Shipbuilding technology, engineering and trades

The Barefoot Navigator is an unusual and fascinating explorationof the skills of navigation employed by the ancients and transferrableto the present day.

John Kretschmer is sailing's practical philosopher as much a doer as a thinker.

World War II could not have been won without the U.

In this study of the life and work of Saint-Nazaire's shipbuilding workers in the 30 years before World War I, Schuster shows that the consequences of industrial production for workers differed sharply according to their resources and experiences.

The first modern title to cover the varied and complex world of ship management in the 21st century.

In the history of humankind, the sea has always played a key role as a privileged medium for communication, commerce and contact among population centers.

The 2024 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring original research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.

The Psychology of Racing for Dinghies and Keelboats is an inspirational practical guide to mind training for racing sailors.

From sewn planked boats in Early Dynastic Egypt to Late Roman wrecks in Italy, and the design of Venetian Merchant Galleys, this huge volume gathers together fifty-three papers presenting new research on the archaeology and history of ancient ships and shipbuilding traditions.

'This book is a must-have for any serious racing sailor' Sir Ben Ainslie, four-time Olympic gold winning sailor.

This book provides a summary of the Class Rules and Guides for mooring systems so that they are easier to navigate and therefore implement.

The 10th International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology was held in Roskilde, Denmark in 2003.

Marine Structural Design, Second Edition, is a wide-ranging, practical guide to marine structural analysis and design, describing in detail the application of modern structural engineering principles to marine and offshore structures.

Ferromagnetic models of ships and submarines that predict or reproduce their magnetic signatures have found applications in the development of both offensive and defensive military systems from World War II to the present.

This guide provides guidance for manufacturing facilities to build offshore containers.

This book provides an outline of the Ship-to-Ship transfer process, and how ship's masters and officers can conduct this inherently dangerous activity safely.

Working and living onboard vessels imposes a series of generally low-frequency mechanical vibrations as well as single-impulse shock loads on the human body.

Responding to Titanic's distress calls in the early hours of 15 April 1912, Captain Arthur Rostron raced the Cunard liner Carpathia to the scene of the sinking, rescued the seven hundred survivors of the world's most famous shipwreck and then carried them to safety at New York.

Creative Ropecraft is a wonderful collection of practical nautical knots and decorative ropework.

This book focuses on autonomous marine vessel systems and control approaches.

This second edition of Impact Engineering covers the dynamic analysis of structures undergoing small to large displacements, linear and nonlinear elastic material behavior to viscoplasticity, and the range of features of structural impact analysis.

Working and living onboard vessels imposes a series of generally low-frequency mechanical vibrations as well as single-impulse shock loads on the human body.

Unmanned ships and autonomous ships are quickly becoming a reality, making shipping safer and more efficient.

The Sea Survival Manual is the definitive book on the subject for anyone aboard a yacht of any size.

The complete guide to racing in dinghies and yachts, packed with hands-on practical advice, user friendly instructional diagrams, and lively, inspirational photography.

This bestselling book provides an incomparable reference source for all vessels using maritime radio communication systems, which are now a legislative requirement.

This book provides guidance and insight into the development process for safety indicators to comply with general classification rule requirements.

This book describes the feasibility and status of the use of alternative fuels in marine engineering, as well as the application of liquefied natural gas, biodiesel and their blends as marine fuels, and the combustion of synthetic coal-based fuels.

The inadvertent transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in the ballast water of ships has been determined to have caused a significant adverse impact to many of the world's coastal regions.

Welche Taktik ist die beste, um orkanartige Stürme auf See heil zu überstehen?

Expert ship surveyor Don Butler shares a lifetime's ship repair costing experience in this unique resource for accurate cost estimation and planning- Includes hard to come by information on typical ship repair labor expectations for accurate man-hour forecasting and cost estimation- Produced for marine engineers and marine industry professionals to aid with repair specification and negotiation, helping you to plan work and budgets more reliably- Uses man-hours as opposed to particular rates or currencies, providing a long-term model for pricing regardless of location, rate fluctuation or inflation Bringing together otherwise scattered details on specific repair and dry-docking activities, this invaluable guide will save you time and improve the accuracy of your ship repair estimates.

For over 40 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships.

Both concise and comprehensive, this out-and-out 'crammer' covers all the essentials of the RYA Day Skipper syllabus, arranged by topic and highlighted to make revising easier and now updated and expanded for the sixth edition.

Whether out for an afternoon's sail or embarking on a long offshore passage, there is always an element of chance and uncertainty about being at sea.

This book provides the concepts and methodologies of probabilistic structural performance assessments and predictions for deteriorating structures, with emphasis on marine structures and special consideration of system reliability, risk, longevity, sustainability, and optimal decision making.

This book introduces the development of the digital twin of the marine infrastructure in Norway, which will be a significant scientific and operational achievement for the industry, making efficient and safe offshore operations possible.

Assuming no prior knowledge, this entry level guide aims to inspire novices of all ages to give sailing a try.

An illustrated study of the design, development and eventual fates of the uncompleted super-battleships intended to be built before and during World War II.

Renewable energy resources offshore are a growing contributor to the total energy production in a growing number of countries.

In the bestselling style of the Reeds Handbook series, Reeds Ocean Handbook follows on from Reeds Skipper's Handbook for skippers or crew planning to venture further afield.

How to build and operate GPS receivers-a working resource for engineers While GPS receivers abound in numerous applications, much of the information on their design is scattered in disparate and hard-to-find places.

This is the first complete publication of a rare collection of letters and poems written from 1790 to 1792--many of which have never appeared in print--telling the true story of Peter Heywood, a young Royal Navy midshipman on H.

The 2024 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring original research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.

The Boston Marine Barracks is one of the oldest in the United States: it stands within eyeshot of the USS Constitution.

Seabreezes are the lifeblood of cruising and racing sailors - but they are a fickle resource and it's vital to be able to predict and read the situations when they will blow strongly, change direction (annoyingly) or vanish altogether.