Along with inspections, surveyors must ascertain the load regulations and limits calculated for a vessel. Gross tonnage and deadweight tonnage (DWT) are to be cross-checked with the values stored in the stability handbook of the ship. Checking the load lines and draft markers is also required, ...
Born in 1925 and raised in a house with no electricity, running water or toilet, the privations were typical of the area and he chose a not untypical way to make a break for the outside world, joining the Merchant Navy. After being knocked back for being too young, he simply re-app...