The Need for the Maritime Law Jones Act
The Maritime Jones Act has two main objectives. To protect the rights of the American seamen, to prevent them from working on substandard ships, to …
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Record Retention Requirements from Maritime Law
This article is about all record retention of oil record book, cargo record book, and garbage record book as per the maritime regulations passed by …
Continue ReadingUsing a Broker to Buy or Sell a Boat - Everything You Should Know
Do we really need brokers to sell and buy ships? This article describes the need for brokers to buy and sell and do necessary documentation work like …
Continue ReadingNegative Effects of Complacency and Routinization in Maritime Jobs
This article discusses how the negative effects of complacency and routinization lead to marine accidents. To avoid this situation, many shipping …
Continue ReadingMarine Admiralty Law vs Common Law
In this article we discuss Admiralty law and Common law, the need for these laws, and conventions that govern flag, coastal, and port states.
Continue ReadingCommon At Sea Nautical Etiquette and Flag Rules
Sea etiquette, though a diminishing custom at sea, is staunchly followed by navy and merchant ships. Flags have been used for several purposes at sea …
Continue ReadingAre Average Ocean Temperatures Rising?
The average ocean temperatures are rising in the worlds oceans, mainly within the layer of seawater starting 800 yards below the surface. Rising …
Continue ReadingI Learned from That: Ship's Crane Load Brakes Fail, Causes Damage
When a ship’s main engine breaks down at sea, the removal of pistons, liners, or cylinder heads requires using the engine overhead crane. The crane …
Continue ReadingEffect of the Sea Level Rise in the Indian Ocean on Shipping
The sea level in the Indian Ocean is rising continuously, and with a higher rate compared to the global average sea level rise. This is a big Issue …
Continue ReadingNorthwestern Passage Linking the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans
The way of the Northwest Passage is not only a shorter route for shipping, this route also goes towards quick development of various countries by …
Continue ReadingMarine Radio Bands - Where to Tune for Marine Radio
In this article we will discuss the kind of radio you need to listen to ships at sea and the marine radio bands adopted worldwide by the IMO.
Continue ReadingOnshore Job for Sailors: Some of the Lucrative Onshore Jobs
The days are gone when a sailor or a marine engineer can earn big bucks only on ships. There are many onshore jobs that have an equal pay check and …
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