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"Return in the following form of all fog signals now in operation under the three general lighthouse authorities in the United Kingdom and a copy of the Report made by a Committee of the Elder Brethren of the Corporation of Trinity House, Deptford Strond, of a recent visit to Canada and North America, with a view to examining the subject of fog signals"

The report has been written as a result of research being carried out following an investigation of a fatal hovercraft capsize by the Hovercraft Consultative Officer of the Trade and Industry, Marine Division. Although it has arisen from this particular incident, it discusses all aspects of hovercraft stability and control with particular reference to the avoidance of possible dangerous situations.

At this time of rapid change in the structure of the world trade in fertilizer materials, and of growing share of sea-borne movement of liquid intermediates, there is a need for up-to-date and compact information on maritime terminals. The British Sulphur Corporation has produced the first compilation of dedicated maritime terminals handling phosphoric/superphosphoric acid, ammonia and liquid sulphur. It lists maritime terminals by region/country.

A novel mini-TLP called SeaStar and designed by Atlantia Corporation has been selected by British Borneo for use in the Morpeth field on the Ewing Bank Gulf of Mexico. Structural benefits of the SeaStar are outlined. The deck design of the SeaStar differs from existing TLP technology as it can be installed after the hull is installed and the deck and hull can be optimised separately. The production system has several operational benefits compared with remote subsea production systems. SeaStar can operate with one or two tendons per corner.

In February 1992 Royal Vancouver a Kvaerner Fjellstrand Flying Cat 40 m catamaran then operated by Royal Sealink Express and Queen of Saanich a 130 m ro-ro passenger/vehicle ferry operated by British Columbia Ferry Corporation collided at the northern entrance to Active Pass Canada. The Transportation Board of Canada has now issued a report on the accident in which 19 passengers and four crew members on board Royal Vancouver sustained minor injuries. The Board concluded that there is potential for serious injuries in collisions involving high speed craft as a result of passengers being thrown about or being struck by unsecured objects. It also concluded that the severity of injuries could be reduced if passengers were informed of safety procedures and equipment and that there is a need for specialized training of crew. Recommendations were made based on these findings.

Papers included in this volume are: Developments in the Alstom Engines product range The Efficiency of marine gas turbines The future of high speed craft from a classification point of view A classification society's approach to passenger comfort on fast ships High speed vessels and their impacts on wetlands and habitat; a case study from San Francisco Fast ferry operations; a British Columbia Ferry Corporation Perspective Fast ferry experience with intermediate fuels Experience from underwriting high-speed crafts; a hull and machinery insurer's viewpoint Development of high speed sealift ships Evacuation systems on high speed vessels Vibration analysis of propulsion systems onboard ships Caterpillar 3600 series; the propulsion force in the HSC industry Future design trends in high speed vessels Introducing the hoverplane; advanced hybrid wing-in-surface-effect ferries Applications and installation of complete and integrated diesel waterjet propulsion systems The future of high speed craft; economic and technical aspects

A mariner engineers' pocket book on mechanics, heat and strength of materials, also including electricity, refrigeration, turbines and oil engines. During his career the author made notes for his own use and the instruction of others he was teaching - he has compiled them as a useful pocketbook for marine engineers. The number of books a marine engineer can carry with him at sea is limited, so a handy compend of the various rules and tables is useful for reference. To keep pace with the times, considerable alteration has been made to this 3rd edition; the rules of boilers have been amended to conform with the new rules passed by the Board of Trade, Lloyds and the British Corporation. The sections on turbines and diesel engines have been brought up to date and oil fuel has received further attention.

Contents 1. A survey and a warning 2. Replacement of men by women during the war: - Introduction - General report - Dilution and the replacement of men by women - Statistical results and comparisons - Industrial processes upon which women are employed - The success of women on men’s work - Timekeeping - Sources of female labour - Industrial training - Welfare supervision and welfare work - Wages of women in industry - Trade unions and the employment of women after the war - Detailed reports on trades 3. Women workers in agriculture 4. Workshop committees: - Suggested lines of development 5. The effects of the war on credit, currency, and finance: - Introduction - Political events - The Economic problem of supplies - Foreign trade - Commodity prices - Currency - The baking position Bank of England Joint Stock banks Increase in cash reserves Increase in deposits Influence of the war loan Savings bank - Mobilisation of securities - Government revenue and expenditure - Votes of credit - Treasury bills - Ways and means advances - War expenditure certificates - Exchequer bonds - War-savings certificates - The third war loan - British loans raised in America - Government borrowings and war expenditure to date - The national debt - The Foreign exchanges - The Foreign exchanges of Europe and the United States - Present and future effects of the war on the exchanges - The trade bank or corporation - National expenditure and taxation - The need for control of public expenditure - Taxation and borrowing Appendices 1. Diary of events during the third year of war 2. Monetary inflation 3. War finance: some suggestions as to future forms of borrowing 4. The revenue, 1917-18: is it adequate? 5. Loans or taxes? 6. Railway fares