History 3 min read
Yesterday’s Surveying Toolkit
Think of surveying, measuring and mapping today and it is hard not to think of drones, satellite technologies, GPS and…
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Marine engine 5 min read
Testing of Marine Boiler Feed Systems
Ships boilers are the heart of a steamship, when they are not operating efficiently the ship begins to lose speed.…
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NSW Women’s Week Puts Women in Surveying on the Map
International Women’s Day is March 8th 2019, and all this week New South Wales has been celebrating it by marking NSW…
Marine engine 8 min read
Causes, Control, and Prevention of Scavenge Fires
Scavenge fires are caused by oil igniting at the combustion air inlet ports within the scavenge spaces on main engine…
UPDATES 3 min read
The Demand for Gender Equality in STEM is Growing
Surveying is a changing field. While it is profession that in the past was dominated by men, there are signs that…
Basics 1 min read
Measuring Principles
Although there are many EDM instruments available, there are basically only two methods of measurement employed, namely the pulse method…
Marine engine 6 min read
Main Engine Layout Familiarization – B&W Engine Room Layout
The ship’s engine room watch-keeping engineer must be familiar with main engine layouts, including their components optimum operating pressures and…
Basics 4 min read
Field surveying
Introduction This chapter is designed to introduce you to the various surveying techniques used to obtain the original field data…
Basics 2 min read
Distance Adjustment
To eliminate or minimize the systematic errors of taping, it is necessary to adjust each measured bay to its final…
Basics 4 min read
Distance measurement
Distance is one of the fundamental measurements in surveying. Although frequently measured as a spatial distance (sloping distance) in three-dimensional…