PONDICHERRY MARITIME ACADEMY

  Life rafts are survival equipment provided as a life-saving appliance on every seagoing merchant or passenger ship, in addition to the  lifeboats . Life rafts are much easier to launch than lifeboats. In emergencies, evacuation from the ship can be done without manually launching any of them, as the life rafts are designed with an auto-inflatable system. SOLAS Chapter III  gives all the details for types and the number of life rafts to be carried as per the size and type of the ship. Where Are Liferafts Located On Ships? Life rafts are normally located on the muster station, on the port and starboard side near the  lifeboat , and fwd and aft of the ship. The location generally depends on the size of the ship. Life rafts are stored in a fibreglass container, with a high-pressure gas used to inflate life rafts during an emergency. A Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU) is connected to the raft container and ship, which releases the raft even after the vessel sinks in...

  Land and Sea Breeze On a hot early afternoon, take a walk along a dry beach. You start hopping and leaping as soon as you place your bare feet in the sand and sprint towards the sea to soak your burning feet in the water. Yes, the sun warms them both. Land and water, on the other hand, do not heat up or cool down at the same rate. In coastal areas, the differential heating and cooling of land and water create breezes. A sea breeze is any wind that blows from a large water body towards a landmass. Whereas, the offshore winds are called a land breeze that arises from land. The main difference is because of the property of water to retain heat for a longer duration as compared to land. Here, we will discuss more about the land and sea breeze along with some important questions.  What is a Breeze? Breeze, the light and cold wind is one of the most wonderful sensations to feel a cold and moderate wind on a hot summer day at the beach. The breeze is classified into two types: Se...