Mid-deck design limits oil outflow
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The International Maritime Organization included the double-sided tanker with a mid-height deck dividing the cargo tanks as one of the new international requirements for tankers. The mid-deck design, developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, is capable of containing cargo even during a collision or grounding. The cargo tanks are divided into upper and lower spaces with a mid-height horizontal deck. This maintains the oil pressure at the bottom plating to less than that of the outside seawater pressure such that when the ship is grounded, the higher pressure of the seawater would push the bottom of the ruptured tank upwards.
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 1993
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Design outpaces safety code
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The International Maritime Organization Code for High-Speed Craft is difficult to implement since fast ferry designs undergo continuous changes. Coordination on international regulations concerning areas such as vessel design, navigator procedures and navigation equipment, traffic control and route navigational aids, operators' competence, major systems redundancy, and crew qualifications and competence are being urged by the maritime industry.
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 1997
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One man bridge operation
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Classification societies like ABS, Bureau Veritas and Lloyds Register advise shipbuilders requesting installation of integrated bridge systems to include the manufacturer in the design stage. They claim that the move will facilitate the process in terms of technical information exchange. To obtain a voluntary notation for a one-man bridge operation, information on several areas including the design, equipment and bridge layout are required.
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 1997
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