Drydocks : launching and shiplift : papers presented at the RINA International Conference held in London on 5-6 November 2003 /
Royal Institution of Naval Architects.
Drydocks : launching and shiplift : papers presented at the RINA International Conference held in London on 5-6 November 2003 / Royal Institute of Naval Architects in association with the MOD Sea Technology Group. - London : Royal Institute of Naval Architects, 2003. - 177 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. + pbk.
Includes bibliographical references.
The Royal Navy in the docks -- Earning a living from drydocks -- Ships out od water -- Submarine dock design at Devonport Royal Dockyard -- Launching and docking: experiences at VT shipbuilding -- Drydock operations safety management -- Shiplift technology -- The Barrow shiplift: 15 years experience of moving nuclear submarines -- An overview of ship launching -- Launching in the 21st century -- Recent dynamic launches at Barrow-in-Furness; prediction and reality -- HMS Nottingham: from Wolf Rock to Portsmouth -- Recovery of USS Cole: The float-on/float-off, heavy lift and return home -- Floating dry dock accidents involving transverse bending failure of the pontoon -- Multiple vessel dry docking and other issues related with the operation of a floating dock -- The safe management and operation of floating docks -- Safety management -- Safety risks from drydocking -- Marine structures - The ins and outs.
The transfer of a ship from land to water and vice versa is perhaps one of the most routine movements of a heavy weight. The awkward shape and fragility of a ship out of the water, as well as the sheer scale of the task, adds to the inherent hazards. Worse still, the transfer frequently takes the form of an unstoppable slide.
0903055937
Dry docks.
Ships--Maintenance and repair.
Shipyards--Management.
623.83
Drydocks : launching and shiplift : papers presented at the RINA International Conference held in London on 5-6 November 2003 / Royal Institute of Naval Architects in association with the MOD Sea Technology Group. - London : Royal Institute of Naval Architects, 2003. - 177 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. + pbk.
Includes bibliographical references.
The Royal Navy in the docks -- Earning a living from drydocks -- Ships out od water -- Submarine dock design at Devonport Royal Dockyard -- Launching and docking: experiences at VT shipbuilding -- Drydock operations safety management -- Shiplift technology -- The Barrow shiplift: 15 years experience of moving nuclear submarines -- An overview of ship launching -- Launching in the 21st century -- Recent dynamic launches at Barrow-in-Furness; prediction and reality -- HMS Nottingham: from Wolf Rock to Portsmouth -- Recovery of USS Cole: The float-on/float-off, heavy lift and return home -- Floating dry dock accidents involving transverse bending failure of the pontoon -- Multiple vessel dry docking and other issues related with the operation of a floating dock -- The safe management and operation of floating docks -- Safety management -- Safety risks from drydocking -- Marine structures - The ins and outs.
The transfer of a ship from land to water and vice versa is perhaps one of the most routine movements of a heavy weight. The awkward shape and fragility of a ship out of the water, as well as the sheer scale of the task, adds to the inherent hazards. Worse still, the transfer frequently takes the form of an unstoppable slide.
0903055937
Dry docks.
Ships--Maintenance and repair.
Shipyards--Management.
623.83