Seamanship Flashcards
what is seamanship?
It is the practice, knowledge and competence of Operating a large ship, boats or any other water craft
What is Bollard?
It is a heavy and stable objects found in docs used as tying points for mooring lines and secure them keeping the vessel stationary
What is Bitts
Similar to bollard, with the same function of being tie points to secure mooring lines. But has 2 or more heads for the line to wrap around in figure 8 patterns
What are the 5 classifications of fire?
1 Ordinary combustible
2 Flammable liquids
3 Live electrical Equipment
4 Flammable solids
5 Commercial Cooking equipment
what is the fire triangle?
It is the Elements needed to create and sistain fire
Heat, oxygen, fuel
methods of extinguishing fire
1 Cooling
2 Starvation
3 Smothering
4 Inhibition
what is cooling?
Removing the heat element. By using water
what is starvation?
removing the Fuel element
what is smothering?
Removing the oxygen element
What is inhibition?
disrupting the chain reaction of fire
using dry powder to disrupt chain reaction
examples of ordinary combustible
Wood, cloth, paper, plastic
examples of flammable liquids and Gasses
Gasoline, propane, methane
examples of Live electrical equipment
Fuse box, Generators, Power tools, TV, computerss
examples of Flammable solids
Phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur
Commercial Cooking equipment
Vegetable Oil, olive oil, Grease
Wet chem
4 Pillars of IMO
1 SOLAS
2 STCW
3 MARPOL
4 MLC
What is SOLAS?
International convention for the safety of life at sea.
Provides seafarers with minimum safety standards for the construction, equipment and operation of Merchant ships
What is STCW?
international convention for standard, training for certification and watch keeping. sets minimum qualification standards for Masters, officers and watch personnelon sea going merchant ships
What is MARPOL?
International Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships. Provides seafarers with knowledge on how to protect the marine environment as well as also the environment in general by knowing how to dispose of trash and where to dispose them
What is MLC?
Maritime Labor Convention. It is sometimes called the seafarers bill of right. It provides and protects seafarers rights. may it be about pay, living conditions and medical care
6 annexes of Marpol
1 prevention of pollution from oil (2 oct 1983)
2 Control of pollution from noxious substances carried in bulk (2 oct 1983, 6 april 1987)
3 Prevention of pollution from harmful substances on sea carried in packaged form (July 1 19921)
4 Prevention of pollution by sewage from ships (27 September 2003)
5 Prevention of pollution by garbafe fromships (31 Dec 1988)
6 Prevention of air pollution (19 may 2005)
Solution for metacentrec height
GM= KM-KG
what is a waterline?
Waterline is where the hull of the ship meets the surface of the water. The line fluctuates depending on how much cargo the ship is carrying.
What is a ship’s draft
Si the distance from the surface of the water to the bottom part of the ship or keel