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In spite of being one of the most important ships in the world the Robin is largely unknown by the public and remains a secret treasure hidden away in London's Docklands. Hopefully this is about to change as a result of the efforts of the Robin Trust in restoring her. So what is so special about this vessel?

Three important factors for the safety of ships are discussed: human control the ship itself and the environment. The role of these factors in relation to safe ship handling is then considered. Given that the majority of collisions rammings and groundings can be traced to human error ways to improve operator skills are discussed with a particular emphasis on physical simulators.

A directory of ships relating to Volkswerft shipyard at Rostock. Written in German.

Features of and problems with designing steam pipework systems for ships discussed with reference to - flexibility; thermal expansion; bends; corrugations; flanges; anchorage; calculation of stiffness; stress analysis; auxiliary systems; and pull-up cold gaps. Practical methods of stress calculation used by the Admiralty described with illustrative examples.

This report aims to examine greenhouse gas emission reduction possibilities through different technical operational and market based approaches.

The design and operation of a range of survival equipment for use in ships and offshore rigs is discussed with reference to major development in enclosed lifeboats with full life-support fire-resisting lifeboats inflatable rubber liferafts launching davits free-fall lifeboats float-off life rafts and the particular requirements of lifeboats for offshore rigs.

Standard or series-built ships have a long history their development is reviewed. Designs on offer from British Shipbuilders are described and include Austin and Pickergills SD14 B26 bulk carrier SD18 tween decker Govans Cardiff Kuwait and Clyde cargoships Sunderland Shipbuild ers Panamax bulk carriers and Swan Hunters tanker series. The advantages of series building are discussed.

This publication profiles a selection of Australian defence industry companies which have achieved high standards in manufacturing and project management and developed Australian intellectual property rights to the equipment and systems used onboard the ANZAC Class Ships.

Aspects of surface-effect ships (SES) their design construction operation and applications are discussed including - historical account of development from initial work by US Navy in 1961 to date; types of craft design details configuration and performance of testcraft; comparison with other ship types in respect of power operating costs reliability damage vulnerability operating utility payload stowage capacity operating range

The implications of the MARPOL 1973 SOLAS 1974 conventions and their TSPP Protocols for the retrofit and conversion of existing ships especially in respect of CBT SBT COW and IGS are discussed Effects on structural seaholding stability and operational factors are considered

Full details are given of the mode of operation and advantages of the Syncrolift drydocking system for ships. Use is made of various pictorial representations of the system and of a chart to show a comparison of various dry docking systems.

This paper describes the US Navy's program to ensure that compensated fuel-ballast ships comply with oil waste discharge requirements during refuelling and that the operational capability of these vessels is optimised by the reduction-elimination of water hideout. The CFD (computational fluid dynamics) analysis is described together with 1/8-scale physical model experimental efforts to assess the performance of the Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class of US Navy guided missile destroyer mid-group compensated fuel-ballast tank 5-300-2-F. Results show that baseline configurations can have mass fuel discharge before refuelling is terminated due to non-uniformities in tank filling. The tanks also have a high potential for fuel- water mixing particularly where buoyant jets impinge on the tank top. Various modifications to the tank structure and diffuser piping are assessed. Results show that water hideout and problems with mass fuel discharge can be minimised or eliminated with relatively minor modifications to the structure. Also the potential for fuel-water mixing can be reduced by eliminating buoyant jets. The ultimate objective of this work is to quantify effluent fuel concentrations during refuelling.

Symp held in Australia on 13 - 15 oct 1980 Papers are Coal burning bulk carriers for an Australian coastal trade Coal - an alternative fuel Dynamic properties of coal fired propulsion plants Safety aspects of coal fired ships The development of VAP turbine plant Experience from burning heavy fuel oils of varying quality in diesel engines Choosing the correct fuel oil additive to obtain maximum cost savings A modern approach to fuel improvement with chemical additives The pretreatment and cleaning of modern low - grade heavy fuel oils Nirex fresh water distillers recent technical and economic advances ALFA - LAVAL marine plate heat exchangers advantages of the centralized cooling system ALFA - LAVAL plate heat exchangers for marine applications Fuel savings achieved by improved hull condition The use of reliability engineering theory in the design and operation of ships Optimum ship weather routing Looking beyond the 1980s - is hydrogen the transport fuel of the future? Fuel savings - a ship operators experience of the performance of underwater coatings Two-stroke and four-stroke engines in the early eighties - basic requirements and targets for the future Operational economy of B & W 2-stroke crosshead diesel engines Fuel oil economy in the 80s diesel engines economical aspects The design of modern coal fired boiler plant for marine use

Fenders absorb berthing energy and decrease any impact when berthing a ship. A ship's berthing energy is proportional to the virtual mass of the ship and the square of its approach velocity; however it is reduced by rotational motion caused by eccentric berthing. Currently fenders are designed by calculating the berthing energy for the maximum size ship and-or standard size ship taking into account ship mass virtual mass factor design approach velocity and eccentricity factor. The most suitable fender is then selected to absorb the ship's berthing energy. More recently ship size has increased. At some ports there is no berth to accommodate vast ships fully laden. As a result any ships that are larger than the design ship are obliged to lighten their draft at berthing. Even if the berth water depth is secured virtual approach velocity must be decreased. A fender was designed using a statistical method and the results of the analysis were previously presented to the llth ISOPE 2001. The probability of failure and of the safety factor of the fender design of container ships was calculated and presented previously. Here the arrival of conventional cargo ships in some major Japanese ports is analysed. All factors are treated as variable. The probability of the failure of a fender designed according to the current design standard is calculated by a statistical method. After this a statistical design method for fenders of berthing ships is proposed.

RBM (risk-based maintenance) previously been adopted for power-generating plants and oil refinery plants is now being expanded to offshore plants as well. Qualitative RBM has also been introduced as an element of classification surveys for engines and auxiliary machinery of ships as a type of RCM (reliability centred maintenance). However it has been difficult to apply RBM to rotating machinery because almost all RBM systems are based upon API581 or ASME CRTD standards which are designed for pressure vessel leakage through holes generated by mechanical damage. Nippon Kaiji Kyokai has developed the world's first RBM system for rotating machinery including the main engines and auxiliary machinery of ships. Using past maintenance data this RBM system provides risk matrixes and can predict future changes to risk levels for different maintenance methods. One study has been carried out using this RBM system on an LNG cargo line extending from the shore connection to the cargo pumps in the ship's cargo tank. The results of this study show that RBM evaluation provides a practical and transparent method for developing maintenance plans by determining numerical risk which is calculated by the multiplication of failure probability and the consequences of failures.

A paper dealing with the problem of calculating wave-resistance for SWATH ships based on the linearised theory.

Survey of common failures in ships anchoring and mooring equipment discussed with classification society requirements and commonly used equipment indicated. Consideration of anchors chain cables ropes windlass cable stoppers mooring winches.

A combustion control system for coal fired ships is proposed based on the sliding or adjustable pressure principle such that steam is not generated at full pressure when reduced pressure is required. The system is described with particular reference to monitoring and bridge equipment.

Problems of noise in the passenger accommodation and workspaces of diesel engined ships discussed together with its sources transmission measurement and control. Laboratory tests examine the characteristics and behaviour of sound the use of sound absorbing materials and constructions to reduce transmission.