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| customs charge | 11/24/2009 | Diego Espinosa |
Q: I hope you can help me. I just this morning bought a seat cushion for my daughter for Christmas. I ...
A: Joyce, Since the shipment is valued so low.. You can do this all yourself. When you receive the ...
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| customs charge | 11/24/2009 | Diego Espinosa |
Q: I hope you can help me. I just this morning bought a seat cushion for my daughter for Christmas. I ...
A: Good morning Joyce, You must hire the services of a Customs Broker and We are at your service. You ...
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| Marine Machinery Selection | 11/2/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: Yoon ,from your experiences I want to ask you about the steps to make a perfect machinery selection ...
A: From the Owner's point of view, he will be looking at initial cost, maintenance cost, operating ...
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| CDC for instrumentation and control... | 10/28/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: ↲as i have told you i have done my b-tech in instrumentation and control... I inquired in ...
A: The training for a marine engineer will usually be written in the Merchant Marine Regulations or ...
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| Enquiry abt acquiring CDC | 10/23/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: Respected Sir, I am an Electronics&Instrumentation engineer and would like to join as an electrical ...
A: As I said before, an electrical engineer need not be certified for competency. So this means that he ...
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| Enquiry abt acquiring CDC | 10/23/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: Respected Sir, I am an Electronics&Instrumentation engineer and would like to join as an electrical ...
A: Of course you can join as trainee electrical officer. It depends on the shipping company that is ...
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| Eto | 10/11/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: Respected Sir, I am a student of electronics and Communication engineering, and get selected for ...
A: On a ship, the electrical engineer Officer is not a watchkeeping crew. As such, it is not required ...
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| shiiping related | 10/4/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: respected sir,, wht is ur suggestion if i sail with in red sea only in arabian ...
A: For sea service, you would be interested in the horsepower size of the engine, boilers. As to ...
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| Can Instrumentation engineer apply for CDC. | 10/3/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: I have completed my B-tech in Instrumentation and Control. I would like to join the marine as ...
A: You have got the basic idea right. Maybe less than 24 months. On item 5. please contact your marine ...
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| shipping service | 10/2/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: respected sir,, thanks for ur help...it will really helped me a lot. but sir, i asked ...
A: I think the experience gained from foreign shipping should not be a problem nowadays because of STCW ...
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| Can Instrumentation engineer apply for CDC. | 10/1/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: I have completed my B-tech in Instrumentation and Control. I would like to join the marine as ...
A: You can join ship as an electrical engineer. This does not require a COC and you can also go up in ...
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| shipping joining | 9/30/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: respected sir,,, i have a ndian cdc of radio officer .i got this thru gmdss ndian exam. ...
A: Certainly you can join as OS because usually an OS will not be considered as a certified ...
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| Shipping | 9/14/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: How woodward governor u8 work
A: Basically the engine in which you want to control the speed will have some rotary shaft that drives ...
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| Fuel consumption vs hrs | 9/4/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: Yoon, I have a quick question about fuel consumption. I believe that a large ship looks at their ...
A: It will depend on the size of the ship. An average ship may range from 10000 to 20000 dwt ...
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| Enquiry | 9/4/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: I have been offered a job by Marine Management Services (MMS), Nariman Point and they have applied ...
A: There is no point in you worrying about this. If the ship is registered under Liberian flag, all the ...
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| for becoming chief engineer procedure | 7/24/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: i want to join electrical officer. But after few years if i want to become chief engineer then what ...
A: To become a chief engineer, you have to pass the 1st class marine engineer certificate of competency ...
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| shipping line | 7/14/2009 | Diego Espinosa |
Q: How the current financial crisis does affect the maritime transport/shipping line?
A: Please pardon my delay in answering your question. In any case, it is a very interesting question. ...
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| chargable weight in B/L | 6/16/2009 | Diego Espinosa |
Q: My shipper charging more than the original weight by saying that they charged based on "chargeable ...
A: Just wanted to follow up and see if this did answer your question and if my answer was clear.. Rgds ...
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| cargo | 5/27/2009 | Diego Espinosa |
Q: what sort of cargo would 17th century sailors carry abroad?
A: 17th Century cargo, much like today depended on the routes. There were spices and natural resources ...
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| CDC | 5/21/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: I am applying thru Seven seas manpower LTD. it is a placement agency. I have been told to give 22000 ...
A: I don't know what CDC is. Many Indians use that expression, but I think they meant COR which stands ...
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| marine engineering | 5/13/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: what are the main parts of a compressed air starting system for main propulsion engines?
A: The main parts of a compressed air starting system for main propulsion engine are listed below: Air ...
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| common incident on board ship | 4/25/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: 1)what is the common incident happened on board ship? 2)what makes it happen? 3)what are the action ...
A: From what I see, there will be more incidents like these as the ship ages. (comparing new ships with ...
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| common incident on board ship | 4/25/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: 1)what is the common incident happened on board ship? 2)what makes it happen? 3)what are the action ...
A: This is too broad a question to answer. Are you referring to personal accidents? If you are ...
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| Fuel Pipe breakage | 2/19/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: Suddenly the Main Engine Fuel pipes (8)on the ship engine has started breaking, the end shock ...
A: I suspect the fuel pump timing may be incorrect. Since all the fuel pipes seemed to be affected ...
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| Fuel Pipe breakage | 2/12/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: Suddenly the Main Engine Fuel pipes (8)on the ship engine has started breaking, the end shock ...
A: Does the break look like overpressure burst or fatigue? If it looks like overpressure, check for ...
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| marine machinery | 1/31/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: why diesel engines have high efficiency at partial load
A: Diesel engines are designed to take in excess air in order to try to achieve complete combustion. ...
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| marine machinery | 1/31/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: 1)main engine parts and function of each component 2)how to start marine diesel engine 3)equipment ...
A: 1. Main engine parts for Diesel engine: engine block, cylinder head, piston, cylinder liner, ...
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| marinemachinery | 1/31/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: what equipments installed in the engineroom for propulsion and auxilary
A: Propulsion machinery is either diesel engine or steam turbine. This will drive the propeller shaft ...
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| marine machinery | 1/29/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: how an engine room layout is designed and what basis main engine is selected
A: There is no common layout. Of course there are safety considerations like escape trunk, fire ...
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| Indian CDC | 1/23/2009 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: i am going to join a ship as Mechanical technician trainee on a diving vessel.can i get an Indian ...
A: To get a COC you have to work your way up. If you are going to work as a cadet marine engineer, and ...
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| Asking about pre sea trainig course | 12/9/2008 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: sir, I am doing my final yr Mech Engg.And i'm looking for career in shipping . what are the ...
A: Since you already have some training in Mech Engrg you can contact shipping companies to take you in ...
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| Career for computer engineers in shipping industry | 11/10/2008 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: Sir, I have completed my engineering in computer science . As the shipping industry always ...
A: The shipping industry is wide. It can range from shipping lines to shipyards, from classification ...
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| MARITIME/SHIPPING | 11/9/2008 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: i) What does a draft of Vessel or Ship mean? ii) Does the draft of a Vessel determine the kind of ...
A: 1. Draft means the depth of the submerged part of the vessel. 2. Normally it determines whether it ...
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| sight of land | 11/3/2008 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: Once you board the ship, how many times do you usually see land?? once a month? two months??
A: It depends on the type of ship. I presume you are talking about cargo ship. Ship's trading area - ...
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| Bulk Shipment | 10/24/2008 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: I am researching means of loading approx 30,000MT of scrap steel into a vessel for shipment to ...
A: The normal practice is to have the vessel at anchorage and barge loaded with these amount of scrap ...
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| running stationary diesel on bunker c | 10/11/2008 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: I am in the process of installing a 2M kcal bunker c fired thermal oil boiler (heater) in Guatemala. ...
A: I have used generator sets using blended oil, i.e. a mixture of diesel oil and bunker c oil, but I ...
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| ABT LIBERIAN CDC | 9/3/2008 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: I have applied for my indian CDC it will take 3 to 4 mnths to get my cdc.Mean time my comany is ...
A: No problem at all. Anyway, I think you will be going as cadet. Regardless, it does not matter ...
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| abt cdc issues | 9/2/2008 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: And i am waiting for my certificate to come so that i can apply for my cdc.But my comany says that ...
A: Not sure what you mean by cdc, maybe you meant cor. But what you want is sea experience, so it does ...
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| Shippin Manual | 7/4/2008 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: I am working for a very reputed and largest apparel sourcing buying office in India as, officer, ...
A: Obviously, how many containers that can be loaded will depend on the size of the ship. It will be ...
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| general question | 7/2/2008 | Thomas Yoon |
Q: I have just answered my final year paper of engineering(B.E Mech).I plan to do my one year training ...
A: If you are doing training, I don't think the questions will be very technical. Most probably the ...
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