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The book gives a survey of the whole problem of the strength of ships' structures and the forces which act upon them at sea and the distortion of ships' structure. Chapters discuss: Materials used in ships' structures, Longitudinal bending, Stresses in the structure and calculation of deflection, Dynamic effects, Measurement of strain and deflection, Theory of plates, Buckling of structures, Methods for solving structural problems, Grillages, Transverse strength of ships, Composite construction, Structural discontinuities and superstructures and Plastic theory. The appendix contains information relating to classification societies and their influence on the design of ships' structures.

The difference between standard ships and special ships is defined and the role of standard ships in the future of shipyards is discussed.

This book is focused on a specific type of multi-hull ships, those having one or more small hulls, called outriggers, connected to a much larger main hull. It begins with a historic outline to general arrangements, hydrostatics, resistance and propulsion in calm water, hydrodynamics in rough seas, a few notes on manoeuvrability and strength, and finally, design recommendations with a number of challenging concepts. Contents comprise of the following chapters: General arrangement: Small vessels ; Passenger vessels with two outriggers ; Naval ships with two or four outriggers ; Cargo vessels with one, two, or four outriggers ; Features of sea lift ships -- Hydrostatics: intact stability and buoyancy of proas ; Intact stability and buoyancy of ships with symmetric outriggers -- Resistance and propulsion in calm water: Outrigger vessels with wide hulls ; Vessels with a traditional central hull of fine lines ; Vessels with a slim SWA central hull (SWACH) ; Propulsors and propulsive coefficient -- Sea keeping and propulsion in waves: Proas ; Vessels with two outriggers ; Open lake trials of self-propelled model by Rudenko ; Hull-propellers interaction in head seas -- Notes on manoeuvrability: Full-scale trials of proa ; Open lake trials of self-propelled model by Rudenko ; Vessels with SWA hull and outriggers -- Notes on loads and strength: General features of longitudinal and transverse strength ; Structural design and weight considerations -- Design features: Ship types and design algorithm ; Examples of outrigger ship designing.

Data on fires and explosion in ships 1974 - 1984 examined according to total and partial losses age of ships involved location of outbreaks Typical case histories involving tankers and cargo ships discussed

Describes the features of centralised and automatic control systems applied to ships' machinery and underlines the basic requirements necessary in the interests of reliability and efficiency. Part 1 - General considerations relating to centralised and/or automatic controls for main and auxiliary machinery in ships. Part 2 - Recommendations for the design and construction of systems of centralised engine room control and/or automatic control.

In 2011 P&O Ferries will introduce the Spirit of Britain and Spirit of France as an entirely new generation of cross-Channel ferries. These new ships will be the largest ferries operating between Dover and Calais. P&O have made a considerable commitment to these new vessels. The background and the development and construction of these new ships are brought together in this book together with a wealth of photography.

As owners of ships and maritime systems struggle to reduce operating costs they need to investigate techniques to reduce human error rates training burdens and manning requirements. Owners are increasingly opting to reduce manning levels for future ships and systems but the downside is the potential for increasing the incidence of human error. What is needed is a way to reduce the incidence and impact of human errors in ships and maritime systems where manning levels are being significantly reduced. The US Navy’s human systems integration (HSI) approach to ship and system design provides a solution to this problem. HSI is the systems engineering discipline specifically directed at prevention and control of human error. HSI emphasizes human-centered design of human machine systems as well as design of jobs organizations workplaces procedures and environments to reduce human error potential make systems error tolerant and reduce workloads of remaining personnel in a reduced manning ship or system.

Naval ships operating in the 21st century will be expected to meet increasingly stringent environmental regulations. The US Navy has a comprehensive shipboard pollution abatement program underway that will enable their ships of the 21st century to be environmentally sound. The goal is to enable ships to operate worldwide with minimal potential for regulatory constraints without inappropriate dependence on shore facilities and without unreasonable costs imposed by environmental regulations. The basic strategy is (1) to design and operate ships to minimise waste generation and to optimise waste management; and (2) to develop shipboard systems that will destroy or appropriately treat the wastes generated onboard. If wastes are unavoidable and cannot be destroyed or retained on board for recycling ashore they must be sufficiently treated so that overboard discharges are not considered environmentally significant. Although the ultimate solution for onboard destruction has not been achieved for any shipboard waste stream considerably progress has been made towards developing onboard capabilities for treating or processing solid wastes oily wastes hazardous materials and medical wastes.

Contents include: 1) Fire – Propagation of flames – Control of fire – Blanketing – Starving – Cooling – Application of Water - Ventilation; 2) Operational expedients – Which is the best media for extinguishment – Atmospheric isolation – Steam smother control – Gas producers by oxidation – Getting under the heat – Use of sea water – Working in smoke and fumes – Flooding problems – Stowage and its relation to fire conditions; 3) The study of the points involved in fire conditions; 4) Ship construction – Special types of vessels – Matters concerning the Fire Officer; 5) Sea valves and sea cocks; 6) Time taken to load and discharge ships; 7) Liaison with the Ship’s Officers; 8) Fires on ships in dry dock; 9) Ordinary fires on board – Fire risks when lying at and out of commission – Fires at sea or riding in Tidal waters; 10) Fires in holds and lower decks; 11) Fires in passenger compartments; 12) Fires in coal bunkers; 13) Fires in oil bunkers; 14) Fires in machinery spaces – Engine and boiler rooms; 15) Fires in ships fitted for cold storage; 16) Fires on oil tankers; 17) Self heating cargoes; 18) What can happen – some unusual fires; 19) Care of ships fire equipment; 20) Conclusion – Fire defence for shipping.

Member Governments of IMO have confirmed the necessity to establish a policy on the prevention of air pollution from ships. The Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) has been requested to develop regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships covering engine exhaust gases as well as ozone depleting substances used on board ships. Discussion is presented of: the requirements for land-based sources (sulphur emission NOx emission and the Montreal Protocol); the work of IMO with regard to CFCs halons exhaust gas from machinery volatile organic compounds and requests to the MEPC; estimation of air pollution from ships; economic considerations; and environmental consequences of sulphur emissions.

These are the Appendices of the Report on Tests Concerning Fires in Ships' Corridors The report describes and considers the fairly searching investigations caused to be undertaken by the Directorate of the Government Ships Inspection Service and the State Testing Laboratory – in particular by the Committee appointed by the Directorate – assisted by the Association of Shipyards, the Shipowners’ Association and the Fire Protection Committee for the purpose of examining the influence that exposed surfaces may have on the development of fire in ships. Contents include: Summary of development since 1952; Report on Full Scale Tests; Report on Laboratory Tests; Analysis of full scale test results; Analysis of Laboratory Tests Results and comparison with Full Scale test results; Final Remarks. Accompanying the Appendices, there are the Report itself and Summary of the Report.

Articles are Moss LNG carrier design Stabilising and anti-heeling system Passenger cargo ships Heavy lift ship Offshore supply vessels Modern tugs Tugboat operation Products tankers Commercial submarine ships Converting the QE2 Sound insulated ceilings GRP anti-magnetic vessels Modern GRP ship Lift dock River vessels and small sea going ships Duplex steel stainless high-alloy steel piping Accommodation modules Liquified gas storage and handling Structural polymer vessels Plywoods for shipbuilding High speed marine diesel engines Thrusters for shallow draft ships New Wartsila diesel developments Water jet propulsion Hamilton water jet Lower grade fuel oils Sail assisted merchant vessels Polish sail assisted ships Towing equipment Waste heat recovery system Refrigeration for perishable cargoes Marine lubricants Mooring equipment Roll stabilisation Fire protection Lifeboats Hydrodynamics and ro ro safety Integrated navigation Steering control Automation systems Container security systems Automated tank cleaning Radar tank gauging system Cranes for ships and rigs Deck cranes Marine cranes Underwater protection of ships or offshore structures Marine coatings Accommodation building

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 1 contains a general introductory part, which also addresses declarations, passenger and safety certificates, ships not registered in the UK and miscellaneous information. Part 2 addresses bilge pumping arrangements, Part 3 electrical equipment and installations, Part 4 materials, pressure vessels and machinery and Part 5 miscellaneous areas such as compasses, depth-sounding devices, guard rails and anchors and chain cables. Volume 1 contains Parts 1 to 5. Volume 2 contains Parts 6 to 8. Volume 3 contains Flooding Curves and Tables.

The problem of ship funnel exhaust is often studied through flow visualisation using smoke in a wind tunnel. It is a very useful tool for the naval architect to ensure that the funnel exhaust will not interfere during operation. Naval ships are particularly prone to smoke nuisance problems since they tend to favour short funnel heights because of competition for topside space. Flow visualisation studies are presented. These were carried out to understand the interaction between a bluff body air wake (of the funnel and superstructure or mast) and the ship's exhaust on naval ships. As a first step the analysis of the exhaust smoke-superstructure interaction was carried out in a wind tunnel for a generic frigate shape. Four variants of the superstructure configuration with progressive introduction of the structures on the topside (i.e. the superstructure or mast upstream and down stream of the funnel) were investigated in the wind tunnel at two velocity ratios through flow visualisation studies to understand their effect on the exhaust plume path. Apart from providing an insight into the process of plume dispersion in the vicinity of the funnel and other structures on topside of naval ships the results of the flow visualisation of the CFD (computational fluid dynamics) simulations (including particle tracing) of the exhaust smoke-superstructure interaction for cruise vessels ferries yachts as well as naval ships.

This catalogue presents ships built by CAJS members

This 2 volume set covers real-life exploits of the captains and crews of clipper ships, the history of each clipper and their dimensions, tonnage, cargo capacity, builder and designer, speed and length of voyages. Included are over 100 paintings, prints and plans. Volume I contains the clipper ships Adelaide to Lotus.