A defect in the hull structure, which could have been caused by grounding, berthing, or collision damage, or, more likely, a defect in the sea water pipeline system, could have led to flooding in the engine room. Both of these scenarios are possible. There are some measures that can be taken in order to prevent…
As discusses on one of my previous posts, there are different types of steering gear systems installed onboard vessels, from 4-ram type to rotary vane type. If you want to learn more about them please follow this link. In accordance with IMO regulations the pumps, hydraulic power circuits and can and must operate as isolated…
The goal of decreasing the combustion process to zero is accomplished via cooling as well as minimizing the material transformation and activation energy required for combustion. In other words, the objective of fire-extinguishing agents is to reduce the rate of combustion to zero. In order to extinguish a fire, one of the fire triangle element…