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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
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Metacentre M (initial transverse metacentre)
When a ship floating at rest in still water is inclined by an external force to a small angle fi, the centre of buoyancy shifts from B to the new position – Bfi.
Dangerous goods classes
Classes of dangerous goods according to SOLAS (Chapter VII, Part A), the BC-Code and the IMDG-Code, are as follows:
Control and Communication Centre (3C)
The Wärtsilä 3C is a fully integrated vessel control system with a single interface. It allows the seamless integration of all the essential vessel control systems...