Planning a new shipyard, or re-planning an existing one, will involve decisions to be made on the following: Size and type

of ship to be built. Material production per year to be achieved. Material handling e uipment to be supplied. Machining processes to be installed. !nit size and weight to be fabricated and erected. "mount of outfit and engine installation to be underta#en $ontrol services to be supplied. "dministration facilities re uired.

Provide ample space on both sides of a dry doc#. %f there are no restrictions, furnish a strip at least &'.( m )(*+ ft, wide on each side of the -ry doc# coping and at the head end. " dry doc# must not be located where flan#ing structures are too close to the path of a ship entering or leaving the dry doc#. .eave room for tugs to operate beside a ship until it is clear of the dry doc# entrance. /he distance between such structures and the side of the ship path should not be less than 0*.& m )1*+ ft, 2itting out or repair piers should be provided ad3acent to dry doc#s %f small shipyard, there will be about 1++-(++ wor#ers. )1++ +++ dwt,