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Tanker safety guide (chemicals) Volume 1
AuthorsInternational Chamber of Shipping
Shelf Location233c
AbstractThe purpose of this guide is to place before those serving on ships engaged in the bulk carriage of liquid chemicals and liquefied gases recommendations appertaining to recognising good practice in the promotion of safety of operations, at sea and in port. The guide deals primarily with operational matters. Sections cover use of cargo information, overall precautions, fire hazards and precautions, handling of cargo and ballast, gas-freeing and tank cleaning, work in enclosed spaces, liquefied gases, corrosive liquids, health hazards and precautions, chemical reactivity hazard and precaution, static electricity, fire fighting and life saving. The index and supplementary index of chemicals at the back refer to data sheets which are held in Volumes 2 to 4.
AuthorsPublisherInternational Chamber of Shipping
Witherby and Company
Shelf LocationDate published233c
1971
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Task network analysis modelling for RAN platforms
AuthorsStephen D Boyd ; Kevin Gaylor
Date published2003
AbstractPeople are an integral component of complex military systems and failure to address people as part of the system and the environment in which the people will operate can lead to an overall system that fails to achieve the expected level of operational capability. It is essential to carry out effective HIS (human systems integration) as part of the systems engineering process. A number of descriptive and modelling methods can be used to support the HSI process. The Maritime Platforms Division of DSTO has used Task Network Analysis simulations to model and analyse complex systems in maritime platforms and the potential impact of new technologies on system performance and crew activities. The modelling technique is described briefly and its application in the analysis of damage control activities in the RAN's Collins Class Submarines is demonstrated. Results are presented and discussed.
AuthorsStephen D Boyd ; Kevin Gaylor
Date published2003
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Tension leg platform for deep water applications
AuthorsS Fines
Date published1995
AbstractThe development of a tension leg platform (TLP) for deepwater application offshore Norway is examined. The environmental conditions selected for the design are typical of the More Basin and Voring Plateau that will be open for exploration soon. The design is based on knowledge gained by Saga Petroleum and Aker Engineering during the Snorre project. The TLP has three columns and is designed to carry a total topside operational weight of 39500 tonnes identical to Snorre. This is achieved with significantly reduced displacement and reduced steel weight in the hull and deck. The optimisation of the hull deck tether design and marine operations is discussed. The riser system integrated foundations and installation are briefly covered.
AuthorsS Fines
Date published1995
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Testing of beam-to-RHS column connections without weld access holes
AuthorsK Miura ; Y Makino ; Y Kurobane et al.
Date published2001
AbstractThis paper presents three full-scale tests of beam-to-RHS column connections without weld access holes. The aim of the tests is to investigate the plastic deformation capacity and ultimate strength of this type of beam-to-column connection. The ultimate moment capacities of the welded beam to column joints are found to be predicated by simple formulas based on elementary plastic analysis. In all the specimens the joints have sufficient overstrength to allow formation of plastic hinges at beam ends although one specimen fails by brittle fracture starting from the toe of welded joints between the beam flange and horizontal haunch.
AuthorsK Miura ; Y Makino ; Y Kurobane et al.
Date published2001
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Tether reliability analysis of a tension leg platform
AuthorsN A Siddiqui ; Suhail Ahmed
Date published2001
AbstractTLPs (tension leg platforms) are the most suitable and economical option for deep-water oil and gas exploration. A TLP is a moored floating compliant structure whose buoyancy is more than its weight. The critical reliability or safety assessment of these tethers is all the more important as their failure may lead to the failure of the entire structure. The reliability analysis of TLP tethers against maximum tension minimum tension and fatigue limit states has been carried out. For this purpose limit state functions for each limit state have been derived in terms of various random variables. These limit state functions are then used for reliability estimation using FORM (first order reliability method). Sensitivity analysis has been carried out to study the influence of various random variables on tether reliability. Results are presented and discussed and conclusions drawn.
AuthorsN A Siddiqui ; Suhail Ahmed
Date published2001
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The '95 amendments to STCW What do they mean to the maritime academies of the USA?
AuthorsD Compton
Shelf Location213d
AbstractThe 1995 amendments to the Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) came into effect in February 1997. The major changes were to the methods used to assess the qualifications of seafarers. In particular the amendments call for seven functions to be assessed at three levels of responsibility: management operational and support. The functions include navigation cargo handling and stowage controlling ship operations and various types of engineering. The implications of the changes on America's maritime academies are considered with particular reference to the Federal Academy at Kings Point New York.
AuthorsDate publishedD Compton
1997
Shelf Location213d
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The Acceptability and Applicability of Quantified Risk Assessment in the Next Millennium
AuthorsM Nishapati
Date published1998
AbstractQuantified Risk Assessment (QRA) is an increasingly widely used tool within the major hazards and transportation industries in the UK. However increasing concern has been raised by UK Regulatory authorities about the level of uncertainty in QRA analysis and how best to deal with it. What therefore is the future for QRA in the Safety Management of major hazards industries? Offshore QRA’s have recently been challenged on the following topics - applicability of generic data acceptability of estimated risk against set criteria given the uncertainty in the estimate failure to take cognisance of aversion to high consequence events and applicability of deterministic consequence models. These points are discussed in the paper to illustrate the value (and pitfalls) of performing QRA.
AuthorsM Nishapati
Date published1998
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The AH001 floating production facility safety case
AuthorsJ Reid ; S J Lewis
PublisherIMarE Conferences and Symposia
AbstractThe AH001 is a conversion of a Seco 700 series semisubmersible which is designated as a fixed installation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The process of safety assessment was documented in the safety case which was the first oil production platform safety case to be accepted in March 1994. A description of the vessel is given. The Safety Management System (SMS) which controls the activities of the AH001 is based on performance and assurance criteria. The safety assessment identified and assessed hazards with the potential to cause a major accident to justify the adequacy of the design and operational controls. Marine system faults were particularly examined and a risk assessment of made. AH001 achieves high safety standards and low risk levels because of inherent safety in its design.
AuthorsDate publishedJ Reid ; S J Lewis
1995
PublisherIMarE Conferences and Symposia
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The analysis of practical usage experience of the ship structures fatigue strength criterion
AuthorsGennadiy V Egorov ; Vitaliy V Kozlyakov ; Nickolay N Sivoborodchenko
Date published2003
AbstractIt is shown in the report that the trial-and-error requirements of the Rules of classification societies to the minimum section modulus of transport ships (including the FPSO-type ships) are based mainly on the maintenance of their strength the lack of which in riveted ships exhibits in the form of weakening of rivet joints and in welded ships in the form of cracks. The analysis of proposals for analytical formulation of the fatigue strength criterion (F.S.C.) during 150 years of development of steel shipbuilding confirms this thesis. It is shown that modern recommendations of IACS (1999) do not provide stable reserves of fatigue resistance for ships of different standard-sizes especially those constructed from high-tensile steels. In the report ways of perfecting the requirements to fatigue strength are offered.
AuthorsGennadiy V Egorov ; Vitaliy V Kozlyakov ; Nickolay N Sivoborodchenko
Date published2003
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The application of classification to high performance craft
AuthorsTom Ingram ; Derek Novak
Date published2008
AbstractThe ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) and the US Navy have been working together over the last few years in a measured initiative to develop and apply classification Rules for naval vessels. The first complete set of Rules resulting from this effort was embodied in the ABS Guide for Building and Classing High Speed Naval Craft. It laid the foundation for the subsequent development of the ABS Rules for Building and Classing Naval Vessels. In addition in its own right it has been used in the classification of the US Navy SEA FIGHTER SWIFT Torpedo Recovery or Security Craft US Naval Academy Training Boats the Egyptian Fast Missile Craft Egyptian Fast Patrol Boat Omani Patrol Boats and Canadian Navy Patrol Boats. In addition the High Speed Naval Craft Rules were used as a core of the ABS classification requirements for the US Navy's Littoral Combat Ships both the monohull and trimaran versions. Finally this Rule set will be used to class the US Navy Joint High-Speed Vessel and the US Coast Guard Deepwater Fast Response Cutters. This presentation summarises the approach to applying this tool on naval craft and addresses how the requirements fit together. In addition valuable lessons learned from the ongoing applications are presented.
AuthorsTom Ingram ; Derek Novak
Date published2008
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The application of SafeHull dynamic-based technology to existing ships - findings from the ABS condition assessment program
AuthorsG E Horn ; J J Gaughan
PublisherIMarE Conferences and Symposia
AbstractMore than 30 percent of the current world fleet of VLCCs of more than 15 years of age have been assessed using ABS SafeHull Condition Assessment Services (SH CAS). The findings of those assessments are detailed and statistics provided. The elements of the ABS SafeHull system and how a SafeHull analysis differs from other methods are described. Details of the assessment which covers survey gauging verification and a structural evaluation using the criteria of the ABS SafeHull System are presented. The results of the many structural evaluations carried out on tank vessels are included and discussed. Since most of the older vessels were built in excess of the current Rule requirements and have been fairly well maintained they have been found to be in good condition. A comprehensive condition assessment programme improves the overall condition of older vessels.
AuthorsDate publishedG E Horn ; J J Gaughan
1997
PublisherIMarE Conferences and Symposia
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The applications and performance of jet pumps in oil and gas production handling multiphase flow
AuthorsM M Sarshar ; N A Beg
Date published2000
AbstractA boosting system is required to boost production and total recovery from many oil and gas fields. The use of jet pumps is a cost-effective way to achieve this. Energy from a high- pressure source or high-pressure wells is used as the motive flow. When multiphase flow (a mixture of gas oil and-or water) is involved a special design is required. The principle of operation the performance and the range of applications of the system are described and how multiphase flow is handled using WELLCOM technology. The benefits of the system and the economic advantages are also highlighted. Diagrams and charts appear on pages 380-385.
AuthorsM M Sarshar ; N A Beg
Date published2000
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The Brent Full Field Model - the reservoir management tool for depressurisation
AuthorsS J M Linthorst ; S D Coutts ; M T van Stiphout
PublisherSociety of Petroleum Engineers
AbstractThe Brent Full Field Model has been built based on a detailed 3D geological model. It offers improved geological detail simulator functionality and flexibility compared to the previous full field model. The geological detail has been preserved as much as possible by rigorous application of pseudo relative permeability and capillary pressure curves for the 500 identified flow units in the Brent and Statfjord reservoir. Objectives of the model are outlined; these relate to incorporation of the latest geological and petrophysical interpretation of the field improvement of representation of depth dependent fluid properties and development of a quick tool for updating the model.
AuthorsDate publishedS J M Linthorst ; S D Coutts ; M T van Stiphout
1997
PublisherSociety of Petroleum Engineers
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The Carriage of Cargo in the vessels of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Ltd., and Federal Steam Navigation Company, Ltd
AuthorsNew Zealand Shipping Company; Federal Steam Navigation Company
Shelf Location230d
AbstractThe successful carriage of cargoes by sea depends much on the skill, care and energy exercised by ships' officers and shore loading and discharging staffs. All officers should be familiar with the general principles of stowage and be specially conversant with handling of cargoes usually carried by the Companies' vessels. The information and suggestions contained in the following pages will, it is hoped, be of assistance to officers. Contents cover general supervision of cargo loading, discharge and preparation of cargo spaces; handling and stowage suggestions; refrigerated cargo; stability, trim etc; sundry other matters such as ventilation and bills of lading; surveys; and information regarding handling cargo at various ports. An appendix at the back includes ship plans.
AuthorsDate publishedNew Zealand Shipping Company; Federal Steam Navigation Company
1935
Shelf Location230d
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The changing relation between wave heights and wind speeds over the North Atlantic
AuthorsN Hogben
PublisherRINA Conference Proceedings
AbstractFollowing on from a recent RINA publication (Hogben 1994) which considered the evidence for and implications of mean wave height increases over the North Atlantic unaccompanied by mean wind speed increases these ideas are developed further helped by measured joint frequency distributions of wave heights and wind speeds from two stations in the North Atlantic. The results confirm and extend the earlier work's findings. Introducing a proposed empirical relation between wave growth rate and swell level improved modelling effectiveness for explaining trends in reported data. Implications are discussed for wave prediction from winds of importance in seakeeping studies.
AuthorsDate publishedN Hogben
1995
PublisherRINA Conference Proceedings
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The current system and the role of the expert witness
AuthorsL Blom-Cooper
PublisherThe Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA)
AbstractA Queen's Council considers the potential impact of Lord Woolf's proposals for reform of access to justice (currently under implementation by new Rules of Court) and also of the Lord Chancellor's proposals to end public funding in cases of personal injury in favour of conditional fees arrangements (currently issued as a consultative document) with particular reference to the implications for Expert Witnesses. Discussion expands upon: the role of the Expert; remuneration on a contingent fee basis; a definition of Expert Witness; possible limitation of the number of Expert Witnesses received by a court; scope of the Expert's evidence; and ensuring the reliability of Experts in their fields of expertise.
AuthorsDate publishedL Blom-Cooper
1998
PublisherThe Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA)
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The determination of wave-induced loads for 2500t grade SWATH vessel
AuthorsJi-ru Lin ; Guo-hong You ; Tian-cheng Tang et al.
Date published2006
AbstractThe 2500t grade SWATH vessel is an Oceanograph Survey Vessel for China Academy of Sciences. The most significant primary wave-induced load for a SWATH vessel is encountered in the beam waves which is quite different from the conventional monohull ship. There are two ways to determine the beam wave induced load. One is based on theoretical research and the formula regressed from a lot of model test results and full-scale test results and the other is carrying out the scaled model test to get the exact wave loads. The result of the wave-induced loads calculation for the Oceanographic Survey Vessel is presented.
AuthorsJi-ru Lin ; Guo-hong You ; Tian-cheng Tang et al.
Date published2006
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The development of an American-built high-speed luxury motor yacht
AuthorsTimothy Dillenbeck
Date published2006
AbstractDuring summer 1988 Broward Marine Inc decided to develop a large high-speed luxury motor yacht primarily for the American market. This was based on the increased number of requests for faster yachts with cruising speeds of over 25 knots. The design of a 112-foot Loa high-speed luxury motor yacht is described. This yacht incorporates new technical approaches in order to achieve efficient use of the yacht interior volume to maximise the propulsion efficiency and to reduce the production cost. The design philosophy covering styling interior hull engineering and the performance of the combined variable pitch propeller drive and 'booster' water jet propulsion arrangement is discussed. The yacht is presently under construction and it is expected that she will be completed at the end of 1989.
AuthorsTimothy Dillenbeck
Date published2006
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The Development of Combustion Equipment for Naval Boilers
AuthorsJ P D Hakluytt ; M D Cooper
Date published1971
AbstractFull scale evaluation of equipment capable of burning Diesco or Avcat in a thr ee. register installation designed for the projected fleet carrier CVA 01 is repor ted. Conspectus is discussed and details of preparatory trials including use of thr oat depression to estimate excess air use of register draught loss to measure air flow determination of effects of swirl on impingement and flame blockage and tria1 of heated diesl etc. pulsation trials and full scale prototype are desc ribed Results indicating improved efficiency and plant safety important safety feat ures e.g. safe and easy progressive flashing of burners and swirl design combining freedom from fouling with good stability over a wide range of air-fuel ratio a re discussed.
AuthorsJ P D Hakluytt ; M D Cooper
Date published1971
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The diffraction of multidirectional random waves by trapezoidal submarine pits
AuthorsHong Sik Lee ; A Neil Williams ; Sung Duk Kim
Date published2003
AbstractA numerical model is presented to predict the interaction of multidirectional random surface waves with one or more trapezoidal submarine pits. In the present formulation each pit may have a different side slope while the four side slopes at the interior edge of any given pit are assumed equal. The water depth in the fluid region exterior to the pits is taken to be uniform and the solution method for a random wave system involves the superposition of linear-wave diffraction solutions based on a two-dimensional boundary integral equation approach. The incident wave conditions are specified using a discrete form of the Mitsuyasu directional spectrum. The results of the present numerical model have been compared with those of previous theoretical studies for regular and random wave diffraction by single or multiple rectangular pits.
AuthorsHong Sik Lee ; A Neil Williams ; Sung Duk Kim
Date published2003