JD


About JD

JD holds a UK MCA EOOW Motor Unlimited Certificate of Competency and currently works at sea on British flagged vessels.

There are numerous situations in which it may be necessary to contact the Chief Engineer and you will find many lists online which detail specific scenarios or examples. Many would argue however that, depending on the manning of your vessel, it is more likely that you will raise most concerns […]

When to call the Chief Engineer


Corrosion Of Metals In Sea Water With dissimilar metals in sea water, galvanic action results and the more anodic metal corrodes. Any material in the Table below is anodic to those below it. For example steel is anodic to bronze in sea water and therefore it will corrode. We can […]

The BASIC Science behind the corrosion of metals on Ships