In the photo above, Leung Wing Fai, in hard hat, casts a critical eye at weak fire hose pressure aboard the Gold Luck 1 during an inspection in Hong Kong Harbor.
Fire safety is paramount to passing inspections.
At right, the feet of Jboy Carreon reflect a day of oily work on the engine of the Safine E Ismail 2, stranded in Cebu City, Philippines. Below, A crewman mounts a decaying staircase on the Romanian ship Giurgiu in Los Angeles.