Ship Handling

This is the revised edition of the official OCIMF publication, superseding the original release of their "Anchoring Systems and Procedures for Large Tankers". It will provide reader with all necessary guidance and relevant recommendation to promote the safe operation as well as satisfactory operational performance of the anchoring systems normally installed on board ships.

The revision of the publication was considered necessary due to the significantly increased number of incidents that involved failures in windlass motors, anchor losses and associated injuries of the crew members. That is why the decision was made by the experts to get the content of the first edition revised and make it reflect the improved information related to the effective anchoring practices and also to recognize the developments made in the field of anchor systems in the past years.

The authors of the volume have highlighted all design capabilities together with the associated limitations imposed on these systems and equipment with the ultimate intention to enhance the operational safety. The guidance provided in the book will apply to vessels the vessels of all types and sizes and will be useful to their crew members.

The readers have found this volume to be very practical and informative. It is a nearly perfect all round book covering all aspects of anchoring, including different types of anchors used, types of bottoms, rode types etc. The authors have applied a scientific approach to this quite difficult subject and this resulted in a very useful and readable content and gained popularity to their work which shall definitely be treated an essential book for all those owning or planning to own a boat - it will provide readers with the information required to make a reasonable choice when performing a replacement of the insufficient anchors and chains.

The content is well research and gives detailed information; it is based on the engineering analysis and features valuable contributions from the internationally recognized experts in anchoring. The authors emphasize the best established methods for the safe and effective anchoring. They describe such important aspects of the anchoring as selection and sizing of the anchors and components, connection of those components with no weak points, physical forces that act on a boat, the sea bottom and ground tackle... A real treasury for the boaters.

This Guide was prepared by the Nautical Institute to provide the shipping industry people with the discussion on the behavior of the vessel under particular circumstances addressing all difficulties that are commonly encountered at sea. The volume shall be used as an aid to the ship handlers worldwide.

The author of the publication has managed to maintain a proper balance between the theoretical basis and practical application if the theory in order to minimize the complex math data keeping it at the simplest level understandable for the people without much experience. The book is aimed at ship masters and navigating officers as well as at the tug masters and pilots.

Starting with the general introductory information, the book the covers such important aspects as the slow speed control and effects of wind acting on the vessel, transverse thrust and interaction, turning and tidal effects, work of the bow thrusters and turning, twin screw work and use of tugs, dredging anchors and others. Numerous photographs and informative data tables supplement the text and make it easier to understand. The book will be useful even for the students making their first steps in maritime world.

This is one of the best training sources for the persons willing to improve their ship handling skills and get to the better and more thorough understanding of all its aspects. This title is excellent when used as a training manual; in the meantime it will be equally useful as a day-to-day reference.

It is a remarkably comprehensive and fully up to date guidebook encompassing both theoretical and practical sides of the ship handling procedures, covering all requirements of the STCW-level maritime qualifications and providing professional guidance on literally all hardware commonly used by the marine professionals who are expected to make use of the content of the present volume in both control and operation of their ships.

The main purpose of the book was to combine the hardware mentioned above with the theory in the changing operating conditions and in variable weather. It is quite obvious that, since the ship handling is not a standalone discipline and considers so many facets that affect a final success, knowledge of the theory is really necessary in order to further put it into practice and get required outcome. A really must-have publication for all those somehow involved in ship handling.

Vessel entering sea ports commonly have to work in a very restricted areas with quite limited room for the maneuvering; in the mean time, the long-distance offshore tow voyages have some specific problems. Both forces and loads that are involved in the towing process are also extremely high.

Moreover, you will have to take weather's unpredictability into consideration, as well as the tide and condition of the sea - think about this all and it will become clear that in fact towing a vessel is a very complicated and dangerous operation.

That is why it is essential to minimize all associated risks through ensuring best operational procedures by every single participant o the towing operation - starting from the deck crew and up to the Master, including crew members of the tugs, bridge officers and all others. The content of this guidebook has been designed to provide required assistance to the people working with tugs in the safest manner.

Though it should not be treated as a comprehensive instruction book on working with tugs, its content is primarily dealing with the safety issues to be considered when preparing for the towing and performing all operations. This video film shall be used as the supplement.

This nice practical guide was written with the original intention to demonstrate to the readers the whole range and scope of OSV activities and also provide necessary guidelines for safety management necessary because of the complexity of the activities in which the offshore support vessels are involved.

The chapters of the Guide address following major topics - Offshore Support Vessel design; Dive Support Vessels (DSV); Construction Vessels; Remotely Operated Vehicle (i.e. ROV) Support Vessels; Pipe Lay Vessels; Diving Operations; Construction Operations; ROV Support Vessel Operation; DPS; ISM Code and ISPS Code; Shipboard Safety; Environmental and Ballast Management.

An appendix at the end of the books provides some information on the saturation diving systems as well as the ROV and the history of their development. The information contained in this publication has already been greatly appreciated by both industry professionals using the book for refreshing of their technical knowledge and skills and by the newcomers to the industry who have found the content very easy to understand, and this approach is what have made the book so popular and highly recommendable worldwide.

This practical publication was prepared and subsequently released by DSA, standing for the Danish Shipowners' Association, in close co-operation with together with DMA, i.e. Danish Maritime Authority. The content of the document opens with the introductory chapter providing basic general information on the mooring process itself.

The main portion of the booklet is arranged in three parts. The first part is devoted to the safe mooring practices and covers preparation for the mooring, running out the mooring lines, hauling them in, using capstans and drums, snap-back zones, and spooling. The second part addresses the prevention of the accidents, including risk assessment, review of the near misses, maintenance and repair, instructions, safety culture of the crew members and their behavior during the mooring activities.

The last part of the volume deals with the improvement of the safety culture and tools commonly used for that, including checklist, instruction and safety culture sessions and other important matters. There is some additional information in the appendices. A very useful and practical document to be referred to by the people engaged in mooring operations.

The book is mainly meant for designers of new drive mechanisms; however, it also provides a valuable practical explanation of the way in which the different mechanisms described here work. The book contains interesting chapters covering hydraulic energy converters, hydraulic energy control (conductive part), piping and fluids of the conductive part, hydraulic accumulators and fluid conditioners, AC induction machines, control technology, both closed-loop and open-loop linear drives, heave compensation, rotation drives, subsea drives, and safety design rules.

According to the opinions of the readers, the publication will give you all information you may need related to the heave compensation offshore. It covers literally all aspects starting from the materials of the cylinder rods and up to the electrical motors, and all that is in addition to the hydraulic information providing which is the general intent. since the motion control is applied in so many installations including subsea and offshore, proper understanding of the its underlying theoretical principles and implementation is very important for safe and efficient operation of subject installations.