10 PROFESSIONAL MISTAKES SEAFARERS SHOULD AVOID ONBOARD
By Capt. Do Ngoc Hoai ISM VIETNAM September, 2020 There is no dearth of stress on board ships. Ask a seafarer and you will know what it takes to work on board. It is the ultimate test of both physical and mental strength. No mariner is...
MARINE TERMINOLOGY ORIGINATION: HORSE LATITUTE
By Capt. Do Ngoc Hoai ISM VIETNAM September, 2020 Horse Latitude Horse latitudes, subtropical ridges or subtropical highs are the subtropical latitudes between 30 and 35 degrees both north and south where Earth's atmosphere is dominated...
10 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER DURING MOORING OPERATION ON SHIPS
By Capt. Do Ngoc Hoai ISM VIETNAM September, 2020 Mooring operation is one of the important tasks that seafarers have to perform on ship’s deck. Technically, the operation may seem simple but there are several dangerous associated with it....
MARINE TERMINOLOGY ORIGINATION: KNOT
By Capt. Do Ngoc Hoai ISM VIETNAM September, 2020 Vessel’s Speed Unit – Knot The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 km/h. The ISO standard symbol for the knot is kn. The same symbol is preferred...
CALCULATION OF EFFECT OF FREE SUFACE OF LIQUID IN TANK ON STABILITY OF A SHIP
CAPT - DOCTOR DINH XUAN MANH Vietnam Maritime University Email: dxmanh@vimaru.edu.vn Foreword A sea going ship has various characteristics and there are some of them: – Stability, – Boyancy, – Ability of being steerable, Among...
10 BAD THINGS FOR A JUMP SHIP SEAMAN
The number of “jump ship” seamen have been recorded increasingly in recent years among our Vietnamese seamen working onboard world wide trading vessels. Before, the occurrences were recorded with vessels calling ports of some countries as USA, Canada...
