Category: General

The basic premise of navigation is to plan and execute the trip from berth to berth and find the ship berthing guidelines that may be helpful.

Based on my personal experience as a navigator. The collision avoidance guidelines outlined here are being practiced on a variety of vessels.

How can we obtain a good lubricating oil sample? Oil samples in tiny bottles are collected for routinely used oil analysis.

Since I began sailing, Port State Control inspections have been a never-ending saga that keeps sailors alert to their responsibilities. On that ground, responsible officers do their utmost to …

I had GPS rollover when shifting from EOPL to Singapore AWPA anchorage. With that, ECDIS indicated a problem with the SA digital certificate. “Invalid ECDIS SA (Scheme Administrator) digital …

The majority of foreign-going vessels now have an approved ECDIS aboard. It is important to have two operable units in order to meet the SOLAS criteria. There are several …

This is proper operating instruction for depth steel tapes, or how a seaman uses the sounding tape onboard a ship daily to get the tank soundings. This product is …

If the memory card lock appears on the LCD monitor of the camera, either Sony brand or Canon brand, you may follow the given procedure to unlock the memory …

The known process for registering vessels under the Maldivian flag is not difficult, though it may take some time. Foreign-going ships flying the Maldivian flag may be fewer in …

I’m going to write about the manual tools needed for the motor rewinding job here. Coil making machine for motor winding Type – manual Quantity – 1 piece Coil …