"My concern is that (a) the liability waiver, no matter how worded, might not protect your license and (b) would be useless to your puppies in the...
To work on a US flagged vessel in ANY waters 75 percent of the crew must be U.S. citizens or hold a green card. All licensed officers must be...
"If just the one genset were running for this whole time it would ..." If all the fuel went into a generator it would provide around 55 kW to...
Hmmmmm, yes, I thought it might be something along those lines.
"I still believe a boat weighing 20 Tons should be able to generate around 40-100KW of steam power while idling in place." I would love to hear...
http://www.ryatraining.org/professio...dorsements.htm reads: "The standard commercial endorsement allows you work on board British flagged...
Pascal, Have a look here. http://www.marad.dot.gov/Programs/smallvessel/index.html Get your information from the source.
NYCAP, did you read what you just wrote? "I'm having him sign a special release accepting all responsibility for any incident no matter what...
"I see a lot of transients with MCA certificates but don't really know what their legal authority is." An MCA certificate is not valid on U.S....
"I believe the DD214 will show your sea time." It will not. Please go to the USCG licensing site and get the real story from the people you...
Google "motor operated valves" and you will find a willing supplier. What might be more important though is the nuisance of visiting the engine...
Recently visited a new Ferretti, engineer said the gyros made good load banks.
"Can anyone here give me some sort of direction as to what I can do?" Your old organization has the answer to every one of your questions and...
"As you seem to like to use CAT ..." It was a CAT mechanic that kniffin mentioned, might as well use the engine that has been used as a...
"I also wonder, that if you can test oil for proper additives, if you can also have field tests for fuel in oil. " Yes, but it takes a bit of...
“Low piston's speed allows piston rings getting stucked in grooves.” Piston speed is not one of the reasons rings get stuck. Blowby, poor...
There are a few bits of the low-load puzzle missing in this thread. One, the ratings go from commercial continuous duty “A” rating for...
"I would like to pursue a professional career in the marine industry." Do you want a career in the marine industry or as a yacht crewmember?...
"What's the worst that can happen if you do not correct the situation imediately?" The owner won't be able to find a replacement engineer?
K1W1 wrote: "CAT will also have you believe there is no de rate at up to 50 Deg C.inlet air temp." Cat very clearly states that the rating...
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