The present training presentation is containing some interesting reported system incidents. It is very useful to watch such case study and analyze them in order to get more knowledge of what can happen when and if the dynamic positioning system is improperly used or when the DP fails for some reason. For instance, the BHN disaster is discussed as well as other cases.

This presentation may be used together with other presentations dedicated to the DP Applications and DP Power and Thrusters. Again, the authors have followed the same path and have mainly concentrated on the visual presentation of the training material in order to make it easily understandable for people with little to no theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the field of operating the DP systems.

Absolutely recommended even to the people not directly engaged in DP operations but still willing to understand what that all if for and how it works. Obviously, going through the lessons learned after the incidents is one of the best ways to properly understand the consequences of malfunctioning positioning systems of human element involved...

This nice training presentation has been specifically developed to shed some light on the most popular operational applications of dynamically positioned vessels - drilling, FPSO (standing for the floating production storage and offloading), diving and underwater operation, remotely operated vehicles, pipe-lay operations, well stimulation, pipeline bury and trenching operations, crane barge and rock dumping operations, dredging, cable laying and repair, flotel operations and field service, OSV, i.e. offshore supply vessels as well as AH, i.e. anchor handlers, military operations, passenger, cargo and heavy-lift vessels etc.

The information included in this file by the authors is mainly visual and in fact such approach will definitely be appreciated by the people who prefer clear and easily understandable explanations with no formulae and deeply technical texts. Even non-mariners will get some picture of the application of DP system if they spend some time with this training document. Note that we may also offer you the presentations on DP Incidents and DP Power and Thrusters.

The present Annexes shall be treated as a part of the Russian Register's Guidelines on Technical Supervision of Ships in Service and are intended for classification inspectors, ship's crew members and ship owners as the guidelines to be used when on conducting inspections and testing of separate items of technical supervision, on issuance of the appropriate RS documents on inspection results, as the instruction for proper assessment of technical condition, for gauging, repairs, on determination of the composition of the vessel's equipment and outfitting.

Among the documents addressed within this paper there are procedure for in-water inspection of ships, continuous survey instructions, hull tightness test, guidelines for safe ocean towing of the ship, provision of the floating docks with anchors/anchor chains and tow lines for the purpose of single passage, evaluation of limit sea states and limit wind force based on vessel's hull strength and stability, correspondingly, model reports for lifejackets and lifebuoys, instructions for verification of nautical publications and charts, IMO MSC Circular Letters, imposing, controlling and clearing RS requirements, ship survey scheme under HSSC, surveys on vessels that carry dangerous cargo either in bulk or in packaged form, and so many others.

Here is the Supplement to Rules and Guidelines of Russian Register to the IACS Procedural Requirements, Unified Interpretations and Recommendations. Released this year, it contains all IACS PRs and UIs that have been considered compulsory for implementation, and Recommendations referred to in RS Rules and other documents issued by this classification society.

This all-in-one document will definitely be very useful for all persons dealing with maintaining the active class of the vessel, performing relating checks and inspections of the hull, machinery and equipment, preparing ship for the inspector's visit, and, generally, keeping the facility in line with all IACS requirements.

It is needless to say that this publication is critically important for the owners of the vessels classed by Russian register as the materials provided there in the book will be invaluable during preparation for the forthcoming visit of the RS inspectors; apart from the class inspections, this document is a perfect reference source since it contains so many regulatory publications inside and the requirements contained therein are very important for safe and efficient maintenance and handling of the ship.

The present Reference Book is intended, in the first place, for use by the RS specialists when assigning the class notation to ships and floating facilities. However, this book may also be used by ship owners and designers. The distinguishing marks/descriptive notations provided here in this book are given for the RS Rules dealing with the Classification/Construction of Sea-Going Ships, Rules for their equipment and the RS Load Line Rules - according to 2012 edition.

The Reference Book contains references only to the sections, chapters and paragraphs of the above stated Rules, specifying particular requirements to ships and floating facilities having relevant distinguishing marks/descriptive notations in the class notation. For other RS rules references, as a rule, are given to relevant paragraphs of Part I "Classification" only.

This official RS publication will be of particular use for classification society inspectors as well as to the ship owners and crew members having to maintain their ships in due order and also dealing with presentation of the ships to the periodical and other class surveys performed by Russian Register. We would definitely recommend adding this document to your e-bookshelf if you have to be in contact with RS.

This pack contains a latest release of the "Rules for Classification of Ships" issued by Det Norske Vertitas Class Society, dated this year. The regulatory documents concerning ships classification have been presented in pdf format with the index, which allows switching between rules and search within the publications.

No need for even installation. Just open the zip archive file and you will be able to easily navigate from there. The content of this archive will definitely be of great practical use for the people dealing with classification surveys, for instance with preparation of the vessel to the forthcoming annual or five-yearly surveys, i.e. all people onboard willing to be absolutely sure that their vessel is in full compliance with all requirements of the class society. The navigation is very user-friendly enabling you to find all required information quickly.

We highly recommend you to try this training resource if you are a naval architect or ship constructor or any other person dealing with the ship structure. The content of this training course covering the ship hull structures was specifically developed by the specialists of DNV, one of the leading class societies in the world.

Trainees who have satisfactorily completed this course, will get all necessary technical knowledge of the fundamental ship hull strength and will gain thorough understanding of how to perform the inspections of the hull correctly.

The main intention of the developers of this course was to explain the basics of the ship hull structure to all technical personnel working on board the vessels or stationed ashore, and they have been considered the target audience for this training course. Particular focus has been made on the bulk carriers and oil tankers.

Start working with this course and you will see that once even the first part of it has been completed, you will much better understand the behavior of loaded simple beams with corresponding shear forces/moments, the applicable local/global loads acting on the vessel hull girder and some other fundamental things. And then, proceeding from one part to another, you will improve your skills and knowledge...

This is the Acrobat document containing the official DNV "Rules for Classification of High Speed, Light Craft and Naval Surface Craft". Note that the document is fully searchable and such feature makes it even more usable. There is absolutely no need to install anything or deal with suspicious file extensions, just unzip this archive and it will automatically be ready for use.

This is the official release, no need for activation. This is the latest edition, dated July 2014. The three major sections are General, Current rule chapters, and Systematic index. At the end part of this document, several changes effected to the content of the rules have been provided. In addition, the pack contains documentation related to the DNV Plan Approval, namely Documentation Requirements and Types.