Ashore, the reorder point is expressed in days of supplier lead time. On board it has to be expressed in port calls, because it is the next call able to receive the goods that sets the real lead time. ABC classification, dual criticality of value and lead time, mandatory spares, the ship-shore split, dormant stock and the dry-docking kit: the full method applied to a ship's store.
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A sacrificial anode is not one more safety item on a list. It is a consumable whose job is to disappear instead of the propeller, the shaft and the skin fittings. This guide covers galvanic corrosion, the galvanic series, matching the alloy to the water, where anodes sit on board and how to read wastage properly.
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