General Revision Guides

SCOPIC is a tariff-based alternative to standard salvage compensation, used in over 200 LOF cases since 1999 for payments exceeding USD 300…

Fog forms when air cools to its dewpoint, not at a fixed temperature — a practical mini-guide to dewpoint spread as a…

Management of Change applies to more than major equipment overhauls — a practical test for when an informal workaround actually needed a…

SOLAS V/34 requires a passage plan before every voyage, regardless of route familiarity. A core pre-departure checklist spine, plus scenario-style orals questions…

Lloyd's Register's 'Navigating Nuclear Energy in Maritime' roadmap and three recent design approvals mark real progress on nuclear propulsion — but liability,…

The first hour after cargo or third-party property is found lost or damaged shapes the whole claim. A Master's mini-guide to evidence…

Free surface effect from slack tanks is the most common way a 'stable on paper' loading condition becomes unstable in practice. A…

Thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries is one of the fastest-growing fire risks at sea. CINS guidelines backed by P&I clubs warn existing…

350 deaths in 30 years. 70 in the last three alone. The IMO replaced its enclosed space entry recommendations in December 2025…

Embarkation and disembarkation is the most frequently performed high-risk operation on any vessel — and it receives some of the least structured…