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
Every ship holds drills. Far fewer can produce a record that proves who took part, which boat was used, and that no month was missed. That gap is where the deficiencies come from, and incomplete drill records are among the most common detainable findings. By MarineCraft Journal · 25 September 2026 · … Read more
A lifebuoy is a ring that floats. The complication is that SOLAS does not treat them as interchangeable: it specifies which buoys carry lights, which carry smoke, which carry lifelines, and, crucially, which combinations are not allowed on the same buoy. By MarineCraft Journal · 15 September 2026 · 9 mins read Halfof … Read more
Distress signals are the only safety equipment aboard that expires on a fixed date whatever their condition, cannot lawfully be thrown away, and are checked on every inspection because the date is printed on the side. By MarineCraft Journal · 3 September 2026 · 8 mins read 12rocket parachute flares required to be … Read more
The lifeboat gets the attention. The davit and winch that lower it get far less, right up to the moment a brake slips during a drill. Launching appliances carry their own testing regime, their own authorised-servicing rule, and their own recurring deficiencies. By MarineCraft Journal · 1 September 2026 · 9 mins read … Read more
