Thursday 23 February 2023

Have you ever been in the Mississippi River?


 

Wednesday 22 February 2023

SAAB Tank Radar Cargo Oil Tank High Level Alarm Test Procedure (COT 95% High Level Alarm Test)

1. Click: Tank Level Graph Area
2. Select: Channel Data
3. Tick: MANUAL
4. Input Password: OPERATOR ( Note: check in the manual. Passwords may be different in every ship)
5. Input Tank High Level Value: 1.82 ( Note: This is only an example for COT 1P high level value of 1.82m for high level alarm or 95%. Please check the value in the manual because this is different in every ship)
6. Press: Enter ( at theKeyboard)
7. Untick: MANUAL ( To Stop/Reset the Alarm and Sound)

ILO WORK - Hours Rules

Case 1: Minimum continuous rest in any 24 hour period 6.

Case 2: Maximum total work in any 24 hour period 14.

Case 3: Maximum total work in each 7 day period 72.

Case 4: The hours of rest may be divided into no more than 2 periods, one of which shall be at least 6 hours in length.

Case 5: The interval between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours.

ILO REST - Hours Rules

Case 1: Minimum continuous rest in any 24 hour period 6.

Case 2: Minimum total rest in any 24 hour period 10.

Case 3: Minimum Rest in each 7 day period 77.

Case 4: The minimum of 10 hours rest in any 24 hour period maybe divided into no more than 2 periods, one of which shall be at least 6 hours in length.

Case 5: The interval between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours.

IMO STCW - Hours Rules

Case 1: Minimum total rest in any 24 hour period should be 10.

Case 2: Minimum total rest in each 7 day period shoud be 77.

Case 3: The minimum of 10 hours rest in any 24 hour period maybe divided into no more than 2 periods, one of which shall be at least 6 hours in length.

Case 4: The interval between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours.

Case 5: 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 70-day period. Exceptions from the weekly rest period provided in paragraph 2.2 shall not be allowed more than 2 consecutive weeks. The intervals between two periods of exceptions on board shall not be less than twice the duration of the exception.

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

OPA 90 - Hours Rules

Rule: OPA 90 is applicable to foreign Tankers in United States Water

Case 1: Tanker personnel work for no more than 15 hours in any 24 hours period.

Case 2: Tanker personnel work for no more than 36 hours in any 72 hour period

Wednesday 8 February 2023

A Seafarer's Surname Lumayog: What is the meaning of Lumayog? The meaning of Lumayog is Go Anywhere or A travel from one place to another by sea, land or air.

Lumayog is a word within a native family in a particular place somewhere in the area of Visayas Philippines. Lumayog is a Visayan family word meaning; Go anywhere or go somewhere or a travel from one place to another by sea, land or air.  Or holding someone by using your hand or making wrestling for fun. Or to fight someone by strength of your hands to let the person be taken down.