I assume you are speaking of loading cargo from one vessel into another in the open ocean - while the two vessels are moored side-by-side together...
Some statements which I hope are true and may shed some light...........even if you have to draw your own conclusions out of the mix 1. There are...
This looks OK - although I have not checked every detail. I think the criteria for MODU in A749 (section 4.6) - where you probably got this...
This is not a SHIP - it can be considered as a MODU. It therefore does not have to comply with IMO SOLAS. Instead IMO will accept compliance with...
You will find a link to a GA at post 106 of this thread on this site...
Assuming we are talking about the motions of the vessel at rest............ .............and assuming we are talking primarily about heave and...
A lot depends on non academic factors. AMC is closer to Thailand so will be more in your time zone for communications with people at home....
Agree it sounds like the client/owner was inexperienced. But maybe the yard cannot walk away without breaching its own contractual obligations....
Hi It looks like you are already working at a commercial shipyard for large ships, so I assume that large merchant ships is your interest. It is...
I am not so sure about that. A full air flow with lots of ventilation is a nice thing on an aircraft carrier with a lot of aviation fuel onboard....
The very early UK carriers FURIOUS, GLORIOUS etc had the short flying off deck under the main flight deck. This was part of the early...
I guess you already asked the yard that did the haul out if they have a copy of the lines plan. I know these guys can set up their blocks etc...
Hi Soffi Can you not contact the name of the company which is given in the bottom right hand corner of the GA drawing ? If that is not possible,...
You could also try TU Delft in Netherlands, or NTU Trondheim, Norway. Both with excellent reputations.
Not the case. The reference materials for that platform WOULD have included a 100 foot wave. As JE Hardiman says in posts above, waves of that...
TU Delft is very good. No doubt about that. Not so much focus on small craft though.
Hi If you are interested in large ships instead of boats AND are free and interested to relocate, Brazil is expanding (building new ones) its...
Hi I do not believe you will find ANY books on modular or block construction of tugboats. Subject is too specialised. However, if you search...
Hi Kevin If you download the Norwegian government report into the loss of the ill fated AHTS Bourbon Dolphin...............
If you can get good seasoned English oak it is excellent as a material for these heavy components. You can scarf your keel from two parts if you...
