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Critical structural areas

Critical structural areas

Created OnFebruary 7, 2018
byCapt. Angad S Cheema
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locations which have been identified from calculations to require monitoring or from service history of the subject ship or from similar or sister ships to be sensitive to cracking, buckling or corrosion, which would impair the structural integrity of the ship.

Related:

  • Hog (Hogging)
  • COA (Contract of Affreightment)
  • Arrived ship
  • Dreadage or Dreading Clause
  • Cargo Capacity
  • Beneficial owner

By Capt. Angad S Cheema

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