Your Working Language Policy Covers the Manual. It Doesn’t Cover the Question.
Working language is a defined obligation, not a courtesy. ISM…
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Objective Evidence Is the Bar. Most “AI Search” Doesn’t Clear It.
Objective evidence has a specific meaning in the ISM Code,…
Your SMS Passed the Gap Analysis. SMS Search Wasn’t Part of the Test.
SMS search is the test a gap analysis was never…
TMSA Self Assessment: Declare What You Can Sustain, Not What You Aspire To
TMSA stands for Tanker Management and Self Assessment. Most companies…
SOLAS Pilot Transfer Arrangements 2028: What Ship Managers Need to Know
The new SOLAS pilot transfer arrangements 2028 requirements — adopted…
Bridge Procedures Is a DryBMS Priority Area. It Still Doesn’t Move Your Score.
Subject Area 21 — Bridge procedures & standards — is…
ECDIS Performance Standards 2026: What MSC.530(106)/Rev.1 Actually Changes
Most bridge teams know MSC.232(82) as the ECDIS performance standard.…
The RISQ DryBMS Question Nobody Has to Verify — Yet
Buried in Section 1 of RISQ 3.2, right after the…
The VDR Playback Software Is There. The Procedure That Covers It May Not Be.
Every VDR fitted to a SOLAS vessel is required to…
The PFOS Ban Is in Force. The Survey Clock Is Already Running.
PFOS firefighting foam ships are now subject to a mandatory…
ECDIS in Tidal Ports: The Alarm That Stops Working When You Need It Most
ECDIS in tidal ports does not behave the way it…
The Lookout During Port Approach Is on the Manning Matrix. The VDR Shows Whether Anyone Was Standing It.
The lookout during port approach is the one position on…