# Shorebased **URL:** https://forum.gcaptain.com/c/shorebased/17.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.gcaptain.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.gcaptain.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.gcaptain.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [How do I add collision bulkhead to the ship in the picture?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/how-do-i-add-collision-bulkhead-to-the-ship-in-the-picture/45110)
**Author:** [@hewenhao](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/hewenhao)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/how-do-i-add-collision-bulkhead-to-the-ship-in-the-picture/45110 "2018-10-09T00:20:47Z")
--- ## [Working Abroad](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/working-abroad/1339)
**Author:** [@Jones\_Act](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Jones_Act)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/working-abroad/1339 "2009-03-30T02:45:41Z")
Our firm got hired by a guy today that is a citizen of the United States (Texas); he got hurt working in the Port of Singapore; his actual employer was a wholly owned subsidiary of a large corporation that is into oilfie… --- ## [Bar Associations attack Jones Act](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/bar-associations-attack-jones-act/48907)
**Author:** [@LI\_Domer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/LI_Domer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/bar-associations-attack-jones-act/48907 "2018-08-15T02:13:28Z")
Renewed attacks on Jones Act. --- ## [.....nmc](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc/48258)
**Author:** [@MikeBrasher](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/MikeBrasher)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc/48258 "2018-06-02T19:33:38Z")
I just completed --- ## [A quick question about Constitues Salvage](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/a-quick-question-about-constitues-salvage/47929)
**Author:** [@phanhuyen](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/phanhuyen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/a-quick-question-about-constitues-salvage/47929 "2018-04-27T14:14:48Z")
A ship looses power 3 miles from the sea buoy (Italian Port). Winds are 35-40 knots onshore. The captain informs the pilots and they agree to send a tug to standby. The engineers get the engines back online and the ship … --- ## [Drunks Operating](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/drunks-operating/46904)
**Author:** [@dkochis](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dkochis)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/drunks-operating/46904 "2018-04-15T17:20:19Z")
So I was let go. Because I reported. That somebody was drinking. And operating A vessel. They said I opened A can of worms. There sending me my check… This is not rite. They didn’t do any screen. Or any kind of test. --- ## [Project Cargo into Newport News Shipbuilding](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/project-cargo-into-newport-news-shipbuilding/47658)
**Author:** [@Slick\_cam1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Slick_cam1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/project-cargo-into-newport-news-shipbuilding/47658 "2018-03-26T13:03:19Z")
Twice now I’ve seen those Dutch flagged BigLift ships moored across the front of the big western graving dock. Anybody know what they are delivering? Something for a carrier, or something for the yards physical plant? --- ## [Should Puerto Rico and Hawaii be exempt from the Jones Act?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/should-puerto-rico-and-hawaii-be-exempt-from-the-jones-act/15573)
**Author:** [@patrickward7603](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/patrickward7603)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/should-puerto-rico-and-hawaii-be-exempt-from-the-jones-act/15573 "2018-03-15T11:14:37Z")
Should Puerto Rico and Hawaii be exempt from the Jones Act? Would being exempt help or hurt their economies? --- ## [SAR in international waters](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/sar-in-international-waters/47440)
**Author:** [@SARmate](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SARmate)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2018, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/sar-in-international-waters/47440 "2018-03-01T08:23:19Z")
Question: Scenario: I am an on-site SAR Commander conducting rescue in international waters. Can I legally refuse participation or prevent other vessel from conducting a rescue? --- ## [Eurasian Dream](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/eurasian-dream/47387)
**Author:** [@Emrobu](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Emrobu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/eurasian-dream/47387 "2018-02-23T15:14:18Z")
I’m doing a report for school. I got assigned ISM code. I picked the case of the Eurasian Dream, a pure car carrier that caught fire in July of 1998 in UAE. I’m sorta taken aback, and sorta like… yeah-shit-whatcha-gonna-… --- ## [Expidition yachts](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/expidition-yachts/43315)
**Author:** [@bobdurino](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/bobdurino)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/expidition-yachts/43315 "2018-01-19T16:28:31Z")
Yachts, outrageous and over the top appear to be sailing in the direction of the Artic and Antartic. One in particular is the Ulysses, a tax haven for charter, billed as an expidition yacht. What does this mean? The sh… --- ## [Time for attitude change in Shipping?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/time-for-attitude-change-in-shipping/46996)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/time-for-attitude-change-in-shipping/46996 "2018-01-09T13:16:40Z")
Is it time to change your attitude and upgrade your skills to stay relevant in Shipping? Mr. Gandhi think so: This does not apply only to those working ashore, but to everybody within the maritime field, incl. mari… --- ## [Abandoned without food or pay. Happens all the time](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/abandoned-without-food-or-pay-happens-all-the-time/16602)
**Author:** [@Emrobu](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Emrobu)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/abandoned-without-food-or-pay-happens-all-the-time/16602 "2017-12-05T12:56:48Z")
It's no mystery why this happens all the time and why it may be happening more and more, recently. I want to know why nobody seems able to do anything about it? We have charities out there that have the money to build … --- ## [Ocean Cargo Insurance / Underwriting](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ocean-cargo-insurance-underwriting/46611)
**Author:** [@captdil](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/captdil)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ocean-cargo-insurance-underwriting/46611 "2017-11-15T15:37:22Z")
Hello Fellow Sailors As many of you now or in the past, I too have transitioned from seagoing to shoreside. I am entering the wonderful (not) world of insurance for the marine sector, focusing on ocean cargo. Having sai… --- ## [Seafarers access to Marine facilities](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/seafarers-access-to-marine-facilities/46531)
**Author:** [@SaltyDog67](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SaltyDog67)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/seafarers-access-to-marine-facilities/46531 "2017-11-13T17:29:58Z")
How do you report a facility that charges for access to your vessel ie crew changes,shopping,and shore leave? There are several facilities in TX and LA that are charging exorbitant fees from third party providers to “es… --- ## [The demise of London as a shipping hub?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-demise-of-london-as-a-shipping-hub/46081)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-demise-of-london-as-a-shipping-hub/46081 "2017-09-17T09:38:58Z")
From Splash 24/7 today: http://splash247.com/london-international-shipping-didnt-need-week/ --- ## [Ice breaking LNG tankers](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ice-breaking-lng-tankers/16694)
**Author:** [@Emrobu](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Emrobu)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ice-breaking-lng-tankers/16694 "2017-04-27T18:58:25Z")
Teekay got a 15 year gig to move the Yamal LNG. Looking at those ships gets my imagination all fired up. Are they the sexiest thing that float, or what? http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/teekay-lng-partners-si… --- ## [Obviously, nobody should be suprised at this](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/obviously-nobody-should-be-suprised-at-this/13537)
**Author:** [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/obviously-nobody-should-be-suprised-at-this/13537 "2017-01-06T01:52:20Z")
now will they settle out of court or will it go to the judge…ECO and Chevron have the bigger law teams but Thomas has a century of case law on his side. Shipowners are guilty until proven innocent. \[B\]Captain held by … --- ## [Oceans Protection Plan: Regulatory Changes](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/oceans-protection-plan-regulatory-changes/16829)
**Author:** [@Emrobu](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Emrobu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/oceans-protection-plan-regulatory-changes/16829 "2016-11-09T11:13:39Z")
I’ve been picking through the PM’s new Oceans Protection Plan. Here are the regulatory changes that I’ve found mentioned there. Forum members were wondering if the grounding of the Nathan E. Stewart and the resulting spi… --- ## [MARKET TALK: Shipbuilding due to bounce back in 2018](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/market-talk-shipbuilding-due-to-bounce-back-in-2018/16770)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/market-talk-shipbuilding-due-to-bounce-back-in-2018/16770 "2016-10-20T09:40:18Z")
It is not all doom and gloom: http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/new-shipbuilding-orders-to-rebound-sharply-in-2018-report/ --- ## [Hapag-Lloyd: First Two Newbuildings Leave Dock in South Korea](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hapag-lloyd-first-two-newbuildings-leave-dock-in-south-korea/16738)
**Author:** [@DeepSeaDiver](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DeepSeaDiver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hapag-lloyd-first-two-newbuildings-leave-dock-in-south-korea/16738 "2016-10-12T03:42:23Z")
By Svetlana Modeva, October 11, 2016 Question: So, if you’re going to undock a containership, you absolutely need a tugboat to get behind it and push. But what do you do if you have a 333-meter-long ship that simply d… --- ## [How do oil prices affect the tanker industry?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/how-do-oil-prices-affect-the-tanker-industry/16392)
**Author:** [@Reggie\_Green](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Reggie_Green)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/how-do-oil-prices-affect-the-tanker-industry/16392 "2016-07-10T18:59:17Z")
With the price of oil being low, how does this affect the tanker industry --- ## [Maersk Says the Market is Unsustainable... Does Building 20 Triple-E's Make Sense?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maersk-says-the-market-is-unsustainable-does-building-20-triple-es-make-sense/7090)
**Author:** [@rob](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/rob)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maersk-says-the-market-is-unsustainable-does-building-20-triple-es-make-sense/7090 "2016-06-20T00:32:20Z")
From today's article Maersk Line CEO: "The Shipping Market Isn't Sustainable" Some comments on our Facebook page question the rationale behind Maersk's nearly $4 billion plan to build 20 Triple-E class containerships. … --- ## [Tyco](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tyco/16269)
**Author:** [@Offshore44](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Offshore44)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tyco/16269 "2016-06-01T17:47:58Z")
Anyone have any recent experience sailing with Tyco on the Cable Layers? --- ## [Yards in Germany have experienced a major boost](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/yards-in-germany-have-experienced-a-major-boost/16248)
**Author:** [@DeepSeaDiver](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DeepSeaDiver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/yards-in-germany-have-experienced-a-major-boost/16248 "2016-05-23T15:50:12Z")
Earlier this month, Malaysian Genting Group ordered ten cruise ships from three German shipyards – Wismar, Warnemünde und Stralsund. The contracts’ value amounts to EUR 3.5 billion (USD 3.93 billion). http://worldmarit… --- ## [Vessel Traffic Management Specialist](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/vessel-traffic-management-specialist/16184)
**Author:** [@bparker](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/bparker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/vessel-traffic-management-specialist/16184 "2016-05-03T12:37:15Z")
Hi, I'm trying to find some information regarding a Vessel Traffic Management Specialist career. I've searched everything online for training, career path, etc. but the only information I've come up with is that it ap… --- ## [Maritime Law school degrees?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maritime-law-school-degrees/15589)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Fontaino](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Frank_Fontaino)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2015, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/maritime-law-school-degrees/15589 "2015-12-30T10:21:24Z")
I am currently a student at The State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College. After graduation I would like to go to law school and eventually practice maritime/admiralty law. I was wondering what are some good m… --- ## [Puerto Rico - Statehood and attack on the Jones Act](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/puerto-rico-statehood-and-attack-on-the-jones-act/15408)
**Author:** [@Tugs](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Tugs)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/puerto-rico-statehood-and-attack-on-the-jones-act/15408 "2015-11-17T20:23:24Z")
As I am sure others have been following what is being put out as news concerning Puerto Rico and them wanting to go back to being a Sovern Nation plus the usual B.S. about the Big Bad Jones Act! As has been mentioned i… --- ## [Shipyards Partner with Design Consultants?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/shipyards-partner-with-design-consultants/15390)
**Author:** [@nickninevah](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/nickninevah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/shipyards-partner-with-design-consultants/15390 "2015-10-12T10:12:14Z")
To all the shipyards out there: Do you see any value in partnering with design consultants? Relax. This is not a sales pitch. Just an honest question. Do shipyards see value in outsourcing detailed engineering and … --- ## [Symbols on the Drawing](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/symbols-on-the-drawing/15023)
**Author:** [@Rookie88](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Rookie88)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2015, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/symbols-on-the-drawing/15023 "2015-07-19T09:33:30Z")
There are two symbols on the drawing I don't know the meaning of; first one is hexagon that goes everywhere with butt welding. Second is triangle. I would be more than happy if somebody can explain what they mean. I att… [Previous page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/c/shorebased/17.md) [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/c/shorebased/17.md?page=2)