• Bulwark And Freeing Ports

    Bulwark:- It is planking at the side of the ship to protect the passengers and crew from falling to sea. Bulwark should not be welded to the sheerstrake to the […]

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  • Stern Tubes

    The purpose of stern tube are to support the shaft and to make water tight joint where shaft enter the hull. Fitting:- At the fore end of the tube there […]

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  • Stern frames

    The upper part of the stern of a ship extends abaft of the rudder post. And there is special arrangement of framing to support it. This framing is mainly carried […]

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  • Rudder

    Rudders originally consisted of single plate,with supporting arms riveted to either sides. This is called single plate rudder which has been superseded by double plate rudders which are normally streamlined […]

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  • FWG cont’d.

    PRESSURE TESTING OF SEPARATOR If leaks occur it will in most cases be neceassary to carry out a pressure test in order to find out the leak. The pressure is […]

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  • Lifeboat on load and off load release system

    Q) Explain the on-load and off-load release mechanism of a lifeboat? A) OFF-LOAD Release of lifeboat means that the load is off from the hooks. to release the lifeboat in […]

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  • CO2 CALCULATION FOR FIXED FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM

    Q) CO2 calculation for ship? A) let the cylinder contain 45.4 kg of gas  capacity of cylinder = 68 ltrs filling ratio = 0.67 empty cylinder weight =80 kg  volume […]

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  • LSA

    Q) What is “Line Throwing Apparatus” ? A) Line throwing apparatus is used when a line is to be passed from one ship to another acurately and quickly.Every line-throwing appliance […]

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  • Polymerization

    In a medium speed engines heavy fuel oil burns using higher injection pressure and within short injection timing. The compression pressure and temperature are also high. In ideal condition the […]

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  • Types of floor

    We read alot about the types of floor in many books of ship construction but most of the time we are not able to visualise as to how different types […]

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