CONTENTS

Page
Preface..............................................................................................................i
Contents...........................................................................................................ii
List of figures...................................................................................................vi
Chapter
1 Introduction...................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Aims of the lecture.................................................................................1-1
1.2 The maritime industry...........................................................................1-1
1.3 Shipbuilding industry and the sea..........................................................1-2
1.4 Ship for transportation..........................................................................1-2
1.5 Ship for work.........................................................................................1-3
1.6 Demanding tasks for shipbuilding..........................................................1-4
1.7 Main objective of the course...................................................................1-4
2 Ships life cycle.................................................................................................2-1
2. 1 Aims of the lecture....................................................................................2-1
2.2 The concept of life cycle...........................................................................2-1
2.3 Main stages of ship life cycle....................................................................2-2
2.4 The demand for ships.................................................................................2-3
2.5 Design........................................................................................................2-4
2.6 Construction...............................................................................................2-5
2.7 Commissioning..........................................................................................2-5
2.8 Operation...................................................................................................2-10
2.9 Maintenance and repair..............................................................................2-11
2.10 Decommissioning and recycling..............................................................2-12
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2.11 Concluding remarks.................................................................................2-13

3 Market for ships............................................................................................3-1
3.1 Aims of the lecture.................................................................................3-1
3.2 The roles of ship....................................................................................3-1
3.3 Demand and supply of ships.................................................................3-13
3.4 The roles of shipbuilding industry.........................................................3-17
3.5 Concluding remarks...............................................................................3-18
4 Requirements of a ship for operation.............................. ..............................4-1.
4.1 Aims of the lecture.................................................................................4-1
4.2 Type of requirements.............................................................................4-1
4.3 Owners requirements............................................................................4-1
4.4 Classification standards.........................................................................4-2
4.5 Statutory regulations.............................................................................4-3
4.6 Concluding remarks...............................................................................4-5
5 Ship design....................................................................................................5-1
5.1 Aims of the lecture.................................................................................5-1
5.2 The objectives of ship design.................................................................5-1
5.3 Design stages.........................................................................................5-2
5.4 Concluding remarks...............................................................................5-6
6 Essential elements of ship production...........................................................6-1
6.1 Aims of the lecture.................................................................................6-1
6.2 Basic elements........................................................................................6-1
6.3 Elements of ship production processes..................................................6-3
6.4 Ship production system.........................................................................6-14
6.5 Shipyard layout.....................................................................................6-15
6.6 Concluding remarks...............................................................................6-17
7 Shipyards management system....................................................................7-1
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7.1 Aims of the lecture.................................................................................7-1

7.2 What is management?............................................................................7-1
7.3 A management system..........................................................................7-1
7.4 Application of management system......................................................7-3
7.5 Its use on ship production.....................................................................7-4
7.6 Addressing production challenges.........................................................7-5
7.7 Concluding remarks...............................................................................7-6
8 Human resources management......................................................................8-1
8.1 Aims of the lecture.................................................................................8-1
8.2 The roles of human resources management...........................................8-1
8.3 Popular organisational structures..........................................................8-3
8.4 Principal duties of human resources unit...............................................8-6
8.5 Concluding remarks...............................................................................8-8
9 Management and control of finances.............................................................9-1
9.1 Aims of the lecture.................................................................................9-1
9.2 The role of finance to a shipyard............................................................9-1
9.3 Budgeting...............................................................................................9-3
9.4 Sources of fund......................................................................................9-4
9.5 Expenditure............................................................................................9-6
9.6 Cost control............................................................................................9-7
9.7 Concluding remarks................................................................................9-8
10 Preparation and fabrication.........................................................................10-1
10.1 Aims of the lecture...............................................................................10-1
10.2 Make up of ships structure................................................................10-1
10.3 Plates and sections treatment...............................................................10-2
10.4 Plates and sections preparation...........................................................10-7
10.5 Ship fabrication...................................................................................10-12
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10.6 Concluding remarks.............................................................................10-17

11 Assemblies..................................................................................................11-1
11.1 Aims of the lecture...............................................................................11-1
11.2 What is assembly?.............................................................................11-1
11.3 Characteristics of the assemblies..........................................................11-2
11.4 Assembly methods...............................................................................11-5
11.5 Assembly hazards................................................................................11-7
11.6 Accuracy control..................................................................................11-8
11.7 Concluding remarks.............................................................................11-9
12 Erection of bulk units..................................................................................12-1
12.1 Aims of the lecture...............................................................................12-1
12.2 Lifting procedures................................................................................12-1
12.3 Erection schedule.................................................................................12-7
12.4 Lifting hazards.....................................................................................12-9
12.5 Concluding remarks.............................................................................12-9
13 ships outfitting............................................................................................13-1.
13.1 Aims of the lecture...............................................................................13-1
13.2 Ship outfits..........................................................................................13-1
13.3 Ship outfitting methods.......................................................................13-12
13.4 Concluding remarks.............................................................................13-16
14 Completing the ship....................................................................................14-1
14.1 Aims of the lecture...............................................................................14-1
14.2 Tasks before handling over the complete ship.....................................14-1
14.3 Methods of launching...........................................................................14-2
14.4 Ship launching.....................................................................................14-2
14.5 Floating out.........................................................................................14-8
14.6 Ship trials............................................................................................14-11
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14.7 Ship delivery........................................................................................14-15

14.8 Concluding remarks.............................................................................14-16
15 Use of risk assessment method in ship production......................................15-1
15.1 Aims of the lecture...............................................................................15-1
15.2 What is risk assessment.......................................................................15-1
15.3 Hazards in ship production..................................................................15-2
15.4 Evaluating the risk of hazards..............................................................15-3
15.5 Risk reduction......................................................................................15-6
15.6 An illustrative example........................................................................15-7
15.7 Introducing risk assessment in ship production...................................15-8
15.8 Concluding remarks.............................................................................15-10
16 Future developments in ship production.....................................................16-1
16.1 Aims of the lecture...............................................................................16-1
16.2 Trend in demand for ships...................................................................16-1
16.3 Development in ship production methods...........................................16-6
16.4 Approaches in anticipation for the demand for ships..........................16-10
16.5 Concluding remarks.............................................................................16-12

References.........................................................................................................R-1

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