A lifejacket that floats is not a compliant lifejacket. Inspectors write findings against lights, whistles, sizing, servicing records, and whether the crew can actually put one on in time. The buoyancy is almost never the problem. By MarineCraft Journal · 27 August 2026 · 9 mins read 1 minthe time in which a … Read more
Ships rarely fail firefighting audits because the equipment is broken. They fail because nobody can prove it was maintained. The extinguisher works, the pump runs, the system is charged, and the finding is written anyway, because the record that should sit behind each of those things is missing, late, or signed by the … Read more
“IMO compliance” is sold as a single service, which is misleading. It covers at least four distinct regulatory streams with different rules, different certificates, and different inspectors. Knowing which stream your problem sits in is most of the work. By MarineCraft Journal · 21 August 2026 · 9 mins read 4main convention … Read more
Most shipping companies bring in outside help too late, once a detention, a failed audit, or a stalled project has already cost them. The useful question is not whether consultants are worth it, but which specific problems genuinely need one and which do not. By MarineCraft Journal · 21 August 2026 · 8 … Read more
The offshore safety officer role sits on a stack of separate qualifications: a statutory appointment, a professional safety certification, survival training, and medical fitness. Each comes from a different body, and a gap in any one keeps the person on the beach. By MarineCraft Journal · 21 August 2026 · 9 mins … Read more
Flying a drone legally and being accepted to inspect an asset are two different permissions, granted by two different authorities. Pilots who hold only the first keep discovering, at the gate, that it was never the qualification the job required. By MarineCraft Journal · 21 August 2026 · 9 mins read Two … Read more
