Trainee officers and 3rd mates who recently acquired their certificate of competency (COC) often find it difficult to familiarize themselves with the International Convention for the safety of Life at Sea 1974 (SOLAS-74) due to…
Telling you that the life of a sailor is always rosy and full of nostalgia would be a lie. In their lifetime, sailors are prone to a disease or another.
In this article, ten common…
To test your household fire detector, simply press and hold the test button on the smoke detector. Fire detectors onboard differ in design and are constructed to detect the slightest changes in the protected areas.…