Ballast is used in ships to provide moment to resist the lateral forces on the hull. Insufficiently ballasted boats tend to tip or heel excessively in... 7 KB (1,294 words) - 19:13, 10 March 2024 |
Ballast water discharges by ships can have a negative impact on the marine environment. The discharge of ballast water and sediments by ships is governed... 15 KB (1,755 words) - 03:15, 11 April 2024 |
Merchant navy (redirect from Merchant marine) A merchant navy or merchant marine is the fleet of merchant vessels that are registered in a specific country. On merchant vessels, seafarers of various... 20 KB (1,999 words) - 02:59, 2 April 2024 |
Biological pump (redirect from Ballast mineral) Robert, Maya L. (2015). "Ballasting effects of smectite on aggregate formation and export from a natural plankton community". Marine Chemistry. 175: 18–27... 145 KB (16,300 words) - 23:13, 30 April 2024 |
water inside larger ballast tanks. Marine engineers are responsible for the task of balancing and tracking the fuel and ballast water of a ship. Floating... 36 KB (4,389 words) - 14:08, 1 May 2024 |
especially those from the front limbs, providing ballast to help with diving. Other adaptions in marine iguanas are blunt heads ("flat noses") and sharp... 76 KB (8,815 words) - 04:54, 26 April 2024 |