About what the job of an able seaman on board ship does, the routine, maintenance, cargo work, navigation, cargo hold, ropes, mooring, boat drills, painting, chipping

A funny video showing what happens when a boat comes too near to a ship.

A tour at the bridge of the ship, MV Discovery, showing the various equipment like steering column, radar, chart, position finder, gps, clock. Also shown the chart room, compass, safety gear, life buoy, bridge wing.

A tour of the navigation bridge of a ship, showing the instruments, chart room, radar, loran, position finder where the Captain and his Officers keep a lookout for passing vessels at narrow passages, departure and arrival in Port harbor.

A tour through the engine room of a ship, showing the machinery, engines, tanks, pumps, generators, and also the structural parts like frames, bulkheads, tank top, stiffeners, shell, transverse, floors. You can see the lighting and the sounds at the engine room.

A tour of the engine room of a ship, MV Nassauborg, showing equipment and machinery like pumps, motors, purifiers, fresh water generators, alternators, shafting

Cargo ship designed by naval architects have a certain stability in stormy weather, able to roll and pitch but not succumb to the rough weather and the huge waves. Cargo loading changes the metacentric height and center of gravity that can affect the stability of a floating vessel.

Ship passing a big storm called typhoon, hurricane, cyclone. Strong winds make maritime voyages dangerous and action packed.

Ships passing through rough weather encounter big waves. Maritime scene requires the seafarers to brave the oceans in all kinds of storms.

Shows the extend of rough weather on a ship. Waves wash over the deck of the ship.

Time lapse photography speeds up the passage of ship through the panama waterway so that you can enjoy the scenery and important stops within a very short time.

Passage of ships through different water levels at Panama.

Gatun lock at Panama waterway in South America. Passage for ships passing from Pacific to Atlantic ocean through different water levels.

Ship passing through Miraflores Lock at Panama waterway, moving from Pacific to Atlantic Ocean with different water levels

Training for students for entry into careers in the merchant marine field in New York. Preparation for working on board cargo and passenger ships. For engineers, navigator officers, radio, catering departments.