It’s been a challenging year, but finally it is vacation time and you are boarding on your cruise around the islands. It is a luxury cruise ship with all facilities for water sports, pampering clubs and exciting night life. The best part is your lovely cabin with a balcony that’s overseeing the ocean. The night…
Category: Safety
Principles and regulations for the safety of the people on board
What about bulwark, railings and balustrades?
I believe everyone has at some point travelled with a ferry, a yacht or a cruise ship and there was a moment that had to walk on the promenade, enjoy the sunshine, the scenery or simply get some fresh air. Open deck is an essential part of ships, which necessitates protection from falling over, therefore…
Hazardous zones vs hazardous areas, is it theory vs practical experience?
Some years back my boss, former chief engineer and surveyor, an engineer colleague and myself, were travelling to a meeting. My boss asked our colleague to fix a screen and the latter went through the manual to see the way to mount it, till we’ve reached our destination and our boss took the screen and…