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The general alarm on a bulk carrier docked in Galena Park, TX. (c) 2010 Robert Almeida Photography

Big Impact / Low Cost Safety Upgrades For Your Ship

By On January 29, 2012

In an ideal world, shipping companies would give captains a blank check to purchase all the latest equipment and materials to help make their ships safer, however considering the financial [...]

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US Navy to Merchant Marine transition advice

By On December 28, 2010

Thanks to M_R_Thurman for the Forum post… So, I’m writing this no reason other than to help other Navy guys that wish to transfer over to the Merchant Marines. I’m [...]

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Knots Tying Tutorial

By On November 17, 2010

Looking for a good knot tying tutorial? Then Animated Knots by Grog is the place to visit. While SUNY Maritime instructor GPS is famous for saying “You can do anything [...]

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5 Lessons Learned From The Deepwater Horizon You Can Use Today To Keep Yourself Safe

By On November 9, 2010

The Deepwater Horizon tragedy teaches the general public and regulators about the safety culture in the offshore industry and the environmental risk associated with deepwater drilling.  As a seagoing professional, [...]

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10 Things to remember if you’re shipwrecked

By On July 11, 2010

Here is a unofficial pick of 10 things that you should remember if you are shipwrecked. These tips come from Yan Martel’s prize-winning novelLife of Pi, via listverse.com 1. Shelter [...]

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Cheating Sleep – Tips To Stay Awake

By On July 9, 2010

Let’s face it, we could all use a few tips to help us stay awake especially those mariners working the late watch. From split watch schedules to operations requiring “All [...]

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+34 45-434 2958 …how do you dial that number??

By On May 12, 2010

You’re looking for a job overseas and you send an email message to a few people you have worked with in the past. Something like:

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Radar is out? Stop cursing and grab a plotting sheet.

By On September 10, 2009

Ok your entering the fairway at Galveston and your radar goes out, what is plan B? How about handing the mate a plotting sheet and sending him to the AIS? [...]

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gCaptain Tip – Confined Space Entry with PASS Device

By On June 12, 2009

You have a PASS Device for your shipboard fire team..right?? Why not break it out of the gear locker during confined space entries? For those who have never seen one, [...]

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Collision Avoidance Tip – Call his boss!

By On May 28, 2009

It’s the classic scenario from the Academy… You are the stand on vessel with no room to maneuver and a zero CPA contact is bearing down on you. You try [...]

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Google’s Simple Test To Check Sobriety Or Alertness

By On May 2, 2009

Unofficial Networks, the parent company of gCaptain, runs all of its email servers with commercial version of google’s popular email client gMail. There were many reasons for this choice but [...]

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The Halligan Tool – Fire Gear Locker

By On March 6, 2009

After my last Fire Team meeting the 2nd Mate said: “you must own stock in the Halligan Tool Company”. Well I don’t (such a company doesn’t even exist) but I [...]

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