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Problems of noise in the passenger accommodation of ships is discussed with reference to BSI standards and definitions; sources of air and structure borne noise and vibrations; noise reduction at source; sound and vibration attenuation.

Jim Clench an IMarEST Fellow and former Managing Director of Saga Crusies argues that the future energy situation could justify adopting nuclear power for the next generation of cruise ships.

Aims and objectives of the Danish government sponsored Project Ship initiative towards developing technical plans and advanced features for future ships are outlined. Particulars and general arrangements for containership and chemical tankers are included.

Conf held in London 18 - 19 January 1978 Paper is Marine boilers for low horsepower ships

Theoretical and practical aspects of launching ships discussed - calculation of centre of gravity buoyancy speed at launch hogging and sagging stresses; plotting of launching curves; preparation of launch cradle shoring and slipways; setting up and launching.

Determination of power requirements for new ships discussed with mathematical formulae developed for - resistance (frictional residuary); effective horsepower and shaft horsepower. Illustrative examples of calculations for a proposed new ship are included over a range of displacements and speed.

Booklet containing illustrations and details of ships built by the Turkish Shipbuilding Industry Inc’s shipyards.

Aspects of wet-docking procedures and practices for large ships discussed including - location of facilities (example Las Palmas); services cleaning painting survey repair; and the SCAN remote control survey system developed by Harwell Research.

The impact of an Anti Ship Missile is one of the most threatening scenarios for a naval platform. The accompanying warhead detonation will endanger crew platform and its mission. A naval architect has various options to reduce the vulnerability of his platform design. One of the most important options is to contain damage by increasing the blast and fragment resistance of tranverse watertight bulkheads and doors. This paper will address the developments on blast resistance the synergistic effect of fragment holes on the blast resistance and the protection against fragments. Light weight and low cost structures have been designed validated and applied in various naval ships. The deisgn of blast and fragment protective structures depends on the considered threat and the level of protection required. A method is propsed to determine criteria for the level of protection of ships compartments based on requirements set by the naval staff.

During 1979-80 a research project was carried out to determine the problems being experienced with air conditioning systems and to survey developments in hand, with a view to recommending improvements likely to increase reliability and extend the period between breakdowns. The article includes sections on design conditions, air conditioning system, performance of air conditioning on existing ships, information from ship visits, views of owners, views of equipment manufacturers, comments on builders' views, design parameters for air conditioning, prevention of liquid refrigerant returning to compressor, and screw and rotary vane compressors.

The development of different designs for the AES (all-electric ship) in commercial and naval applications has led to the evolution of innovative arrangements and equipment used for electrical power generation distribution and utilisation onboard such ships. The extensive installation of electrical equipment associated with the AES has led to the need for comprehensive cooling arrangements to ensure that the equipment and associated systems function as required under all envisaged operating conditions. Currently there are no international standards specifically for the cooling of electrical equipment and systems onboard ships. In May 2005 Lloyds Technical Committee approved new requirements for the assessment of electrical equipment cooling arrangements for naval ship classification purposes. The background to the classification requirements is explained as well as the processes for demonstrating compliance with the requirements.

Mercy Ships is an international inter-denominational Christian humanitarian organization. Since 1978 this charity has operated a fleet of hospital ships in developing nations. During this time Mercy Ships have operated four ships Anastasis Good Samaritan-Island Mercy Caribbean Mercy and now the Africa Mercy. There are also two land bases in Sierra Leone New Steps for Polio and enforced amputation victims and the ACFC for VVF sufferers. The organisation is represented by 14 offices throughout the world with the International Operations Centre located in Garden Valley Texas. The UK office is in Stevenage and Australian office is in Caloundra Queensland. Over 90 percent of Mercy Ships people are volunteers who pay their own travel expenses to and from the ship crew fees whilst living and working on the ship and all personal insurances. In order to expand

The freights' movement on the container ships market is presented for Panamax SubPanamax Handy Feedermax and Feeder categories. Decomposition analysis is used to reveal the long-term movement of the freight as well as their systematical mid-term movements. Decomposition Analysis is an algebraic method which is used to study the fluctuations of the time series after the smooth long-lasting central movement (underlying movement) of the time series has been statistically estimated. Finally a statistical study of the seasonal indexes which result from the decomposition analysis is being undertaken in order to recognise possible seasonal models with significant statistical effect on the freight values of the container ships' market. The normalization of the disagreement between the results was accomplished by the application of the ANOM - Analysis of means. According to this analysis only one seasonal index (December) seems to have a statistically important effect on the freights' values. The indicated seasonality model which arose from the volatility analysis of the seasonal indexes

The latest engine technologies are bringing important benefits in terms of reduced fuel consumption costs reduced lubricating oil costs and reduced exhaust emissions for the propulsion of today's and tomorrow's container ships. This paper reviews three of these technologies: the Wartsila Pulse Lubricating System (PLS) high efficiency waste heat recovery and the new electronically-controlled Wartsila RT-flex82C common-rail engines. The Pulse Cylinder Lubricating System with electronically-timed load-dependent control allow major reductions in cylinder oil feed rates for considerable cost savings. High efficiency waste heat recovery (WHR) systems in association with Wartsila RT-flex common-rail engines allow up to 12% of main engine shaft power to be recovered as electrical power which can then be employed as additional ship propulsion power and for shipboard services. The new Wartsila RT-flex82C engines ideally match the propulsion requirements of panamax container ships up to around 5000TEU.

This paper summarises the methodology by which the permissible tank filling ranges are established for new designs of membrane LNG ships. The paper goes on to provide guidance on the mitigating actions to take if a ship has to depart a terminal with the tanks partially filled and looks at the type of risk assessment which is recommended for ships trading to exposed terminals. A description is given for the type of damage to look for in tanks which have unavoidably been exposed to conditions which may have caused high sloshing pressures. Methods are suggested for onboard monitoring of sloshing activity.

This text is part of the series Marine Engineering Practice, Volume 2, 7 unique books (Parts 11-18, excepting 17) bound together in one volume. The book deals with the inspection and shop test of major machinery components, together with the installation, commissioning and sea trials of all the machinery fitted in modern direct drive motor ships. It also deals with similar aspects of modern steam turbine engine vessels. Outline references are also made to some other systems, such as inert gas plant, peculiar to oil tankers, but the remainder of the book covers plant presently fitted to many types of ship.

This text is part of the series Marine Engineering Practice, Volume 2, 7 unique books (Parts 11-18, excepting 17) bound together in one volume. This particular part is a 2002 reprint of the 1978 edition. This part deals with the operation of steam turbine installations in ships, with particular reference to systems rather than to the main turbine/gearing/boiler components which are well covered in existing technical literature. This book is written mainly for the information of marine engineer officers newly appointed to steam turbine ships who require some guidance on integration of operation procedures for the complex and interdependent systems and sub-systems which must function in harmony to provide safe and efficient plant operation. Much of the information comprises details of what should be done. Section 2 of this work deals with activating systems in a 'cold' ship, i.e. starting up a complete plant.