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From sea trials and regulatory structure to fleet spares research, see how I organise technical questions and connect field practice with management thinking.
Survey practice
Why do newbuildings need sea trials?
After dock tests confirm that equipment works, why go to sea? From propulsion, manoeuvring and electrical systems, understand how sea trials verify the ship working as a whole.
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Regulation guide
SOLAS regulatory framework summary
Facing a dense convention, first build a way to look things up. This note maps the SOLAS chapter structure and main topics, to help you see how the requirements relate.
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Personal research
Data-driven fleet spare parts management
Using a fleet spares case from my master’s research, this note shows how maintenance demand, consumption data and procurement planning can connect, and how judgement and data can complement each other.
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Maritime Notes
Notes on maritime regulations, ship surveys and technical topics — from the background of the requirements to how they apply in the field. For readers who want to understand the rules, build a knowledge structure, or find a path for further reading.
Regulations and certificates · Survey practice · Ship technology
Browse maritime notes →Management Notes
Learning and research on management methods, supply chain and the use of data, extending from fleet-management cases to planning and improvement at work — how to frame problems, use evidence, and make better-supported decisions.
Management methods · Supply chain · Data applications
Management notes index →Recent notes
Recent topics and reading notes, from maritime updates to management practice, accumulating questions worth understanding and discussing.
- New pilot transfer arrangement rules: lifecycle management for shipowners
- Onboard carbon capture and storage: is retrofit worthwhile for existing ships?
- Can drones replace class surveyors?
- Digital ship management: from operational pain points to a digital transformation roadmap
- Why do shipping companies own some ships and charter others?
- Ammonia-fuelled ships: a surveyor’s notes on safety, regulation and technology readiness
- 2026–2032 international regulatory changes for container ships
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