Container stowage plans

An excellent webpage about the system of stowage of containers on container ships.

IMDG - in a bit more detail ( from a students mouth)

A great write up on the IMDG code by a student from Kalmar maritime acadamy with the actual pictures of the tables to help in getting a better idea.

IMDG - An introduction

An excellent introduction to the IMDG by the IMO itself. An Powerpoint presentation.

Reefer Ships

A paper written on the reefer ships by Capt P Kohli. PDF document.

Static electricity

A good write up about static electricity in oil tankers.

The riggings on titanic

An interesting website about the riggings on board the Titanic. Handy for somebody waning to get an idea about the cargo / lifeboat riggings on old cargo ships.

The Sire Programme

This pdf file on the OCIMF website gives the details and history of the SIRE / vetting programme.

Also of interest is this small introduction to SIRE on their website.