Dry Docking and Shipboard Maintenance This book covers every aspect of the dry docking of seagoing vessels It provides a guide to industry for the different dock types and docking procedures inclusive of material management, steelwork operations and dry dock legislation Docking a vessel successfully involves many skills and trades, requiring a teamwork operation between ship’s crews and the shoreside docking personnel This book describes dock types alongside the various methods of docking, stability concerns, repair activities, steelwork management, legislation and survey detail, as well as shipyard safety requirements • • • Includes a new chapter on steelwork and material management of the shipyard complex Contains over a hundred photographs and illustrations, including a full colour plate section Full coverage of dry dock operations, handling facilities, main shipbuilding slips and shipyard repair activities D.J House has now written and published nineteen marine titles, many of which are in multiple editions After commencing his seagoing career in 1962, he was initially engaged on general cargo vessels He later experienced worldwide trade with passenger, container, Ro-Ro, reefer ships and bulk cargoes He left the sea in 1978 with a Master Mariner’s qualification and commenced teaching at the Fleetwood Nautical College He retired in 2012 after thirty-three years of teaching in nautical education He continues to write and research maritime aspects for future works Other Works Published by D.J House Seamanship Techniques (4th Edition) (2014), Elsevier ISBN 9780415829526 (hbk), 9780415810050 (pbk), 9780203796702 (ebk) Seamanship Techniques Volume III ‘The Command Companion’ (2000), Butterworth/ Heinemann ISBN 0750644435 Marine Survival (3rd Edition) (2011), Witherby Publishing Group ISBN: 9781856093552 (hbk), 9781856094856 (ebk) Navigation for Masters (4th Edition) (2012), Witherby Publishing Group ISBN 9781856094030, (ebk) 9781856095099 An Introduction to Helicopter Operations at Sea – A Guide for Industry (2nd Edition) (1998), Witherby Publishing Group ISBN 1856091686 Anchor Practice – A Guide for Industry (2001), Witherby Publishing Group ISBN 1856092127 Marine Ferry Transports – An Operator’s Guide (2002), Witherby Publishing Group ISBN 1856092313 Dry Docking and Shipboard Maintenance (2003), Witherby Publishing Group ISBN 1856092453 Heavy Lift and Rigging (2005), Brown, Son & Ferguson ISBN 0851747205 Seamanship Examiner (2005), Elsevier ISBN 075066701X Ship Handling (2007), Elsevier ISBN 9780750685306 Elements of Modern Ship Construction (2010), Brown, Son & Ferguson ISBN 9780851748146 The Ice Navigation Manual (2010), Witherby Seamanship International ISBN 9789053315989 (joint authorship) Marine Emergencies (2014), Routledge ISBN 9781138020450 (pbk), 9781315770697 (ebk) Cargo Work (8th Edition Revised) (2015), Taylor & Francis, Routledge ISBN 9781138846067 Also: Marine Technology Reference Book (Safety Chapter) (1990), Nina Morgan (ed.), Butterworths ISBN 0408027843 Dry Docking and Shipboard Maintenance A Guide for Industry Second Edition D.J House Second edition published 2016 by Routledge Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2016 D.J House The right of D.J House to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 All rights reserved No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers First edition published 2003 by Witherby & Co Ltd Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data House, D J Dry docking and shipboard maintenance : a guide for industry / D.J House 2nd edition pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-138-90923-6 (hardback : alk paper) ISBN 978-1-138-90924-3 (pbk : alk paper) ISBN 978-1-315-69407-8 (ebook) Dry docks Handbooks, manuals etc Ships Maintenance and repair I Title VK361.H68 2016 623.820028'8 dc23 2015006896 ISBN: 978-1-138-90923-6 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-138-90924-3 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-69407-8 (ebk) Typeset in Sabon by Fakenham Prepress Solutions, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 8NN Contents Preface to 1st Edition Preface to 2nd Edition About the Author Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Docking Terminology Conversion equivalents of common units in use within the docking/shipbuilding and marine industries Marine Measurement Terminology Shipboard Plate and Construction Terms A Brief Anthology of Shipbuilding and the Dawn of Docking Ships vii ix xi xiii xv xix xxv xxvii xxix xxxvii Dry Dock Types The Procedure to Dry Dock Ships 19 Dry Dock Stability 57 Dry Dock Operations 75 Dry Dock – Safety Procedures 123 Steelwork and Material Management of the Shipyard 151 Dry Dock Legislation and Associated Industries 183 Dry Dock Outlook – Summary Clasification Societies Annex National Listing Bibliography Index 201 203 205 209 211 213 This page intentionally left blank Preface to 1st Edition I have always felt that the skills of an individual are so easily lost when that man or woman leaves an industry or retires from a working life None more so than from the shipping industry, as that individual takes with him or her the experience and values of tried-and tested-practice The docking of ships is a skill in an industry that is an absolute crutch for shipping operations to continue in safe respectability It is worldwide and draws thousands of people within its perimeter of operation, and yet little has been written about what must be considered as the closest relation to the marine industry This particular work has been compiled to hopefully provide an awareness of this very special relationship between the shipping and dry docking segments of the marine industry It is meant to promote safe practice amongst mariners who, albeit briefly, become like the beached whale, as a ship out of water At the same time it is designed to appreciate the continuous efforts of dockyard personnel in their endeavours to tackle any and every task that tends to be landed into their dock operations I strongly believe that both the mariner and the shoreside employee of the dockyard can learn from each other, and if this work can, in any way, cement the working environment of the ship inside the dock it will have served its purpose David John House, March 2002 This page intentionally left blank Preface to 2nd Edition The shipping and docking industries are comparable to two sides of the same coin, each side of the coin being dependent on the other for its very existence The seafarer, within the different sectors of the marine industry, always needs the experience and attributes of the shipyard and its docking facilities, while the docking fraternity provide the security and safety crutch to keep our ships well maintained and in Class The need for safer ships and cleaner seas has never been greater than it is today The need to maintain high standards in all aspects of trade is paramount to ensure our people are retained in what has historically been seen as a high-risk industry To this end if we not ‘police’ ourselves, governments will it for us, and the docking of ships provides a platform to survey, inspect and rectify potential hazards, before they occur A level of mutual respect has to exist between the maritime and docking industries the world over Ship construction is producing larger and more innovative vessels and whatever is being built must be maintained, while seafarers continue to be challenged by increased technology, new products, higher speeds, deeper draughts and a need to operate in a protected environment We all need that mutual respect, for the skills of the other, to operate in a continued safe arena of ships and shipyards David John House, 2015 eBooks from Taylor & Francis Helping you to choose the right eBooks for your Library Add to your library's digital collection today with Taylor & Francis eBooks We have over 50,000 eBooks in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Behavioural Sciences, Built Environment and Law, from leading imprints, including Routledge, Focal Press and Psychology Press Free Trials Available We offer free trials to qualifying academic, corporate and government customers Choose from a range of subject packages or create your own! 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