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Master’s Guides

The guides were created by harnessing the professional knowledge of the former seafaring members of our loss prevention team, combined with input from relevant industry experts. 

The aim of the guides is to provide practical and technical advice that will serve to eliminate claims deriving from common errors and mistakes during routine shipboard operations.

The guides make excellent training manuals and are free to download and use:

A Master's Guide to Fire Safety on Ferries, 2021

A Master's Guide to Fire Safety on Ferries, 2021

The purpose of this guide is to promote best practice in fire safety, and to raise awareness of fire risks in general and fire risk on ferries in particular.

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1 Introduction

2 Basic advice

3 Basic fire science

4 Fire safety and ferry construction

5 Firefighting equipment and its use

6 Emergency preparedness

7 The human element

8 Accident investigation

9 Dos and don’ts checklist

10 Appendix 1: Case studies

11 Appendix 2: SOLAS chapter II-2, fire safety 36requirements on ship construction – fire protection, detection and extinction

12 Appendix 3: IMO Circulars

A Master's Guide to Hatch Cover Maintenance, 2021

A Master's Guide to Hatch Cover Maintenance, 2021

The purpose of this guide is to explain the key issues of hatch cover security and to steer mariners towards active maintenance. Ensuring hatch covers are well maintained reduces the number and cost of cargo wet damage claims.

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1 Introduction

2 Hatch covers and their function

3 Types of hatch covers

4 Basic advice

5 Common false beliefs about hatch covers

6 Leakage problems

7 Use of sealing tape and foam fillers

8 Leak detection tests

9 Monitoring and inspection

10 Maintenance and repair

11 Heavy weather precautions

12 Safety when working with hatch covers

13 Appendix 1 – Procedures to open and close hatch covers

14 Appendix 2 – Hatch cover inspection checklist

15 Appendix 3 – Hatch cover operation checklist

16 Appendix 4 – Sample form for ultrasonic weathertightness test of hatch covers

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