EXECUTIVE NEWS BULLETINOCT 2016 ISSUE 137

MONTHLY COMMUNIQUE FOR EXECUTIVE SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE LTD, SINGAPORE

MAIN NEWS

SAFETY MOMENT OF THE MONTH

Enclosed Lifeboat = Enclosed Space

Ship-Shore Collaboration driven at Junior Officer’s seminar

While undertaking a routine maintenance check of an en-closed lifeboat an officer de-tected a strong odour when he opened the boat’s access door. The interior of the boat smelled of rotten eggs, and the officer re-alised that it would be necessary to check the atmosphere in the boat before entry.

A check of the atmosphere inside the boat was undertaken with the vessel’s own gas monitoring equip-ment, which revealed the presence of hydrogen sulphide gas in con-centrations exceeding 60 parts per million.

The lifeboat was thoroughly ven-tilated and, once clear of gas, a permit to enter was issued to allow the crew to investigate the source of the gas. It was subsequently dis-covered that a faulty battery char-ger had overcharged the boat’s batteries, which produced the hy-drogen sulphide gas.

Junior officers of ESM were accorded an opportunity to share a platform with the senior and the top management of the company and discuss the collaborative efforts to take the organization to the next level of growth.

The two Junior Officers’ Seminars held at Chandigarh and Delhi on the 19th and 21st September 2016 respectively brought a new level of understanding and awareness of the industry as well as a perspective on their role as the future management on board and the organization. Themed “Ship-Shore Collaboration to Lead ESM to New Growth”, the seminars not just focused on the concerns faced by the marine industry but also encouraged its participants to be a collaborative force with the shore staff for a productive exchange of views, for their own as well as the organisation’s growth.

Speaking on the theme at the seminar in Delhi, Ms. Sikha Singh, Director HR & Crew, ESM Singapore, emphasized how training, knowledge and

Lessons learned

- 1. The interior of an enclosed

lifeboat is not one that mariners would intuitively class as an enclosed space. However, this incident demonstrates that the

potential risks of entering an enclosed lifeboat, without first checking that the atmo-sphere is safe to breathe, are severe. Exposure to hy-drogen sulphide gas at the concentration found in this incident has the potential to cause permanent eye dam-age.2. It may not be a sufficient control measure to simply leave the access door open for a period of time prior to entry as hydrogen sulphide is heavier than air. The gas may therefore pool in the wells of the boat, especially on freefall lifeboats. Forced ventilation may be required to make the interior of the boat safe to enter.3. To avoid the risk that hy-drogen sulphide gas is pro-duced, the correct operation

of the battery charger should form part of the regular main-tenance checks which are con-ducted on lifeboats.

commitments are the strengths of ESM and sets it apart in the industry. She explained that the organisation has all along invested heavily on training and knowledge impart to the work force and as a result has been considered as a highly competent and reliable manager by the industry leaders. It is the consistent performance of ESM and its highly trained employees that has made it to as the preferred manager by them. She asked the junior officers, most of whom were alumni of SIMS, to take full advantage of the company’s training and knowledge sharing programme to keep themselves up to date and professionally ahead in the industry.

During the one-day seminar, in-house speakers drew on their wealth of experience to promote the safety culture on board, navigational challenges, watch-

keeping and manning issues amongst others. Attendee Officers such as Third Engineer Jaswinder Toor at the Chandigarh Seminar

and Second Officer Manmohan S Hada from the Delhi seminar shared their views on the challenges faced by them and the suggested way forward. They also shared their personal experience during their training at SIMS.

Mr. Biju Baben, Faculty from SIMS Lonavala, spoke about the many issues and challenges that a

marine engineer can face onboard at both the seminars. He stressed that knowledge was a powerful tool and one should not stop learning and continue to upgrade himself whenever possible.

** Note : This monthly safety moment is collected from various sources for educational purpose and is not necessary an actual incident from the ESM fleet.

Junior Officers’ Seminar Chandigardh

Access Door

Battery Locker

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Please contact company training officer to attend any of the courses listed herein (cto@executiveship.com)

Letter of the Month SIMS Course Schedule in Mumbai

SIMS Course Schedule in SIMS-LNV

SIMS Course Schedule in ChandigarhSIMS Course Schedule in Cochin

COURSES NO OF DAYS DATES

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT MANAGE-MENT SYSTEM

1 3,8,10,15,17,22,24,29

DYNAMICS OF PORT STATE CONTROL AND OIL MAJOR INSPECTIONS

2 6-7,13-14,20-21,27-28

MARPOL 1 4,11,18,25

BEHAVIOUR BASED SAFETY 0.5 (AM) 17,26

ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS LMS 10.21.27

CRITICAL CHEMICAL OPERATION BRIEFING

1/2 12

BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT 5 3-7.10-15.17-21.24-28

BP-BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT 5 10-15.24-28

MARITIME RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 4 3-6

SHIP HANDLING COMMAND COURSE 4 17-20

ENCLOSED SPACE ENTRY-BRIEFING 0.5(PM) On request

NAVIGATION CHARTS CORRECTIONS AND PASSAGE PLANNING

2 12-13,26-27

ADVANCED SAFETY TRAINING ON CHEMICAL TANKERS-TYPE 2

3 On request

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FRAMO PUMPING SYSTEM

3 17-19

INTEGRATED SAFETY TRAINING FOR RATINGS

5 3-7.10-15.17-21.24-28

INTEGRATED SAFETY TRAINING FOR RATING-REFRESHNER

1 7.15.21.28

BASIC TANKER OPERATION TRAINING 1.5 3-4.10-12.17-18.24-25

ICE NAVIGATION 2 5-6

ADVANCED SAFETY TRAINING ON OIL TANKERS

3 20-22

PEPTO 1 4.18.25

PMT 1 On request

ANST 1 6.13.20.27

JONSE 1.5 12-13,25-26

FAMILIARIZATION & SAFETY TRAINING ON CHEMICAL TANKERS

3 3-5,17-19,24-26

TASCO 12 27

CHEMCO 12 13

SHIP MANOEUVING SIMULATOR (SMS) 5 24-27

CHEMFAM / GASFAM / OILFAM On request

LVM 19

Electrical Practice (EP) 5 24

JRC – ECDIS 1 On request

TRANSAS ECDIS 1 On request

Chartworld ECDIS 2 On request

ECDIS – Totem 2 On request

FURUNO ECDIS 2 On request

DP BASIC 5 10-15,24-28

DP ADVANCED 4 3-6,17-20

DP MAINTENANCE 5 Every Monday

DP Awareness 2 On Request

Basic H2S (OPITO Approved) 0.5 On Request

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ELECTRONIC CHART DISPLAY & INFORMATION SYSTEM

5 03-07 & 17-21

FFLB 2 13-14

EP (SR 6 D) 6 10-17 & 24-29

EP (12 D) 12 05-19 & 20-03

MEMS 2 17-18

PEPFE 12 17-29

PROMOTIONAL ASSESSMENT 1 03, 10, 17, 24 & 31

ERS (OPE) 3 03-05

ERS (MGT) 5 24-28

M. BOILER & STEAM ENGG. (OPE) 6 03-08

M. BOILER & STEAM ENGG. (MGT) 9 17-26

FSCT (3 D) 3 06, 13, 20 & 27

FSCT (3 D) 3 07, 14, 21 & 28

COURSES NO OF DAYS DATES

ECDIS - FURUNO 2 On request

ECDIS JRC 1 21

Chartworld ECDIS 2 On request

ECDIS TRANSAS 1 On request

FRAMO Cargo Pumping System 2 3

Main Engine Manoeuvring System (MEMS) 1 19

Safety Officers Course (SOC) 1 On request

Bridge Team Management (BTM) 5 10

Maritime Resource Management (MRM) 4 17

Bridge Team Management (BTM) 5 11

Maritime Resource Management (MRM) 4 25

COURSES NO OF DAYS DATES

ECDIS - FURUNO 2 On request

ECDIS CHARTWOLRD 2 On request

ECDIS JRC 1 14

ECDIS TRANSAS 1 On request

Safety Officers Course (SOC) 1 On request

Maritime Resource Management (MRM) 4 24-27

Main Engine Manoeuvring System (MEMS)

1 20

It is always a rewarding experience to meet and get to know the sailing staff especially during the seminars being organized round the year across the country. Apart from the Senior Officers and the Crew Seminars, we have started seminars for the Junior Officers in various parts of India. The Zonal Offices have taken up this initiative to organize extremely interactive forums where the young officers get exposed to the company culture up close and share their views freely.

This September saw two such interesting seminars held at Chandigarh and Delhi where the Senior Superintendents and Managers from Singapore as well as from India, brought their unique experiences to share while the Juniors took the opportunity to seek more clarity on their various career and professional issues. It is also very heartening to listen to the Junior Officers sharing their extra ordinary close relationship with the organization and stressing to the fellow Officers the value of true professionalism, loyalty and dedication rather than chasing quick money. We are indeed very proud of these Officers, most of them earlier groomed by our in-house training institute SIMS, to emerge as the best in the industry. We are happy to include the report on the seminars in this newsletter.

The health, environment and technical knowledge remain important topics of our Newsletter and the articles in this issue will definitely make not only for an interesting reading but invoke a pause to think!

As always, we look forward to your thoughts, comments and ideas to include in the newsletter. We would also love to publish any picture of special moments or scenery that you have captured during your many interesting voyages.

This is also the time for announcing the best Chief Cooks and Stewards of the fleet. Hearty Congratulations to the winners! We are indeed very happy to notice the high standards of the participants indicating a very strong culinary skill on board!

Finally, what counts is the performance of the team on board as well as the team ashore. Without the collaboration of each other, we cannot move a step further. Here’s wishing you all a very happy Durga Puja, Dusshera and Deepawali during the month of October.

Enjoy your voyage and be Safe, Always!

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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

Birthday Photo Gallery (Singapore)

Birthday Photo Gallery (India)

Many Happy Returns to the following on their Birthdays during the month of Sept 2016!

Many Happy Returns to the following on their Birthdays during the month of Sept 2016!

Many Happy Returns to the following on their Birthdays during the month of Sept 2016!

MST ARVIND KUMAR RAM

MST RUPESH CHANDKARAN DHAWAN

MST SUNIL NEGI

MST JITENDRA VISHINSINGH ISRANI

MST VINAY KUMAR

MST PURNENDU K. JAGDEO RAJAN

MST HENRY CHARLES GOMES

CO RAVI KUMAR NAGAR

CO SAHIL RAKESH KAPOOR

CO AJITH CHANDY

CO GAURAV RAI

CO KAPIL SHARMA

CO VENIL NAZARETH BURBOZ

CO GAGAN DEEP BHULLAR

CO RAVI CHANDRA

2O BAHADUR SINGH BOLA

2O ANKIT SHARMA

2O ROHIT POKHARIYAL

2O VIKRAM AWASTHI

2O VISHNU K. SUKUMARAN

2O VIJAY SINGH KHAINAL

3O LOVEPREET SINGH GAHRA

3O GIREESH RADHAKRISHNAN

3O JASMEET SINGH

3O RAHUL SAHU

3O AKSHAY MUKUND KARVE

3O TOM JOSE

3O DAMANDEEP SINGH

3O SALIM JAVED ARKATE

3O MANDEEP SINGH

3O BABU PAREDATH JACOB

3O SAHIB PREET SINGH

CE GOUTAM NAYAK

CE DHANANJAY BARSHA SHERKE

CE SIMON FERNANDES

CE HEMANT SHANTARAM KENI

CE ANILKUMAR GOVINDAN POTTY

2E VIJAY SHANKER SINGH

2E HARJINDER SAINI

2E ABILASH MANI

2E JINCE MATHEW

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2E SAMEER P. SAINUL ABDEEN

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2E ANUPAM MONDAL

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3E KANWALJIT SINGH

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3E MANIK MOUDGIL

3E MOHANKUMAR GANGADHARAN

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Name Birthday Onboard

1. Na Can Xing Arifa Senior Purchase Executive 1-Sep (2nd from left)

2. Rai Akshay Marine Superintendent 14-Sep (Not in the photo)

3. Alpho Varghese Purchase Executive 14-Sep (3rd from left)

4. Subramanian Rajesh Manager, Business Development 17-Sep (Not in the photo)

5. C. V. Gangasingh Technical Superintendent 19-Sep (3rd from right)

6. Fouziah Binte Kamis Receptionist 22-Sep (2nd from right)

7. Varghese John Technical Superintendent 23-Sep (1st from left)

8. Singh Ravi Pratap Senior Technical Superintendent 23-Sep (Not in the photo)

9. Jain Manish Senior Marine Superintendent 24-Sep (1st from right)

10. R. Srinivasan Fleet Manager 26-Sep (Not in the photo)

1. Diwakar Sanjeeva Bhandary Operations Not in Pic 02-Sep2. Akshay A. Devlekar Purchase 4th from Left 03-Sep3. Mayuri Shantaram Jagdale Operations Not in Pic 09-Sep4. Robin Baburao Londhe Crew Not in Pic 16-Sep5. Rohini Jaggi Recruitment 3rd from Left 19-Sep6. Ravi Lalu Jethmalani Recruitment 2nd from Right 20-Sep7. Akshat Ajay Jain Recruitment 1st from Left 25-Sep8. Varun Prakash Kulkarni Travel 1st from Right 26-Sep9. Kalpana Bhikhubhai Pamak Travel 3rd from Right 27-Sep10. Abhijeet Vilin Gaikwad Purchase 4th from Right 29-Sep11. Deepak Sharma Crew 2nd from Left 30-Sep

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MIND YOUR BODY

Why are we always envious ? Like it or not - most of the human beings are supposedly wired as that personality ! A new study on human behaviour suggests that 90% of the population can be classified into one of four basic personality types - Optimistic, Pessimistic, Trusting and Envious. And while people with three of the personality’s types — optimistic, pessimistic and trusting — were equally represented in the study, people who were identified as having an envious personality were the most common, the researchers found.

The findings which was published in the September issue of the Science Advances journal also suggested that being envious may lead people to act in ways that are not rational.

Researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, together with colleagues from the Universities in Barcelona analysed the responses of 541 volunteers who had to make decisions based on individual or group interests, which would lead to either collaboration or conflict with others. They used a system called game theory or “social games”, which is a mathematical modelling system for human behaviour.

Participants had to make decisions that had different consequences depending on what another participant involved decided to do, with Anxo Sánchez, one of the authors of the study explaining, “Those involved are asked to participate in pairs, these pairs change, not only in each round, but also each time the game changes. So, the best option could be to cooperate or, on the other hand, to oppose or betray...In this way, we can obtain information about what people do in very different social situations.”

The researchers then created a computer algorithm to analyze the responses and classify participants into personality groups based on their behaviour.

The algorithm organized 90% of people into four groups: the largest group, accounting for 30%, being the Envious; those who don’t actually mind what they achieve, as long as they’re better than everyone else; next are the Optimists; who believe that they and their partner will make the best choice for both of them on 20%. Also on 20% are the Pessimists; who select the option which they see as the lesser of two evils and the Trusting group; who are born collaborators and who will always

cooperate and who don’t really mind if they win or lose.

There was also a fifth and undefined group, representing 10%, which the algorithm is unable to classify in relation to a clear type of behaviour. The researchers believe this suggests that a wide range of smaller subgroups exists, made up of individuals who do not behave in a determined way to the various situations.

The envious 30 percent failed to cooperate just because they couldn’t stand the thought of potentially being left with a lower payoff than their teammate received. “This points to the difficulty of making people

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PUZZLES ANSWERS FOR ISSUE 136

understand when they face a non-dilemmatic, win-win situation,” the researchers wrote. “The results go against certain theories; the one which states that humans act purely rationally for example,” study co-author Yamir Moreno of the University of Zaragoza in Spain said in a press release.

As the study uncovered some findings on what motivates an individuals’ behaviour based on both their own and the group’s interest, the researchers indeed team now believe the findings could be useful for the business management and political reformulation.

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PUZZLES

Sudoku Objective

The objective of the game is to fill all the blank squares in a game with the correct numbers. There are three very simple constraints to follow. In a 9 by 9 square Sudoku game:

• Every row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order

• Every column of 9 numbers must in-clude all digits 1 through 9 in any order

• Every 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9

** All answers will be provided next issue.

Capital Crossword

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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

Toxic algae blooms, accelerated by ocean warming and other cli-mate shifts, are spreading, poi-soning marine life and people. Scientists have reported that such blooms have lately been recorded to last longer and spread wider and become more toxic simply when waters warm. And some are finding that even in places overburdened by poor waste management, climate-related shifts in weather may al-ready be worsening these prob-lems.

Raphael Kudela, a toxic algae ex-pert at the University of California, Santa Cruz, explained that nutri-ents, such as fertilizer and live-stock waste that flush off farms and into rivers, can fuel harmful blooms in the ocean, driving low-oxygen dead zones like the one in the Gulf of Mexico. Such events have been on the rise around the world, as population centres boom and more nitrogen and other waste washes out to sea.

Birth of BloomThese events are known as harmful algal blooms, because they pose a threat to public health. Known as Cyanobacteria, these organisms erupt in vast blooms in ponds and lakes every summer, soaking up the sun’s energy. Feeding on nitro-gen and phosphorus, these bacte-ria colonies multiply and eventually die, releasing toxic waste products called cyanotoxins that accumulate during their growth.

Some blooms are so thick that when they finally die they use up

oxygen needed by other animals, and leave rafts of dead eels, fish, and crabs in their wake. Thus far, the creatures that most seem to like to eat this algae are jellyfish and sea-centipede-like creatures known as salps. Those, in turn, are eaten by animals that can thrive in low-oxygen environments, namely sea turtles and squid.

Some accumulate in fish and shell-fish, causing seizures, stomach ill-nesses, even death for the birds, marine mammals, and humans that eat them. Cyanotoxins are un-stable and change rapidly, making detection difficult. Some harm the nervous system. Others, known as hepatotoxins, can severely dam-age the liver and kidney.

One such algae bloom occurred recently in Utah mid-July 2016. The country had to close one of the largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi river, sickening more than 100 people and leaving farm-ers scrambling for clean water during some of the hottest days of the year.

Impact of ClimateProfessor Kudela added that while the heat that drove this massive bloom may or may not be linked to climate change, a warm-

ing climate will make marine heat waves more common in the future.

And climate change isn’t just about temperature she says. It will also change how storms and melting ice add moisture to the marine world, make the oceans more corrosive, and alter the mixing of deep cold waters with light-filled seas at the surface. All of that can and will af-fect how harmful algae grow she explained.

Joaquim Goes, a research pro-fessor at Columbia University’s Lamont Doherty Earth Observa-tory who has been tracking the climate’s role in the Arabian Sea, also believes that the rapid melting of the Himalayan glaciers is alter-ing monsoon patterns; intensifying them and helping reduce oxygen

levels in surface waters, making them more conducive to green al-gae. This is in addition to the use of fertilizers and massive popula-tion growth without corresponding wastewater treatment

Still, scientists believe they don’t have enough data on how all these pieces fit together.

“It’s pretty clear that if you change temperature, light availability and nutrients, that can absolutely change an ecosystem,” Lefebvre from the National Oceanic and At-mospheric Administration’s North-west Fisheries Science Centre in Seattle says. “But is it just starting? Is it getting worse? Is it the same as always? I have no idea.”

Toxic algae spreading quickly across the Globe

SHIP ANNIVERSARIES

Happy belated anniversaries to all the ships and crew members onboard!

Samraa Alkhaleej 11/09/2009Alpine Mystery 08 /09 /2008 UACC consensus 30/09/2008 Apostolos II 14/09/2014

Cyanobacteria bloom at Clear Lake, Lake County, Cali-fornia, resulted in oxygen depletion in the water

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TECHNICAL NEWS

The following study demon-strates that a regulated process of slow steaming with an intel-ligent approach would not just reduce emissions but also save the sector with revenues and could eventually turn into sav-ings for climate change.

Benefits of slow steaming, tech-nical issues and solutions

Slow steaming refers to the delib-erate reduction of vessel cruising speed in order to reduce fuel costs. Technically it refers to operating main engine down to as low as 10 percent of MCR load.

Benefits of slow steaming:1. Environmental benefits:• When a ship’s speed is reduced

by 10%, its engine power is re-duced by 27%. This results in less fuel consumption.

• The energy required for a voy-age is reduced by about 19% and so is the reduction of emis-sions of SOx, NOx and CO2.

• Lower ship speeds will also re-duce whale strikes and other harmful wildlife interactions

Engine load against speed, fuel consumption and CO2 emission

Fuel and CO2 emission reduc-tion due to slow steaming basis 25% of fleet between 2015-2050

Regulation:In 2011, MEPC 62 adopted the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships. The EEDI is a measure of a ship’s CO2 emis-sions per ton mile under standard-ized circumstances.

2. Economic benefits:• Taking into account both the di-

rect and indirect expenses, the benefits of slow steaming out-weigh it.

• This result is robust for a number of fuel price assumptions and discount rates.

Smarter Steaming: The Way ForwardCosts and benefits of global reg-ulated slow steaming

3. Few evident technical obstacles to slow steaming:At very low engine loads, ship operators have encountered only few problems and these problems could be surmounted by small changes to operational procedures and engine retrofits.

4. Regulated slow steaming is legally feasible:Compulsory slow steaming can be imposed by a State on the ships flying its flag; in ter-ritorial water, in the Exclusive Economic Zone and the high seas as a condition of port en-try of the imposing States.

5. It could avert a ship emis-sions spike as the global

economy picks up: A cap on speed would reduce the possibility of an otherwise likely large and long-term spike in emis-sions if ships speed up in response

to a recovery in demand.

Slow steaming: techni-cal difficulties and solu-tions

Technical difficulties:1. The heat recovery sys-

tems lose their efficiency e.g. the output of the exhaust gas boiler may not be sufficient and therefore an oil fired boiler must be used to generate sufficient heat on-board. 2.Loss of combustion efficiency.3.Loss of turbo charger efficiency. 4.Loss of propeller efficiency.5. Increased fouling of hull and pro-peller due to reduced flow veloci-ties which might not meet the mini-mum requirements of the AF paint.6.Auxiliary systems not designed for continuous operation at low load, might cause premature fail-ure thus requiring additional main-

tenance and associated cost.7.Risk of over lubrication of main engine units leading to scuffing.

8. At variable pitch propeller cavi-tation on the pressure side of the propeller can occur.

Some problems encountered due to slow steaming without proper operational care or modi-fications:

1.Deposits on exhaust valves leading to sluggish operation and sometimes leading to failure.SOLUTIONS (MAN):

1. Fitting of slide fuel valves. Slide valves increase engine efficiency when operating at low load.Advantages:• Better combustion properties.• Improved engine condition.• 10-30% reduction of NO x.

2. Fitting of Alpha lubricatorAdvantages:• Cylinder oil dosage according to

engine load.• Elimination of over-lubrication.

• No scuffing and deposits on pis-ton crown

Modification in Alpha lubricator for super slow speed:

• Alpha lubricator is load depen-dent so when engine operates at super slow speed the injected lube oil quantity will be very less which could lead to lubrication film breakdown.

• To counter this, a modification has been done to inject the cyl-inder oil based on engine revolu-tion after the breakpoint.

• This is achieved by fixing the newly designed PCB from mak-ers.

3.Fitting of Swing Gate Valve for T/C cut-out

A flexible T/C cut-out system as-sisted by an arrangement of swing gate valves has been successfully tried on engine with more than one turbocharger.

Swing gate valve fittingOther means to optimize low load operation:1.Turbocharger with variable tur-bine area.2.Part load optimization. 3.Exhaust gas bypass.

Conclusion: Slow steaming has been adopted by the world’s shipping commu-nity since 2007 with an increasing focus. The engines in the world’s fleet were built to run constantly at full load, which is typically not the optimal operational pattern now. This constitutes challenges to the operators in order to maximise the performance and competitiveness under these new market condi-tions.

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NEWS FROM AROUND THE FLEET

WINNING RECIPES

INGREDIENTS (SERVES 4)

• 1. Small zucchini, 1- inch-diced.• 2. 1 red bell pepper, seeded & 1 ½ -inch-diced.• 3. 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded & 1 ½ -inch-diced.• 4. 1 red onion, 1 ½ -inch-diced.• 5. 1/3 cup good olive oil. • 6. Kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper.• 7. 2 teaspoons minced garlic ( 2 cloves ).• 8. 12 extra large eggs.• 9. 1 cup half - & - half.• 10. ¼ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese.• 11. 1 tablespoon unsalted butter.• 12. 1/3 cup chopped scallions, white & green parts ( 3 scallions ).• 13. ½ cup grated gruyere

INGREDIENTS

• CHICKEN 500 G• CARROT 200 Gm• ONION 150 Gm• CELERY 50 Gm• POTATOES 100 Gm• BUTTER 50 Gm• GARLIC 10 Gm• CREAM 60 ml• STOCK 300 ml• SALT/PEPPER To Taste

WHITE SAUCE

• MAIDA 50 mg• MILK 400 ml• ONION 2 Nos• BUTTER 10 gm• SALT/PEPPER to taste• CLOVE 5 gm• BAY LEAF 3 gm

INGREDIENTS (SERVES 6)

• Fish – 200 gm• Milk - 250 ml• Lemon Juice -1 Table spoon• White Pepper powder - • Garlic- 3 flakes• Onion-50 gm• Bay leaf-1 gm• Flour-5gm• Bread crumps-3gm

Name : E Pioneer - Venkata Raman Murthy

Name : Great Manta - Antosanojan Antonydhas

Name : Alpine Mystery - Yogendra Kumar

VEGITABLE FRETARDO

CHICKEN CHOWAR (CONTINENTAL)

EUROPIAN DELIGHT

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

Executive Incentive Awards for Catering Crew: Best Cooks

Executive Incentive Awards for Catering Crew: Best General Stewards1. Gsw Future Suresh Solanki 2. Alpine Mystery Ashokan Kizhakkey Valap 3. E Pioneer Javed Hasanmiya4. Forres Park Shishu Ranjan Kumar5. Fs Endeavor D. Jyantilal Ranivala6. Great Manta Midhinkumar Chandran7. Marlin Amber Vijaykumar Babu Kapadia 8. New Breeze Thirnath Komara9. Uacc Falcon Janardhan Sivakoti10. Aegean Wave Satish Kumar Yadav11. Alpine Mia M. Valappil Aswathamavu

1. Alpine Mystery Yogendra Kumar 2. E Pioneer Venkata Raman Murthy3. Forres Park Sanjay Raj Koomanthra4. Fs Endeavor Jay Prakash Singh5. Gran Couva Kushal Singh6. Great Manta Antosanojan Antonydhas7. Marlin Amber G.Valabhbhai Tandel8. Uacc Falcon Thulichery Sasi9. Gsw Fabulous N. Kattayil, Ratheesh

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Place the zucchini, peppers, & onion on a sheet pan. Drizzle with the olive oil, sprinkle with 1 ½ teaspoons salt & ½ teaspoon pepper, & toss well. Bake for 15 minutes. Add the garlic, toss again, & bake for another 15 minutes. Remove from the oven & turn the oven to 350 degrees.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, half & half, parmesan, 1 teaspoon salt, & half teaspoon pepper.

In a 10-inch ovenproof saute pan, melt the butter & saute the scallions over medium- low heat for 1 minute. Add the roasted vegetables to the pan & toss with the scallions. Pour the egg mixture over the vegetable & cook for 2 minute over medium- low heat without stirring. Transfer the pan to the oven & bake the frittata for 20 to 30 minutes, untill the puffed & set in the middle. Sprinkle with the gruyere & bake for another 3 minutes, untill the cheese is just melted. Cut into 6 or 8 wedges & serve hot well

1. Boil milk with clove and bay leaf studded onion and cool.

2. Saute butter and flour together in a stainless steel thick bottomed sauce pan on low heat.

3. Cool and milk and whisk, bring to boil continuously and simmer for 20 min.

4. Boil the chicken and dice it.5. Dice some carrot, onion, celery and potatoes.6. Heat butter and sauté diced vegetables with small

pieces of crushed garlic.7. Add chicken stock and cook for 30 min. The potatoes

may be partially mashed.8. Add white sauce and dice piece of chicken.9. Add cream and check the seasoning.10. Garlic chopped coriander, slice onion, slice tomato,

cucumber, lemon, carrot.

1. Clean & cut the fish , Marinate the same with lemon juice ,salt & pepper.2. Make batter (Egg , flour, salt).3. Dip the fish pieces into the batter then coat with bread crumps & deep fry.4. Put butter in pan, when become hot put cinnamon ,bayleaf, pepper & garlic , then put

chopped onion . Fry till get golden brown .5. Add flour and sauté well, then add milk . Boil up to becoming thick . 6. Remove from hot plate then put orgino, chilly flakes, salt , pepper & sugar.7. Put the fried fish pieces into the thick gravy.8. Garnishing parsley, Serve with French bread.

• Sugar – 1 pinch• Oil –10 ml• Salt – 1 pinch• Egg – 1• Butter – 10 gm• Orgino – 1 pinch• Chilly Flakes – 1 pinch• Parsley – for garnish

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NEWS FROM AROUND THE FLEET

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“It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else. Sometimes it is years before I see the way forward.”

Stephen Hawking

THOUGHT OF THE MONTH

NEW JOINERS TO THE FLEET

SIMS Cadets Joining the Fleet as Officers during Sept 2016Adding on to the growing number of Deck and Engineering cadets from SIMS Lonavala and joining onboard ships managed by ESM as officers, are the following.

1. JO BHARATSINGH M. RAJPUROHIT SAMRAA ALKHALEEJ2. JO YADHUKRISHNA E.BHARATHAN BLS RUWAIS3. JO AKASHDEEP SINGH KHEHRA LR2 PIONEER4. JE HARGOBINDER SINGH MANGAT DREGGEN5. JE INDERMOHAN SINGH HUNDAL SANTOS

102 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

We congratulate and wish them the best in their career ahead.

6. JE MANISH SHARMA ATLANTIC CANYON7. JE VISHRANTH KARKERA VICTOIRE8. JE MOHIT JAIN LR2 PIONEER9. JE MALKEET SINGH BOUGAINVILLE10. JE ANOOP P.SASIDHARAN MARLIN AMBER

NEW SHIP DELIVERY- ESM Main News

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Congradulations to Master - Capt. DEEPAK SHARMA, Chief En-gineer - Mr. MOTATHKUTTIYIL VINAY KUMAR NAIR and all the crew member on the safe management delivery of Lpg/C Santos

Lpg/C Santos at Murakami Hide Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Japan - 22nd Sep 2016

Capt. Akshay Rai, Marine Superintendent from ESM Singapore stressed on the importance of life-saving appliance and firefighting appliance and how they can safeguard life, ship, cargo and the environment. He briefly explained why safety induction and familiarization is most recommended for new joiners along with the present shipping trends and challenges faced by the various shore departments.

Other thought-provoking subjects included welfare measures introduced by the company, effective communication between maritime professionals for a safe and efficient operation on board and following the company’s alcohol policy. The other speakers for the seminars included Capt. Sumit Sahni – Deputy General Manager, ESM and Mr. Ajay Sharma, Senior Technical Superintendent.

Both the seminars ended with team building games and a dinner and dance celebration to end the night.

Junior Officers’ Seminar Chandigardh

Mr. Biju Baben speaking about the many challenges that a marine engineer can face

Third Engineer Jaswinder Toor with Capt. Rajeev Gupta