Dry Docking and Shipboard Maintenance: A Guide for Industry

This book covers every aspect of the dry docking of sea going 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. Many thousands of people worldwide are engaged within the perimeter of the docking and shipboard maintenance industries to ensure that our ships remain in Class and are kept seaworthy. Docking a vessel successfully involves many skills and trades, requiring a teamwork operation between ships 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 ship building slips and shipyard repair activities.Additional ISBNs9781138909236, 9781315694078, 9781317438434, 9781317438410Dry Docking and Shipboard Maintenance: A Guide for Industry 2nd Edition is written by David House and published by Routledge. ISBNs for Dry Docking and Shipboard Maintenance are 9781317438427, 1317438426 and the print ISBNs are 9781138909243, 1138909246. Additional ISBNs include 9781138909236, 9781315694078, 9781317438434, 9781317438410.