tailieunhanh - Seamanship Techniques 2 Episode 2

Tham khảo tài liệu 'seamanship techniques 2 episode 2', kỹ thuật - công nghệ, cơ khí - chế tạo máy phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | The Ship 23 years before seeing a bill through Parliament in 1876 which resulted in the Merchant Shipping Act. The Act gave the Department of Trade and Industry as we now know it the right of inspection to ensure that a vessel should not be overloaded beyond her Plimsoll mark or line. Samuel Plimsoll championed the improvement of conditions for the seafarer and became the President of the Sailors and Firemens Union in his later years. Assigning a Vessel s Loadline The assigning of a vessel s loadline by the Department of Trade or other similarly approved assigning authority is carried out in accordance with the Loadline Rules which were set and devised by the International Conference on Loadlines. The calculation regarding the freeboard and consequently the position of loadlines will be dependent on the type of vessel and its length ships being divided into two types A and B . Type A Vessels designed to carry only liquid bulk cargoes . tankers. Type B All other vessels not governed by the Type A definition. The assigning of the freeboard will be governed by many factors and it is not within the scope of this text to detail the loadline rules. Additional information is obtainable from Murray-Smith The 1966 International Conference on Loadlines Trans. . 1969. With the exception of pleasure yachts warships and the like all British ships and the majority of vessels of other maritime nations over 80 net registered tons are obliged to be marked with statutory loadlines to ensure that they are not overloaded. Various authorities assign loadlines on behalf of the British Government . Det Norske Veritas DNV Lloyds Register LR Department of Trade DT . A loadline certificate must be displayed in a prominent place aboard the vessel. The certificate is valid for five years but an annual survey is Computer Software Many vessels now employ computer loading programmes to establish disposition of cargo ballast and stores. Such software can be beneficial in producing .