II. Viewpoint In my point of view, fire is one of the most terrible, horrifying and dangerous things that may happen to our vessel especially in a container ship. In this incident for me as a student and future seafarer, I cannot avoid thinking about on how the fire started and how to avoid it. Fire while in a vessel is a very complicated and maybe the worst nightmare that may happen to a seafarer. In this incident some of the most dangerous thing that may happen incident may be either being suffocated, being burned into flame or being drowned. We must think about how to avoid this kind of incident especially when we are sailing in the middle of the sea. Fire on board is a dangerous incident which can happen on the vessel and there are many kind reasons why fire happens on board for example welding, an incident for the burning and especially smoking are the major causes. Fire on board has importance in maritime accidents because it can cause loss of human life. Human error is one of the reasons why fire occurs in the ship, for example, the crews are not ready when the fire occurs on the ship they don’t have enough knowledge about firefighting, that’s why we have a master plan on the incident cause the safety of the vessel and crew is depending to the discipline, knowledge, …show more content…
The reason why is fire happened on board vessel is the fire started is in the position of the MEKP container. Fire came from a between row 08 and just port of the center line, there for the firefighting teams reported that they are not able to get closer to the fire than row 03 in the starboard side because they saw a fierce fire at a short distance from the cargo. It is good to secure and checked first all the cargo that will be put into the vessel and to take care all the things and important cargoes most especially the chemical cargoes that should undergo a test to know whether it is flammable or
Catching Fire: How Coooking Made us Human by Richard Wrangham is a fresh perspective on the evolution of humankind. Wrangham has made a concentrated effort to prove that humans have evolved particular adaptations, like bipedalism, due to the introduction of cooked foods into their diet. In his book, he is legitimately arguing that humans are the way they are because early on in human evolution, early man discovered fire, discovered the joys of cooked foods, and developed all sorts of fascinating traits still being utilized today.
The need for an investigation was starting to be recognized. The hazards to life because of fire are: covering fire prevention, arrangement of machinery, fire drills, inadequate fire-escapes and exits, number of persons employed in factories and lofts, etc. Some of the dangers to life and health because of unsanitary conditions are: ventilation, lighting and heating arrangement, hours of labor, etc. There was no insulation in the winter, only a pot-bellied stove in the middle of the factory. In the summer you suffocated with practicall...
Page seventy-one states, “There was a ship out there you said you’d keep the fire going and you let it out!”(Golding). This shows that they believe that the fire will help them escape the island and the boys desperately cling to the hope fire provides. However, as the story concludes the fire takes on a different meaning: “The whole island was shuddering with flame” (Golding 201). This dark and powerful portrayal of the fire describes a weapon of mass destruction. The atomic bomb was used twice just like the fire. The fire’s symbolism, like others’, shifts throughout the story.
At 8 am that morning, a longshoreman smelled smoke coming out of hold No. 4. He alertly notified his co-workers and they moved several bags of ammonium nitrate fertilizer and found flames between the cargo and the hull. They tried putting out the fire with a jug of drinking water and fire extinguisher but their effort ended in vain while the flame got worse. Some crewmembers started hauling boxes of arm ammunition out of hold No. 5 (to avoid explosion!) In hold No. 4, some crewmembers called for a hose line to distinguish the fire but the ship captain, Charles de Guillebon, interfered because he did not want water to ruin his precious cargo. Instead, he or...
This preventable event , which claimed the life of a crew of seven, left many
The Titanic was built to be unsinkable, with 16 watertight compartments to help keep it afloat. Many people called the R.M.S. Titanic “unsinkable”, because of how large it was. To many the Titanic, being the biggest ship, also meant it was the best. Publishers Weekly; 3/19/2012, Vol. 259 Issue 12, p30-32, 3p. The ship was advertised as “unsinkable as reasonably possible,” because of it’s numerous safety features. These features included automatic watertight doors, watertight bulkheads and compartments throughout the ship, the most powerful marconi at sea and the Titanic was so large, that it was thought that anything large enough to damage it would be seen in time. They were wrong. Courier Mail, The (Brisbane). 04/03/2012, p38-38. 1.
Although fire is linked to human life, as it is essential for survival, not only its use for food, security and warmth, particularly in the extreme cold weather
After the collision, six watertight compartments began filling with water. Soon, water spilled over the tops. Scientists have concluded that the watertight compartments contributed to the disaster by keeping the flood waters in the bow of the ship [Gannon, 1995].
Ocean shipping probably will meet with the pirates, which could lead to economic losses. Technology How to make the vessel keep efficiency by using less fuel, so company could cut the cost. Environment Wrecking on a rock, meeting with tsunami or rainstorm and so on when sailing. o Five – Forces • Threat of new entrants Low, because of high capital demand. Power of suppliers High, because of the vessels manufacturing, fuel price, and labor cost because these factors are all have no substitutes.
This research topic is originated from my experience in working in the fire service since nineteen ninety seven. In the last sixteen years I have moved up the ranks from probationary fire fighter to fire lieutenant. I am currently hold the rank of fire lieutenant. This topic is very important to me because one day at work I can be the Incident Commander on a incident, to the o...
One of the possible reasons why so many ships and aircraft mysteriously disappear is because of methane hydrates. Methane hydrates are pockets of gas trapped inside crystallized water. The gas forms when sea organisms die and decay on the ocean floor. The gas is generally frozen at large amounts of pressure and cold temperatures, but because they are embedded in subterranean rock, they are rather vulnerable. If an earthquake happens or the rocks naturally shift, the hydrates can be dislodged. This means that the hydrates would explode and release the methane bubbles which expand and grow larger as they explode towards the surface of the water. Because the gas is lighter than water, the water, and any ship caught it the bubble, would instantly lose buoyancy. Any ship that is within the bubble, would instantly start to sink to the bottom of the ocean within a matter of minutes and no one would be able to get off board fast enough. Methane bubbles can not only take down a ship, but they can also take out an aircraft. The bubbles start out at the bottom of the ocean and travel upwards, but they need somewhere to go afterwards, so they continue up into the atmosphere. Any aircraft flying over that area can be taken down without any warning. However, victims on board the said ship or aircraft have been found on board or floating in the water without a scratch. There are two possibilities for this occurren...
...r it is arson, an uncontrolled camp fire, or a cigarette butt it doesn’t take much for humans to spark a disaster. Yet there is as well a few set by good old Mother Nature. On top of the effects on the earth as well as humans, there is only one thing we all can do and that is listen to our old pal Smokey the Bear when he says, “only you can prevent wildfire.”
The primary cause is of airplane accidents does at some stage contain an element of a person being unable to discharge his duties correctly and in an accurate manner. More than 53% accidents are the result of ignorance or faults by the pilot during flight. Other staff is responsible for about 8% accidents. The most obvious errors by pilot are made during the take off or landing on the runway. Additionally errors can occur during the maintenance of the airplane outside the plane, whereby a lack of thorough inspection and oversight can lead to complication during mid-flight. Fueling and loading of the plane also sometimes create problems (Shapiro, 2001).
This lesson is designed to review and reinforce a few important concepts about plants (e.g. Needs, parts, sequence of planting) and to also guide the students through applying a few scientific inquiry (e.g. Making observations, experimentation, discussion, reflection, reporting results etc.). The students have previously planted corn and bean seeds and today’s lesson has provided the students a chance to see the results of the planted corn and bean seeds. Additionally, seeds have been planted under and growing under the following conditions: without water, and without soil. The students see the results of these seeds planted under these conditions for the past week. Two plants in particular have already been grown their growth has been
Creating the awareness among the students helps them on the various ways to avoid fires. If possible students are advised to ensure that all the fire alarms and extinguishers are in working conditions at all times. They should also be careful and alert when using any appliance that is likely to cause a fire and avoid using anything that is prohibited in the rooms.