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General safety and working practices for ship crew
Working practices With regard to general safety, there are four areas that regularly feature as the causes of accidents on...
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Fire safety on ships
Fire and gas detection Modern ships may not be made of easily flammable wood, but fire is still one of...
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Lifeboats and evacuation systems on ships
Lifeboat overview Important as lifeboats and liferafts are, most crew and passengers on ships would rather they remained unused. However,...
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used onboard ships
Lifejackets Training, experience and good practices are the frontline against accident and injury at sea just as in any other...
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Emergency signals and response for ships
Lifebelts and line throwing devices As a first form of assistance for someone in the water, the lifebuoy is probably...
Read moreLATEST NEWS ON SAFETY AT SEA
ICS publishes guidelines on combatting drug trafficking
Criminal gangs are increasingly exploiting merchant shipping to traffic large volumes of illicit drugs to markets worldwide. Nearly 90% of...
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Canada-based battery specialist Sterling PlanB has conclusively demonstrated that direct exposure of its battery module to a 950°C fire can...
Read moreCrew well being targeted in DNV safety management audits
In response to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on seafarers, DNV has instructed its safety management auditors to specifically...
Read morePCA to train on upgraded Kongsberg simulators
Kongsberg Digital has signed a contract with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to upgrade and extend the K-Sim Navigation simulators...
Read moreICS issues security guidance in new publication
As recent news reports highlight, the shipping industry continues to face threats such as piracy, kidnapping and terrorism. Ship operators...
Read moreOneWeb and AST Group link in improving broadband at sea
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband satellite communications company OneWeb, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The AST Group...
Read moreKongsberg Digital and USN partner in developing cloud-based simulation
Kongsberg Digital (KDI) has signed a partnership agreement with the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) to develop cloud-based simulation exercises...
Read moreSeably ties with KARCO for 3D animated online training
Swedish marine training specialist Seably is expanding its library of online maritime training courses through a new global partnership with...
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