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A Ship Bill of Lading is a receipt for the goods carried on the ship, or when technically put, is evidence of a contract between the shipper and the carrier. It is a documented title for the goods, signifying that the holder of the Bill of Lading is the legal owner of the goods it states. These days even on ships loading oil in bulk, the ship's masters are required to sign the Bill of Lading ( B/L). There are different types of bills of lading having a different meaning. The Bill of lading is an important shipping document which needs to be produced during the delivery of the cargo. The delivery process will entirely depend on the type of a bill of lading the possessor has. This video helps in explaining What is bill of lading and types of bill of lading along with its importance.

SART or Search and Rescue Transponder is extremely vital equipment on the ship as it acts as ship SOS call in an emergency situation. It is a vital machine during distress for it helps in locating the position of the vessel in case it goes off-track and to perform search and rescue at sea. It is portable equipment which can either be carried along by the crew when abandoning a ship on a lifeboat or liferaft and it can remain float in water as it is made of waterproof material. Search and Rescue Radar Transponder is incorporated with a transmitter and a receiver which reacts to the search signal sent from an X-band radar of a ship in the vicinity, typically of 9 GHz. The response is usually displayed on radar screens as a sequence of dots on a X band-radar, which helps rescuers reach the vessels in time.