The phrase ‘deck cargoes’ refers to items and/or commodities carried on the weather deck and/or hatch covers of a ship and thereon exposed to sun, wind, rain, snow, ice and sea, so that the packaging must be fully resistant to, or the commodities themselves not be denatured by such exposure.Deck cargoes, because of their very location and the means by which they are secured, will be subjected to velocity and acceleration stresses greater, in most instances, than cargo stowed below decks.The stowage, lashing and securing of cargoes, therefore, require special attention as to method and … [Read more...]
Types of Knots, Bends and Hitches used at sea
Knots, bends and hitches 1. Overhand knot: It is used for temporary whipping and preventing the rope unreeving from the block and provides the foothold for the life line. 2. Figure of 8 knot: Provide foothold on the lifeline of the lifeboat davit and with the keel grab line and prevent the rope from unreeving patent log with the log line. 3. Reef knot: It is used to the reef point which is used for shortening the sail.it is also used to tie a bundle with the single rope. The reef knot is also used to join two ropes of equal size. 4. Sheep … [Read more...]