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The term “bunkering” refers to the taking on board of fuel oil or transferring of fuel oil from vessel to vessel. To ensure that the procedure is correctly and safely carried out there are certain measures that need to be followed as fuel oil is a flammable liquid and can be highly explosive under the correct conditions in...
Taking Over a Watch The relieving watch keeper should come 15 minutes before the start of watch. He should enter the engine room via the staircase, entering at the highest point, taking a brief ‘round’ or ‘walk – through’ of the engine room before the start of the watch. This walk-through the engine room is important, as one...
Usually, an engineer officer in charge, with perhaps a junior engineer assisting and one or more ratings, will form the watch. Each member of the watch should be familiar with his duties and responsibilities, the safety and survival equipment in the machinery space. This would include a knowledge of the fire fighting equipment with respect to location and...
Credit to the Owner: This article is written by Rebecca Shinners and originally published by Woman’s Day When you board a cruise ship, you’re instantly greeted by the smiling faces of employees from different countries across the globe. From restaurant waiters to performers, their job is to make your vacation as fun as possible. Of course, it’s hard not...
