates
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