Knowledge Tools Live
Tools that work on the corpus rather than being part of it: they search inside the 204 pages, show what has changed over time, and rehearse what the Port State Control Officer (PSCO) actually checks.
Why tools and not an assistant
A useful answer on a regulatory question has to carry three things with it: the precise provision, the nature of the source (binding, recommendatory, interpretative) and the date it is fixed at. The site already knows all three for every page, and they can be read without generating any text. A language model would not make them more reliable: it would make them harder to verify, and it would make a site that today works downloaded and opened locally depend on a connection. If a conversational layer ever arrives, it will sit on top of these tools, not in their place.
What changed since a date
Pick a date — your last visit, or the day of your course — and get the list of pages revised since then, with the round that touched them and a link to the log entry that explains why. No model, no network: the data is generated from the same record that writes the revision stamps.
PSC rehearsal
One card per subject: the module and the page title, the question — what does the PSCO check on this? — and the answer taken word for word from the page's What the PSCO Checks layer, with a link to the full page. Not a generated quiz: question and answer already exist and are already verified.
Featured frequently asked questions, from the live site
The answers below are taken word for word from the FAQs of the operational pages, with a direct link to the full detail (regulatory reference, procedure, recurring mistakes, checklist). None has been rewritten or summarized for this page.
MARPOL Operations
Q: Who must sign each Oil Record Book entry?
A: The officer responsible for the operation signs the individual entry; the Master signs each completed page, taking overall responsibility for it.
Dangerous Goods & Chemical Cargo
Q: Does the Dangerous Goods Manifest replace the Dangerous Goods Declaration?
A: No: the DGD is completed by the shipper for each individual shipment, while the Manifest is the overall summary, compiled by the ship/company, of all dangerous goods actually on board.
PSC Readiness
Q: Does filing an appeal suspend a detention?
A: No: the ship remains unable to sail until the deficiencies are actually corrected, regardless of the outcome of any appeal filed.
Engine Room
Q: What exactly does the UMS notation mean?
A: It certifies that the ship can operate with the engine room periodically unattended while maintaining a level of safety equivalent to a continuously attended engine room, under the requirements of SOLAS Chapter II-1 Part E.
Navigation
Q: Why are some ENC cells not accurately referenced to WGS84?
A: Because they derive from historical hydrographic surveys conducted on different local geodetic datums, for which the shift to WGS84 may be unknown or unreliable, producing positional differences even between adjacent cells.
Dry Dock
Q: How long does the warranty period typically last after a dry dock?
A: Typically up to a maximum of 12 months from delivery, per the terms negotiated in the applicable repair contract, but the exact duration should always be checked against the specific contract.
Environmental Compliance
Q: What is the Maritime Just Transition Task Force?
A: A joint initiative of maritime employer and worker organizations, supported by the IMO, dedicated to the social impact of decarbonization on the global maritime workforce.
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