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Admin founded Officer of the Watch in January 2016. He currently serves as Third Officer with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and holds a UK MCA II/1 – OOW Unlimited Certificate of Competency.
Overview Morse code was invented in 1835 by Samuel Morse. The Morse Code encodes text and numbers into beeps which can be transmitted via radio or more likely in the maritime environment via light. There has been much discussion at an international level concerning the relevance of Morse Code as a subject, particularly given the ready […]

Morse Code Explained and Morse Simulator

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MAN OVERBOARD PROCEDURE BACKGROUND Man overboard (MOB) situations can occur at any time and requires the involvement of the full ships company. Therefore all the ships company must be conversant with the actions to take. MGN 71(M)Muster, drill, onboard training and decision support system requires “As far as is reasonably practicable rescue boats […]

Man Overboard – OOW Actions

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The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)   Divided into 6 annexes: I          Oil II         Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk III        Harmful Substances in Packaged Form IV       Sewage V        Garbage VI       Air Pollution   Annex I – Regulations for the Prevention […]

MARPOL

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IMDG Code Explained   When reading this article reference should also be made to SOLAS Chapter VII and MARPOL Annex III. The IMDG code became mandatory in 2004 and applies to all ships governed by SOLAS and to cargo ships under 500grt as well as to any other parties involved […]

International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code

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What Publications Are We Required To Carry   The regulations pertaining to the requirements of the carriage of publications, is contained in SOLAS. In SOLAS Chapter V a Nautical Publication or Nautical Chart is defined as: “a special purpose map or book, or a special compiled database from which such a […]

Carriage of Publications

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What is the bridge procedures guide     The Bridge Procedures Guide (BPG) is an International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) publication that aims to reflect Best Practice aboard Merchant Ships embracing standards and recommendations promoted by the IMO. This includes the concept of ‘continuous improvement’ as described in the ISM […]

Bridge Procedures Guide

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Previous Orals Reports The links below contain previous orals reports submitted by users. Have you have recently sat your orals and have a report on your experience/questions? If so please submit an article. Such first hand accounts provide invaluable support to your colleagues. If you need help submitting an article read […]

OOW Deck – Orals Reports

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Can’t find what you’re looking for? Have you visited the library and can’t find what you’re looking for? Yes, well Officer of the Watch needs you! We rely upon our community of registered members to generate and submit content and we’ve made the process super simple so everyone can help. […]

How to submit an Article

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