The Ship’s Navigational Audit Is Your First Line of Defence. Most Fleets Don’t Treat It That Way.
Every tanker fleet has layers of navigational oversight. At the base of that structure…
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Practical insights on VDR audits, SMS management, SIRE 2.0, vetting prep and HSEQ compliance from Capt. Gaurav Khanna, Master Mariner and Founder of Vraga Marine Services. Articles are researched and drafted with AI assistance, then reviewed, edited and checked against primary documents by the author.
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The TMSA Safety Audit: What Element 9 Stage 4 Actually Requires
Most ship managers can show that safety meetings happen. Minutes are filed, inspection forms…
The TMSA Engine Room Audit: What Element 4 Stage 4 Actually Requires
A TMSA engine room audit is what separates a Stage 3 operator from a…
The TMSA Mooring Audit: What Stage 4 Requires for Element 6A
Mooring operations kill people. That is not a dramatic framing — it is the…
The TMSA Cargo Audit: What Stage 4 Requires for Element 6
he TMSA cargo audit under Element 6 is not a universal requirement — it…
TMSA Navigational Audit: What Each Stage Actually Requires
TMSA navigational audit requirements vary by stage. Element 5 distinguishes between three audit types,…
Your Near-Miss Reporting Looks Healthy. But What Is It Actually Telling You?
Near miss reporting in shipping sits at the heart of any serious safety management…
When Risk Becomes Routine, the Bridge Goes Quiet
This silence is a symptom — one often associated with the normalisation of deviance…
Your STS operations manual references a guide that no longer exists in its old form
The OCIMF Ship to Ship Transfer Guide for Petroleum, Chemicals and Liquefied Gases was…
The First VDR Audit Your Fleet Runs Should Be Announced. Here’s Why.
When a ship manager or DPA decides to start a VDR audit programme, the…
The Ballast Water Management Plan Has Three New Requirements. Is Yours Current?
The BWMP new requirements that came into force on 1 February 2025 are not…
The Lifting Appliances Manual: What the Regulation Requires, and What Actually Gets It Through Survey
The first article in this series set out what SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-13 requires across…