One of the major hazards in the ship's engine room is fire. As per one of the studies carried out by DNV, a leading maritime certification and a...

Most of the important machineries on ship are always provided with emergency backup or standby system which can be used in case of failure of th...

In spite of taking all the precautions and safety measures while handling engine room machinery systems, accidents are bound of take place in th...

If you are a marine engineer working on ships, you would know that there is a massive difference between the theoretical knowledge provided in t...

Log books are an important part of daily routines that are carried out onboard ships for they help to keep together all the records of what is ...

Engine room watchkeeping officer must know what to do when the ship is about to enter a port or depart from one. Below things are to be done by ...

Engineers on ships perform their duties in rotational shifts, each having fixed and equal number of hours. A ship engineer can master the watchk...

Though there is no specific list as to what should be checked during the watch, there are a certain number of things that must be considered by ...

A lot of maintenance work can be reduced by following an efficient watchkeeping routine in the ship’s engine room. Serious accidents can also ...