Ship Grounding - Why does a ship run aground?
Oceans are synonymous with great depths. There are oceans with depths, double the height of Mt. Everest. Similarly, there are some parts of oceans …
Continue ReadingAnsys Tutorial on Material Properties: Learn How to Define Material Properties for Performing FEA in Ansys
Any Finite Element Analysis (FEA) can be performed in two ways in Ansys: by menu options and by entering codes in the Ansys command prompt. I like the …
Continue ReadingCable Laying Ships - Types of Sailing Ships
Communication technology has advanced drastically since last few decades and efforts are continuously being made to make the world a smaller place. …
Continue ReadingSea Rules of the Road: The Display of Light & Audio Signals
While it is primarily the responsibility of the navigators, Marine Engineers who work at sea should also understand the lights, shapes and sound …
Continue ReadingTypes of Sailing Ships - Tugboat and its uses
Small but Powerful - Is how a tugboat is described. The only type of boat that has a vast range of applications. Don’t judge it by the …
Continue ReadingAutoCAD 2009 Tutorial: Create Custom AutoCAD Hatch Pattern
You can use a built-in AutoCAD 2009 hatch pattern from the Home > Draw > Hatch icon. There are fairly large numbers of hatch pattern available …
Continue ReadingOnline Freelance Work for Mariners
If you are a sailor then surely you are earning a handsome remuneration. But do you feel that your time at home should also be productive? If yes then …
Continue ReadingWater Dredger: Marine Dredging Ships - Different types of Ships
Technologically advanced ships help in doing many arduous tasks, which are sometimes totally out of human capability. Have you ever thought how …
Continue ReadingCargo Ship Plans : Planning for safe journey of the ship
Planning is necessary to ensure that the valuable goods and cargo loaded on a ship reach their destination without causing damage or harm to the ship …
Continue ReadingSea Rules of the Road: Avoiding collisions when ships are in sight of one another, and in restricted visibility
This third article in the series explains how ships behave when they can see each other and when visibility is reduced. Note that night is not …
Continue ReadingMarine Sounding Equipment: How does sounding work?
Wondering how do ships crew check the quantity of bunker fuel oil/ oil cargo/ballast water in ship’s tanks? The method of measuring the …
Continue ReadingRisk Based Inspection - the API 581 Risk-Based Inspection Resource
In practice, companies’ efforts to implement RBI have been blocked by the complexity of the risk analysis step. API developed usable RBI tools that …
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