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⚓ Port Control vs Ship’s Agent: Who Does the Ship Follow?

When a ship is approaching port, the ship’s agent and port control may both provide instructions about the vessel’s arrival. Most of the time, these…
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What Should a Gangway Watchman Monitor Besides the Gangway?

A gangway watchman is often seen as the person who checks visitors coming aboard. But a good gangway watch is about much…
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How Should a Gangway Watchman Handle Inspectors and Unexpected Visitors?

The gangway watchman is the vessel’s first line of defense and primary point of contact. While standard visitors like agents or loading…
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How to Perform an Effective Gangway Watch on a Ship

A gangway watchman is responsible for much more than standing at the ship’s gangway and checking visitors. The watchman is the first…
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Questions Inspectors May Ask a Ship’s Gangway Watchman

The inspector has just arrived at the gangway. Are you ready for the questions? For many seafarers, the gangway watch is more…
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Why Do Seafarer Job Boards Show More Engine Vacancies Than Deck Jobs?

If you browse maritime recruitment websites, you may notice something surprising: engine department vacancies often outnumber deck vacancies. That seems counterintuitive. On…
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OWS 15 ppm Alarm: Troubleshooting False High Readings

It is 0300, your OWS 15 ppm alarm has tripped for the third time this watch, and the discharge water looks clear…
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CPP Bow Thruster Zero Pitch: Zero Thrust & Troubleshooting

Your bow thruster lever sits at neutral, yet the bow of your laden bulk carrier creeps off the quay during berthing. That…
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Radar Parallel Indexing: How to Use PI for Safe Navigation in Confined Waters ⚓

Fog reduces visibility to 200 metres at 0200H, and the channel ahead narrows to a quarter of a mile. Visual navigation is…
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