The present guidance has been prepared by CEATI professionals and was specifically aimed at assisting the personnel involved with the implementation of the methods of ensuring energy efficiency and all relevant practices. The main emphasis has been made by the author on the refrigeration systems having a small and medium size.

This publication would also help them to make proper technical decisions relating to the operation and day-to-day maintenance of the existing refrigeration systems; it would even be quite useful when applied to the modification or re-configuration of the subject systems.

The readers will get necessary guidance that is very difficult to obtain in other publications. Various refrigeration systems are characterized in this guide; quick reference on various established techniques of performance optimization is provided; the main procedures of the performance testing have been reviewed. In short, this is a definitely excellent source of information recommended to be used by any persons who are directly involved in any activities that are relating to the refrigeration systems due to the amount of the information contained.

Please note as necessary that the specialists operating and maintaining the refrigeration systems are expected to follow all applicable safety procedures and techniques prior to the commencement of any operations.

In her book, Nilufer Oral has provided an excellent overview and examination of the mechanism of regional collaboration with the ultimate goal to protect and duly preserve the Black Sea's marine environment, within the frames of the relevant international legislation; in addition to that, the author performed the identification of all key components for the regional regime established on a basis of the very best legal practices available.

This volume will provide readers with a good and comprehensive overview of the modern challenges relating to the Black Sea, with the particular emphasis made on the biological diversity and fisheries, and sources of marine pollution from land and from vessels. Looking at the historical background of the regional collaboration in the above stated geographic area, we will see the comparison to the process of development of same within the international law.

The publication starts with the valuable information related to the historical development of that collaboration, followed by the chapters addressing the state of the Black Sea, and regional legal framework and marine bio-diversity in the area. Remaining chapters of the volume deal with the pollution, offshore activities that might potentially cause the pollution, current gaps in information, lessons learned and various recommendations. 

The long list of topics covered within this publication there are compressors, refrigerants, the refrigeration cycle, water towers, condensers, oil in the refrigerant circuits, expansion valves, evaporators, cold store construction, controls and other air conditioning circuit components - their selection and balancing, materials and construction, site erection, and many more, liquid chillers, brines, ice and thermal storage, refrigeration technologies used in the food trades, dairy and some other industries, freezing and freeze-drying of food, refrigeration and air-conditioning load estimation, air movement and different air conditioning methods, air drying and dehumidifiers, heat recovery, heat pumps, control systems, commissioning and important operational matters, periodical maintenance and servicing, fault training, training, economy and efficiency in operation, and catalogue selection.

This work provides several practical examples of the real-life applications of the refrigeration technology and is also showing readers the numerous options that are available to solve the problems that commonly occur in the mechanical cooling systems. Of course, the readers shall understand that it is absolutely not possible to include the all information required to design a complete system in one volume. However, the publication outlines the basic design principles.

The present compendium contains all technical articles that have been introduced by various reporters during the International Conference held by RINA in 2005. Among important topics covered there are important Regulatory Matters, i.e. National and International Regulations as well as various relevant Industry Guidelines and Voluntary Codes of Practice, The Implementation and Safety Issues relating to the Green Passport, and putting necessary procedures into Practice, The Standard Contract for Ship Recycling; Ship Recycling in different countries — economic and environmental aspects, Assessment of the Future Demolition of Ships Utilizing Artificial Intelligence; HSE matters in Shipbreaking, Facilities for Safer Ship Dismantling, and many more.

This publication starts with the first section addressing the applicable regulatory matters and guidelines. Apart from the general introduction, it addresses both mandatory and voluntary provisions together with their application and further enforcement, describes the reporting system being considered within IMO, touches the matters of buying and selling, provides the basic information on the Basel Convention including the issues relating to the applicability of this Convention to vessels.

For years, fatigue has been treated as one of the most serious factors historically contributing to the vast majority of incidents occurring in the maritime industry. In the attempt to get the fatigue minimized, the appropriate legislation addressing the regulating of the hours of work/rest of the seafarers has been there and is duly controlled and thoroughly monitored to ensure their strict compliance with Flag Authorities legislation that are being enforced by means of the established PSC procedures.

But is should also be noted as necessary that the overall enforcement measures were relatively ineffective. The present official paper has been developed with the intention of its authors to highlight the key areas of concern  related to the potential uncertainties plus various different interpretations of the requirements contained in the relevant international conventions.

Moreover, the authors of the volume have also considered the minimum industry expectations in order to provide the proper compliance with all relevant technical recommendations and provisions provided to keep all members of the OCIMF organization together with the ship managers ashore and ship crew members duly updated. The recommendations cover the legislative background, recommendations and possible ambiguities of UIs, with the separate chapter being dedicated to the further recommendations relating to the practical compliance.​

The present book belongs to the popular "English for Academic Study" series and is the excellent collection of English texts intended to be used by learners of language as a good reference source when preparing for the demands of both under- and postgraduate study. This latest and completely revised edition of the publication could be used for self study or for the classroom training.

The booklet would for sure be quite useful to all students who wish to develop their reading and writing since it contains so many authentic and up-t-o-date texts; and each of the texts covers one topical and interesting issue. The texts that have been selected and included in this publication are all of reasonable length and difficulty level. Apart from the opening introductory chapter, the topics covered in the book include the academic achievement, early human development, telemedicine, the environment today, the new linguistic order, and others.

This perfect compilation of texts may be recommended to everyone who are working on their reading/writing skills; we would definitely suggest they take some time going through the training material provided herein. Of course, it will also be very useful for those willing to build their vocabulary including specific terminology.

The present publication is dedicated to the random ways - the ways of this type are considered maybe the most critical constituent of the marine environment. The reason for that is that the random waves are making the process of designing the maritime and offshore structures significantly differ from the design of the structures that are located ashore.

The author of the book, Yoshimi Goda, fully explores the theoretical concept of these waves as applicable to the design of the breakwaters and seawalls, as well as of the harbor structures for easier comprehension by the practical industry engineers. All theoretical aspects involved have also been discussed. The publication is deservedly treated as a Bible on this subject since it covers the theory of the design of the maritime structures in more details than many recognized standards do.

The engineers will for sure find this volume very useful because it provides a good overview of all existing methods of description of the waves in question, with the particular attention being paid to the extreme waves. The objective of the author of this volume was twofold - to provide the engineers with the useful tool to deal with random seas, and to serve as a very practical design handbook for graduate students.

UK P&I Club publication - Return of Calls After Lay Up - A properly laid ship reduces P&I risks. Club policy on lay up returns - Evidence of safe lay up; Minimum 30 consecutive days; No cargo; Hot or cold variable rate return of calls – determined by the presence; Seamen under permanent contracts; Pro rata; What is the lay up return retention rate? Mechanism of calculation; Seamen risks; Collision, FFO and wreck removal risks; Return of paid premium – not lay up rate; Time charterer and other fixed premium entries; Special survey following six months lay up: notice to Club of re-commissioning; Hot to apply? When should an owner apply for laid up returns? How is the outstanding fourth premium installment handled? What if a claim arises during the lay up period? Can payment of calls be deferred during lay up? Is a ship still eligible for lay up return if the 30 consecutive days cross policy years? Can a ship in dry dock apply for lay up returns? What happens if the ship is moved within port limits? Does a watchmen on board the ship constitute as crew on board? An excellent document with remarkably useful information that will definitely be highly appreciated by all participants of the maritime operations.