Radio officer employment prospects in shipping industry
The article describes the history and current status of communication in the marine industry and the job profile of the radio officers that are …
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Marine emergency duties - Search and rescue patterns
Do anyone know how “Search” operation is carried out for the people of sunk ship or an aircraft crashed above ocean? Lets know the …
Continue ReadingShip name plates - Meaning of ship names and their abbreviations
It would be quite unpleasing if you are Mr xyz but somebody addressed you as Miss/Mrs xyz or vice versa. So basically the prefixes are as important as …
Continue ReadingCasual factors in major maritime accidents
Have you ever heard about the free surface effect and do you know it could be dangerous enough to sink an entire ship? If not, just go ahead and read …
Continue ReadingOnline freelance work and ways to identify fake websites
If you are a shippie looking to make productive use of your holidays by working online, you certainly need to know the ways to prevent yourself from …
Continue ReadingEffects of Marine Pollution on Sea Plants and Animals: Examining How Types of Human Pollution Harms Ocean Life
Marine pollution is a familiar problem to most, but the lasting effects it will create is something to definitely consider. Very few know that the …
Continue ReadingMarine navigation charts and use of notices to mariners
Do you know what is meant by a notice to mariners. This article will explain the use of Notices to Mariners (NM) in a common every day language.
Continue ReadingCauses of extreme fatigue on ship and ways to overcome it
It would be an understatement to say only the people in shipping industry are getting affected by fatigue when the whole world is being bogged down by …
Continue ReadingJob on a ship - Challenges and difficulties
A Shipping job is not at all bed of roses, neither it is as glamorous as it sounds. Just as every coin has two sides, a shipping job too has drawbacks …
Continue ReadingMaritime Ship Collision Cases Explored - Causes and Effects
Sea routes are getting busier day by day as the number of sailing ships is continuously increasing. Technology advancement has helped large ships to …
Continue ReadingHow marine navigation charts are constantly corrected with the latest information.
If you are travelling by road, chances are that nobody needs to tell you if there has been an accident in front or something similar happened. But the …
Continue ReadingSky sails and their use for powering a ship
Harnessing the wind as a renewable source of energy can be a mundane thing to discuss. But the shipping industry has made the wind use in a totally …
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