An employer who books beds with an uncertified provider has not transferred the problem. The Act places duties on the employer and on the accommodation provider separately, so what outsourcing moves is the building. By MarineCraft Journal · 6 October 2026 · 8 mins read A1604the 2019 amendment that widened the Act to … Read more
When a coating fails early, the paint gets the blame. Most of the time the cause was settled before the first coat went on, in a blast that met one of three requirements and was assumed to have met all three. By MarineCraft Journal · 5 October 2026 · 9 mins read … Read more
Both terms get used as though they meant the same thing, usually by people commissioning one and receiving the other. They sit on different standards, belong at different points in a project, and produce different documents. Getting the choice wrong wastes the study. By MarineCraft Journal · 2 October 2026 · 9 … Read more
Painted snap-back zones were meant to show the crew where not to stand. The problem is that the paint describes an estimate, on a deck where a parting line can reach almost anywhere, and standing outside the lines feels a great deal safer than it is. By MarineCraft Journal · 30 September 2026 … Read more
A cargo that looked dry and granular at the loading berth can behave as a liquid a few days into the voyage. When it does, the ship can capsize before anyone reaches a lifeboat, and the loading ports where it happens most are on Malaysia’s doorstep. By MarineCraft Journal · 29 September 2026 … Read more
An inspector follows a predictable order and reaches for the same items every time. That makes the week before a port call a rehearsable exercise rather than a matter of luck, provided someone walks the ship the way the inspector will. By MarineCraft Journal · 28 September 2026 · 9 mins read 1,189ships … Read more
