Wednesday 5 December 2012

How To Get The Tropical Draft?

Tropical Draft is 1/48 above the Summer Draft.
1/48 = 0.02083
* Multiply
+ Add
- Subtract

Tropical Draft = Summer Draft + (0.02083 * Summer Draft)

Summer Draft = Tropical Draft - (0.02083 * Tropical Draft)


Sunday 30 September 2012

How to calculate the change of Ship's Draft?

To determine the Ship's Fresh Water Draft when coming from Sea Water to Fresh Water.

* = Multiply
/  = Divide

Draft in Fresh Water = ( Sea Water Density / Fresh Water Density ) * Sea Water Draft


To determine the Ship's Sea Water Draft when coming from Fresh Water to Sea Water.

Draft in Sea Water = ( Fresh Water Draft * Fresh Water Density ) / Sea Water Density


How to get the liquid cargo expansion?

Simple way to solve for liquid cargo expansion when heating or to avoid tank overflow when the the temperature will rise.

Expansion = (Higher Temperature - Lower Temperature) * 0.00075 * Volume of Liquid Cargo


How to get the New Cargo Density?

This is one of the simple ways to get New Density.
When loading two different cargoes with different densities into a same tank.

By scientific calculator or by microsoft excel worksheet.

* = Multiply
/  = Divide

New Density =((First Cargo Volume*First Cargo Density)+(Total Cargo Volume - First Cargo Volume) * 2nd Cargo Density)/Total Cargo Volume


How to get the Ship's New Displacement?

One way to solve the New Displacement.

* = Multiply
/  = Divide

New Displacement = (Old Displacement * New Density ) / Old Displacement


Monday 10 September 2012

Seafarer's Information

FYI Filipino Seafarer's Family

Wednesday 5 September 2012

Filipino Seafarers

Philippines ratification marks global milestone for decent work for seafarers

The Philippines is the 30th Member to have its ratification registered and join the group of the “first 30” ILO countries to demonstrate their commitment to ensuring decent work for seafarer and a level playing field for quality shipowners.




News | 20 August 2012
GENEVA (ILO News) – On 20 August 2012. Mr Dennis Y Lepatan, Chargé d’affaires, Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva representing the Government of the Republic of the Philippines deposited its instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) with Mr Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Office. The registration of this ratification marks a global milestone. The Philippines is the 30th Member to have its ratification registered and join the group of the “first 30” ILO countries to demonstrate their commitment to ensuring decent work for seafarer and a level playing field for quality shipowners.
The Philippines is the largest source of the world’s seafarers, with nearly 700,000, nearly half of which work overseas. The Philippines is the largest source of the world’s seafaring workforce and the home of nearly one third – 30 per cent – of seafarers working on foreign flag ships. It also has a large domestic fleet, with nearly as many seafarers working on Philippines flagged ships.
Philippine Secretary of Labour and Employment, Ms Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, in hailing the registration at the ILO of the Philippine instrument of ratification of the MLC, 2006 as the 30th ratifying country, stated:
“Filipino seafarers who make up 30 per cent of the seafarers on the global shipping fleet, with 343,587 of them deployed on foreign flagged ships in 2011 alone, will definitely benefit from the MLC, 2006 as of its entry into force. This is also true with our seafarers working on domestic ships.
"I am very pleased that the Philippines, as the 30th country to ratify the Convention, has triggered its entry into force. This heralds an era of quality shipping and strengthened protection of all seafarers.
"Our country’s ratification of the MLC, 2006 highlights over a decade of involvement of the Philippine government, through the DOLE, in global maritime affairs that contributed to the adoption of the Convention in 2006. With the Convention, our aim to achieve both decent work for seafarers and secure their economic interest in fair competition of quality ship owners is within reach. This, in itself, is a major contribution to global economic growth."
In receiving the instrument of ratification, Mr Somavia commented:
This is a tremendous step and I must offer my congratulations to the Philippines. I am aware that despite many challenges faced by the Philippines, including storms and floods in the last few weeks, the Senate of the Philippines continued to move forward to review and agree on legislation to allow ratification of this very important new international labour standard – a “seafarers’ bill of rights”. This ratification is important not only to the many Filipino seafarers who play such an essential role in the global maritime industry; it is also important to seafarers and shipowners in all countries. The Philippines ratification is the 30th to be registered by the ILO and with the ratification I registered earlier this week, it means that the MLC, 2006 will now enter into force 12 months from today and when it does it will apply to nearly 60 per cent of the world’s commercial fleet. This is indeed a major milestone and with it we mark the culmination of over six years of concerted activity in all regions – particularly in the Philippines, to reach this goal. With the registration of this ratification we are also marking the date that 12 months from now will be the beginning of the international MLC, 2006 regime.
The Philippines played an important leadership role in the five years of international meetings to develop and adopt the text of the MLC, 2006. Following a High-Level Tripartite Mission in 2006 the Philippines adopted a nation Action Plan to allow it to move forward. This was followed by extensive national dialogue with the social partners and numerous tripartite seminars so that all concerns be could be heard and addressed. This was combined with data collection, particularly with respect to the domestic fleet and conditions of employment, and a detailed legal review and analysis. As result of this extensive consultation process legislation was developed that would implement the MLC, 2006 to better protect all Filipino seafarers, including the many seafarers working overseas, and also ensure that seafarer recruitment and placement services based in the Philippines are regulated and operated in accordance with the MLC, 2006 requirements.
The MLC, 2006 will come into force 12 months after the registered ratifications of at least 30 Member States with a total share of at least 33 per cent of the world gross tonnage of ships. The gross tonnage element was achieved in 2009. The ratification by the Philippines will enable the Convention to come into effect as binding international law on 20 August 2013.



Tags: decent work, seafarer, working conditions, ILO conventions, international labour standards, sea transport, merchant marine
Regions and countries covered: Philippines
Unit responsible: International Labour Standards

Source: ILO

Tuesday 19 June 2012

Free Ship's AIS Map







STS Checklist No 1


This is a sample only.


Sunday 17 June 2012

STCW 2010 Rest Hours



The full text of the revised Convention and Code can be found on the IMO website.


Fitness for Duty Regulations

One of the main changes to the Code directly affecting shipboard operations concerns the requirements for fitness for duty and hours of rest as contained in Chapter VIII – Standards regarding watchkeeping. These have been harmonised with the requirements of the International Labour Organisation Maritime Labour Convention, which is expected to enter into force during the first half of 2013.
At present the fitness for duty requirements contained within the STCW Code 1995 require that:
“1. All persons who are assigned duty as officer in charge of a watch or as a rating forming part of a watch shall be provided with a minimum of 10 hours of rest in any 24 hour period.

2. The hours of rest may be divided into no more than two periods, one of which shall be at least 6 hours in length. 

3. The requirements for rest periods laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 need not be maintained in the case of an emergency drill or in other overriding operational conditions.

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, the minimum period of ten hours may be reduced to not less than 6 consecutive hours provided that any such reduction shall not extend beyond two days and not less than 70 hours of rest are provided each seven day period.” 

A number of changes have been made and additional requirements have been added to the revised fitness for duty regulations in the STCW Code 2010. From 1 January 2012 seafarers will have to comply with the following regulatory requirements:
“1. Administrations shall take account of the danger posed by fatigue of seafarers, especially those whose duties involve the safe and secure operation of a ship.

2. All persons who are assigned duty as officer in charge of a watch or as a rating forming part of a watch and those whose duties involve designated safety, prevention of pollution and security duties shall be provided with a rest period of not less than:
.1  A minimum of 10 hours rest in any 24 hour period; and
.2  77 hours rest in any 7 day period. 

3. The hours of rest may be divided into no more than two periods, one of which shall be at least 6 hours in length, and the intervals between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours.

4. The requirements for rest periods laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 need not be maintained in the case of an emergency, or in other overriding operational conditions. Musters, fire-fighting and lifeboat drills, and drills prescribed by national laws and regulations and by international instruments, shall be conducted in a manner that minimizes the disturbance of rest periods and does not induce fatigue. 

5. Administrations shall require that watch schedules be posted where they are easily accessible. The schedules shall be established in a standardized format in the working language or languages of the ship and in English.

6. When a seafarer is on call, such as when a machinery space is unattended, the seafarer shall have an adequate compensatory rest period if the normal period of rest is disturbed by call-outs to work.

7. Administrations shall require that records of daily hours of rest of seafarers be maintained in a standardized format, in the working language or languages of the ship and in English, to allow monitoring and verification of compliance with the provisions of this section. The seafarers shall receive a copy of the records pertaining to them, which shall be endorsed by the master or by a person authorized by the master and by the seafarers. 

8. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to impair the right of the master of a ship to require a seafarer to perform any hours of work necessary for the immediate safety of the ship, persons on board or cargo, or for the purpose of giving assistance to other ships or persons in distress at sea. Accordingly, the master may suspend the schedule of hours of rest and require a seafarer to perform any hours of work necessary until the normal situation has been restored. As soon as practicable after the normal situation has been restored, the master shall ensure that any seafarers who have performed work in a scheduled rest period are provided with an adequate period of rest.

9. Parties may allow exceptions from the required hours of rest in paragraphs 2.2 and 3 above provided that the rest period is not less than 70 hours in any 7 day period. 
Exceptions from the weekly rest period provided for in paragraph 2.2 shall not be allowed for more than two consecutive weeks. The interval between two periods of exception on board shall not be less than twice the duration of the exception.

The hours of rest provided for in paragraph 2.1 may be divided into no more than three periods (during exceptions), one of which shall be at least 6 hours in length and neither of the other two periods hall be less than one hour in length. The intervals between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours. Exceptions shall not extend beyond two 24 hour periods in any 7 day period.

Exceptions shall, as far as possible, take into account the guidance regarding prevention of fatigue in section B-VIII/1”

It must be noted that several administrations do not consider “overriding operational conditions” to include routine activities associated with the normal operation of the vessel, such as arriving and departing port, and cargo operations.

Breaches of the STCW Code fitness for duty provisions may lead to deficiencies being raised against a vessel by a Port State Control Officer, and depending on the severity of the offence, may lead to the detention of a vessel. Significant violations of the fitness for duty regulations may result in prosecution in some states.




STCW 2010 Transitional Provisions

The full text of the revised Convention and Code can be found on the IMO website.

Transitional Provisions

Although the new regulations come into effect on 1 January 2012, there are two transitional arrangements concerning certification issued under previous Convention requirements:

“Until 1 January 2017, a Party may continue to issue, recognize and endorse certificates in accordance with the provisions of the Convention which applied immediately prior to 1 January 2012 in respect of those seafarers who commenced approved seagoing service, an approved education and training programme or an approved training course before 1 July 2013.

Until 1 January 2017, a Party may continue to renew and revalidate certificates and endorsements in accordance with the provisions of the Convention which applied immediately prior to 1 January 2012.”



STCW 2010 Refresher Courses

The full text of the revised Convention and Code can be found on the IMO website.

Refresher Training for Statutory Short Courses

Another significant development in the revised Convention and Code concerns the requirement to undergo refresher training in a number of key areas.
Previously the STCW requirements in respect of refresher training for a number of statutory short courses were interpreted in a number of ways by various Administrations. Any loopholes in the regulations have now been removed and courses concerning the safety and survival of crew and passengers will require refresher training every five years.
The following statutory courses will, under the new STCW Convention and Code require refresher training at least every five years: 
  • Basic Safety Training;
  • Crisis Management and Human Behaviour;
  • Crowd Management;
  • Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety and Hull Integrity;
  • Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats;
  • Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats, other than Fast Rescue Boats;
  • Training in Advanced Fire Fighting. 
It is a possibility that such refresher training may be in an abbreviated form of the training scope covered by the initial course; this may be met by web based learning, shipboard training or drills, or the more traditional shore based training. The exact requirements will be determined by individual Administrations.  
If Members require any further guidance they should contact the Loss Prevention department.




Saturday 9 June 2012

RISK MANAGEMENT AND RISK ASSESSMENT




Wednesday 30 May 2012

Seafarer's Peaceful Morning





Monday 7 May 2012

President Aquino signed on April 30, the Executive Order No. 75

President Benigno Aquino III signed on April 30, the Executive Order No. 75 designating DOTC, through MARINA, as the single administration in the Philippines responsible for the oversight in the implementation of the 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) for seafarers, as amended.

Philippine Government



Thursday 19 April 2012

MTC Accredited Training Centers as of 29 February 2012




For more details please visit Maritime Training Council.


Manila Bay - Sunset View









Friday 30 March 2012

Where To Stay In Manila?

Mariner's Home Manila
Bahay Ni Juan
Mariner's Travel

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Monday 12 March 2012

SBR Bohol - Best Maritime Review Center



















Sunday 11 March 2012

A Simple Seafarer



Sunday 5 February 2012

Philippine Maritime Training Center Links