1. Offshore Supply Vessels
(Mariners Education/Vessel Types)

An Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) is a ship specially designed to supply offshore oil platforms. These ships range from 65 to 350 feet in length and accomplish a variety of tasks. The primary function ...

2. IMO
(Mariners Education/Safety)

... IMO is also responsible for publishing the International Code of Signals for use between merchant and naval vessels. The First Intersessional Meeting of IMO’s Working Group on Greenhouse Gas Emissions ...

3. STCW-95
(Mariners Education/Safety)

... This training is intended to ensure that seafarers are aware of the hazards of working on a vessel and can respond appropriately in an emergency. STCW, as amended, will require all training and assessment ...

4. Planning Passages
(Mariners Education/Navigation)

Passage Planning or voyage planning is a procedure to develop a complete description of a vessel's voyage from start to finish. The plan includes leaving the dock and harbor area, the en route portion ...

5. Navigational History
(Mariners Education/Navigation)

... the side wings of a vessel called Plava, which give stability to the ship under storm conditions. A compass, Matsya yantra, was used for navigation in the fourth and fifth century AD. The earliest known ...

6. Marine Navigation
(Mariners Education/Navigation)

... a vessel in restricted waters and fixing its position as precisely as possible at frequent intervals. More so than in other phases of navigation, proper preparation and attention to detail are important. ...

7. Vessel Types
(Category)