Engine Room Emergency Escape: Are Changes Needed in SOLAS?

Following the discussion of engine room emergency evacuation requirements, 📄Document SDC 12/11 concluded that there is no need to revise SOLAS requirements for engine room emergency escapes. Additionally, CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulations of a container ship’s engine room fire were conducted to assess: 🟠 Does raising the entry level of the emergency escape trunk […]

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What is MSS?

Answer: Methane slip reduction solution for HiMSEN generators. Gas-assisted operation for 0–50% loads, integrated into ECS control systems. It combines: 🟠 Multi-Pilot Injection (MPI): additional pilot injection of diesel fuel for pre-mixing with air, promoting flame propagation and improving combustion efficiency. 🟠 Cylinder Control (CCO): deactivates certain gas valves, increasing the load on the remaining […]

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Salvage Operations: Residual Fuel Removed from Defiant Fuel Barge, Grounded at Port San Juan Entrance

Salvage units have completed the operation to remove residual fuel from the Defiant fuel barge, which previously grounded in the approaches to Port San Juan, Puerto Rico. The work is aimed at mitigating the risk of pollution and preparing the vessel for subsequent ditching operations. 🚢 The approximately 265-foot-long, non-self-propelled barge was towed from St. […]

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