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MV Solitaire”of All Seas is the largest pipelay vessel in the world.
Some interesting features of MV Solitaire are: Here is a photograph of MV Solitaire, from All Seas. ● has a pipe carrying…
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How to Avoid Food Poisoning in Ships
Incidents of food poisoning in ships are not a surprise. Recently on January 08, at least 340 passengers of MSC…
Basics 6 min read
Wireless LANs
Introduction In the last two decades the wired version of LAN has gained wide popularity and largescale deployment. The IEEE…
General Concepts 8 min read
How To Extract Broken Bolts ?
I. With use of LEFT-HAND Drills Removing broken bolts is one of those pesky jobs that few people look forward…
Basics 4 min read
Gigabit Ethernet
Brief History and the IEEE 802.3z Task Force As applications increased, the demand on the network, newer, high-speed protocols such…
Basics 1 min read
100 BASE TX
This option uses two pairs of category 5 UTP or two shielded twisted-pair (STP) cable to connect a station to…
General Concepts 5 min read
Troubleshooting Centrifugal Pumps
Because most of the pumps on board ship are centrifugal pumps, we will examine the symptoms and common causes of…
Basics 1 min read
100 BASE-T4
This option is designed to avoid overwriting. It is used for half-duplex communication using four wire-pairs of the existing category…
Basics 3 min read
Software Re-engineering
When we need to update the software to keep it to the current market, without impacting its functionality, it is…
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Ever Seen a Monument for Marine Engineers?-Engine Room Heroes of the “Titanic”
Have you ever seen a monument erected for Marine Engineers? Wondering what it is and where is it? Coming back…
Basics 4 min read
High Speed LANs – CSMA/CD based
Introduction In the preceding lesson we have seen that high-speed LANs have emerged broadly into three types – based on…