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Papers presented include - 1. Survey of the causes and methods of extinction of fires in ships (Welch F J) 2. Principles of fire organization in ships at sea and in port (Bates A G) 3. Naval procedure in relation to fire organisation (Carter L T) (Hogger H C) 4. Research in relation to ship fires (Clarke S H) & (Hodges S A)

A prediction method for ship hull vibration of single-hull high-speed passenger ships is presented. The formulae provided for vertical vibration prediction have practical value to the design of this type of ship. The estimation of the natural frequency of ship hull vertical vibration is looked at covering the approximate formula for the natural frequency from 2-node to 4-node ship hull vertical vibration in the early days of tentative design followed by the end of program design. Lastly the analysis of calculated results is touched upon.

The manpower shortage likely in the future is unlikely to be overcome by a further slimming of existing crews because it is recognised that the strain placed on the remaining crew will compromise effectiveness and safety. A new concept in ship design and operation is therefore required if the predicted manpower shortages are to be overcome and further cost reductions achieved. Unmanned ships have been proposed as a possible solution overcoming the manpower problem and in this paper the results of a technical and economic appraisal of a fully automated unmanned cargo ship are presented within the context of expected world developments in the next decades.

The large deck area and superior seakeeping of multi-hull ships such as SWATH make them excellently suited for carrying helicopters and airplanes. The high seakeeping of SWATH is conditioned by small disturbing forces and moments nearly doubled natural periods of motion and the relatively high possibility of the motion control. The operability indexes of ships of different displacements are estimated. A concept of the super-fast patrol ship with a helicopter is proposed. Some options of the SWATH ships with helicopters are considered: patrol and attack corvettes and 'all weather' frigates. The pocket and nuclear-powered aircraft carriers with two fly-on-fly-off systems are presented.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was one of the most celebrated and innovative engineers of his day. He helped design a number of revolutionary steamships: the first transatlantic paddle-steamer Great Western, the first iron-built screw-driven liner Great Britain, and the largest ship in the world for almost half a century Great Eastern. Besides these well-known wonders, Brunel also worked with the British Admiralty on the introduction of the screw propeller into the naval service. Although legendary in the maritime world, Brunel and the story of his ships have been surrounded by myth and self-created propaganda. This heavily illustrated book sets the record straight. A talented team of writers, including a marine engineer, a historian, and a naval architect have combined their expertise to analyze the scientific and economic context of the period, the reality of Brunel's contributions, and the technical features of his ships. They shed new light on some of the biggest names of nineteenth-century shipbuilding and provide never-before-published images to illustrate this great age of innovation.

NOTE - This is a BMT duplicated conference holding thus papers abstracted in Chapter 26 are: A computer model for preliminary design and economics of containerships Design considerations of very large containerships Innovative container ship designs Cost effective design and safety of container ships Hatchcoverless container ships for the 21st century Steel optimisation while designing at sea - river going (SRG) containercarriers Some aspects of the design of hatch covers for container vessels A scenario based exploration of future innovations in the container shipping industry The development of an enterprise system for ship management in accordance withthe ISM Code Structural design of the latest and largest containerships The charter market and earning opportunities for containerships Development design and construction of container ships at HDW Feeders from Turkey

The authors were, in a partnership of over a third of a century, involved in the design, construction and equipping of a wide variety of short-sea and estuarial ships, passenger ferries, passenger and vehicle ferries, train ferries and cellular container ships. Their careers also span the development of the ro-ro concept. This publication intends to set out not only a factual account of the acquisition of the 'hardware' for the Sealink fleet, but also to record much of the background to the building of that fleet. The book covers the team, design, railway shipping, new builds, conversions, ships bought or chartered, projects not completed, the ship/shore interface, and other items of interest such as notable firsts and assisting the National Maritime Museum.

A directory of Russian merchant ships, this part focusing on cargo ships of between 5,000 and 10, 000 dwt carrying capacity. Written in German.

Investigations into hydroelasticity of ships commenced in the 1970s. Since then the theory has been employed to predict the responses of a wide range of marine structures, such as mono- and multihulled ships, offshore structures, and VLFS. In recent years, with increasing market demands for new buildings of slender ocean going carriers and the continuously updated high-speed and unconventional multihulled designs, the maritime industry began to notice the advantage of assessing the usefulness and applicability of hydroelasticity in ship design. At first instance, the aim of this paper is to illustrate some of the applications of hydroelasticity theory to ships, with particular reference to recent and ongoing developments focusing on ship design applications and the effects of non-linearities and viscous flows. The paper also discusses the longer term potential use of weakly and fully non-linear fluid–structure interaction, as well as Navier–Stokes based fluid dynamic methods, for the improved modelling of ship dynamic response problems.

Design aspects of the survivability of merchant and surface naval ships (here ro-ro passenger ship) are addressed. It is aimed to introduce a new safety philosophy based on the stability and floatability of a vessel after hull damage which will support early design decisions. Naval and passenger ship dimensions are explained. A survivability performance analysis for naval ships is presented. The proposed methodology is applied to a standard destroyer type of naval ship. The ro-ro passenger ship design procedure is discussed and a modification of the formula of the Attained Subdivision Index of passenger ships is proposed.

The book introduces the theory of the structural loading on ships and offshore structures caused by wind, waves and currents and also describes the applications of this theory in terms of real structures. The main topics described are: linear-wave induced motions and loads on floating structures, numerical methods for ascertaining wave induced motions and loads second-order non-linear problems, viscous loads and damping, station-keeping and water impact and entry. Applications of the theoretical principles are covered, including conventional ships, barges, high speed marine vehicles, semi-submersibles, tension leg platforms, moored or dynamic positioned ships, risers, buoys, fishing nets, jacket structures and gravity platforms.

Co-operation between robots is an important contemporary issue. This can be translated to the marine environment either using marine robots or introducing automatics in the operations of ships. General research on this type of problem has begun after several years of developing autonomous robotised ships. Several scenarios have been proposed for the study of co-operation details. Here the focus in a very interesting case which is representative of other cases: several ships towing booms for oil spill over confinement. It appears that the co-operation problem is not trivial. Along the operation several phases can be distinguished and several co-ordination problems and needs appear. A computer simulation has been developed after physics-based analysis and some initial co-ordinated control strategies have been proposed and tested. These strategies are supposed to be applied through verbal orders to captains. Through the operation phases the role of the captain changes towards an adaptive co-ordination.

These Instructions are issued by the Department of Trade for the guidance of their marine surveyors in surveying passenger ships under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Acts. They indicate to shipowners, shipbuilders and others the procedure followed by the Department for the survey of passenger ships, as well as the conditions under which passenger and safety certificates, and passenger certificates, are issued. Volume 2 contains Part 6 on the hull and watertight subdivision, Part 7 on fire protection, and Part 8 on passenger accommodation. Volume 1 contains Parts 1 to 5. Volume 2 contains Parts 6 to 8. Volume 3 contains Flooding Curves and Tables.

Wash produced by fast ships can pose a significant risk to the users of the coastal region unless the routes and operational procedures are optimised. It is essential that ferry operators understand the nature of the potential risk and the measures which can be applied to reduce and even eliminate the problem. Stenaline Scotland commissioned an interactive computer-based training package to instruct naval officers on the nature and potential risks associated with the operation of fast ships in restricted coasted waters. The training software is described. It is divided into four sections: basic wave theory; waves produced by ships; historic problems and solutions for route optimisation and risk assessment.

Although seagoing ships show the best environmental performance their absolute impact on our environment is serious. A study carried out by the BMT (British Marine Technology) foresees that the air-load with sulphur oxides on European level caused by shipping will reach a value of 30 to 40 per cent of the load totally emitted by 2010. According to figures published by the Environmental Office of Hamburg the share of the sulphur load emitted by ship traffic in the port is 40 per cent of the load totally emitted within the city limits. Another problem results from the vibrations when the ships are alongside caused by the main engines but also by the auxiliary diesels which sometimes produce enormous amounts of electricity for the supply of winches ramps and ventilation. A possible way to ease this conflict is the supply of the ships in the ports with electricity produced in power plants ashore. By using the supply of electricity produced ashore the ships would be enabled to shut down their auxiliary diesels during the time of their stay in the port. A demonstration project is presented to include as many ship types and sizes in the project for one pier at the Ports of Lubeck-Travemunde. A converting station the cabling within the port and a universally applicable connection are to be developed and built. This arrangement will enable the port to fulfil the different electrical requirements that are found in shipping.

Symp held in New South Wales 23 - 24 Aug 1973 Shipping economics research in the Bureau of Transport Economics The development of the Searoad Trade to Japan - solutions to design problems Manning problems and their effect on operation of Australian ships The development of ship repair facilities in Australia Ship research in Australia Current developments in computer - aided ship structural analysis and design Ship structural pre - fabrication The design construction and operation of "Iron Monarch" New propulsion systems for modern Australian ships The influence of gas turbines on ship design Computerised ship design in Australia The regulatory aspects of ship design The role of the Classification Societies

From 1 July 2010 all new passenger ships will have to comply with a substantially revised set of SOLAS requirements. IMO has addressed almost ninety safety issues on large passenger ships of which the most important is the Safe Return to Port concept - a concept simple in theory but complex in practice because tomorrow's cruise ship must be capable of returning to port under its own 'steam' after a casualty that does not exceed a defined threshold.