This useful textbook on pumping machinery was prepared to cover both theoretical basics and popular practical applications of various pumping machinery and associated arrangements. The key features of the present publication would include a comprehensive coverage of the relevant technical characteristics of various types of pumps, including axial flow, displacement and centrifugal pumps, considering the performance of the pumping machinery and addressing of the common problems of operational type.

In addition to what is stated above, the book is covering several advanced areas of subject technology, including, for example, both two-phase and three-phase flow pumping systems and multi-phase flow principles. Several different methods of flow rate control and the relevance of those methods to the matters of energy consumption and total efficiency of the machinery have also been touched within this volume.

Each of the chapters contains some informative solved examples taken from real life. It is definitely a truly comprehensive reference source that will be very useful for both practicing engineers and researchers in the subject industry, and also for the students of marine, mechanical and other fields of engineering, owing to the huge amount of technical material that has been included in the volume and the quite easy-to read and understandable manner this material has been arranged by the author.​

The original intention of the authors of this world famous publication was to cover the history of the technical development of each class that did actually participate in the World War Two, and show how exactly they evolved. At the beginning of the Second World War, these vessels were operating playing the role they were actually designed and constructed for, namely fast torpedo attacks conducted at the night time.

By the middle of the war, most of them have been converted into gunboats to be utilized for attacking the enemy landing barges. Finally, closer to the end part of the war some of those boats were coming from the factories sporting the rocket launchers... This book will be very interesting for every naval history enthusiasts due to the information it contains; note that there are so many illustrations and sketches in the book as well as data tables and other supplementary info. Excellent photographs will let you feel the spirit of the war. All classes of the PT boats have been covered by the author, making this publication a sort of encyclopedia of the PT boats.

The most of content of this paper is mainly intended to provide the industry players with all necessary technical guidance directly relating to the safe loading and stowage, securing and also discharging of the heavy-lifts/project cargoes. It reflects the remarkable results of the creative collaboration that took place between the various departments of the Club and professional marine insurers of the Allianz AGCS supplemented with the expert input provided by the Cwaves specialists.

The was a serious need for the publication of this kind, noting the constantly increasing attention to the insufficient skills and professional expertise and resources... This official UK P&I Club publication will clearly explain what the project cargoes are and why special attention may be required; the authors of this booklet have specifically addressed all relevant shipping industry regulations, plus the applicable rules, codes and guidelines, telling the interested readers about vessel types and their suitability, necessary voyage instructions; other topics include - The cargo and the vessel; Loading/discharge; Stowage requirements and cargo securing; The voyage; Record keeping ad relevant recommendations, plus other publications...

Very short publication released by ISF and ICS describing the major points of CMI (Comite Maritime International) campaign of promoting maritime treaty ratification. ICS is the association representing all trades and sectors of the shipping industry. In turn, ISF is the international organization for maritime employers. The CMI was established in Antwerp, Belgium more than a century ago, in 1897, and it is an international association of maritime lawyers.

Both ISF and ICS continually emphasize to their respective governments that the international maritime industry of today is seriously dependent on a global regulatory system to operate efficiently. And now, this endeavor is supported by CMI, as well. The three above stated organizations respected and recognized in the world of shipping, will now jointly assist the countries where the ratification of the major Conventions has been limited.

And the main purpose of the present brochure is to reiterate the main reasons standing behind this campaign and also to provide the shipping industry with a good and timely update on the very latest developments that would play a role. It is to highlight the particular Conventions considered by these three organizations as the most important for the governments of the above stated countries to be ratifies as a priority...

We are glad to introduce the fifth release of the Programmable Logic Controllers which continues to be very easy-to-use book, providing readers with the very basic principles of such controllers without tying to any particular manufacturer of PLC.

The present volume contains a truly extensive number of various examples and solved problems intended to assist in better and more thorough understanding of the theory provided, and utilizes various popular controllers, trying to highlight the fundamental knowledge to be used without having to address any of the PLC manufacturers. The publication is intended to help the readers to understand the basic principles of the design and internal architecture, principles of operation of the controllers and to identify the associated safety issues as well as fault diagnostics methods, ways of proper testing and debugging.

Numerous case studies have been included in this edition of the book to supplement the theory; the title also features the extended coverage of the sequences, and much more details have been provided there relating to the programming using the sequential function charts, testing inputs and outputs, comparison of various relay-controlled systems etc.; the IEC programming standard has also been touched in this publication together with the programming devices, security issues etc.​

The present textbook has been released with the ultimate intention of Craig Payne to develop a good introductory document to the science and engineering of the weapons that are in use in the naval service. The philosophy of the author used when selecting the information and making the content of the book was that the individual weapons appear and disappear, however the fundamental principles of their operation remain more or less same.

Some of the subjects have been covered in a bit greater detail that it was expected in the introductory course - these details will be of more interest for the professionals in the field. The content of the document has been compiled to simplify the difficult technical concepts of the naval warfare and make them more understandable for the general reader. According to the reviews, this title could easily serve as the textbook on various relevant disciplines, including audio detection/transmission, electromagnetic radiation and others.

In fact, the ultimate objective declared by the author was to let readers get better and more thorough technical understanding of the fundamental operation principles used in the variety of naval weapons. The readers are expected to supplement the material contained in this volume with one of the available publications addressing the weapons that are currently used by the major armies of the world...

The present regulatory document has been mainly intended to provide all interested persons with the required basic guidance on proper conducting of the PSC inspections that would consequently result in improved consistency in performing such inspections, as well as correct recognition of deficiencies of the vessels, their equipment, crew, and application of the correct control procedures. The publication has been arranged in five major chapters addressing the general provisions, port state inspections themselves, contravention and detention issues, requirements for proper PSC inspection reporting, and applicable review procedures.

There are also numerous appendices in the book that provide some additional information, for example they provide the guidance for the detention of vessels, control of operational requirements, for PSC relating to the ISM Code, LRIT, inspections and investigations conducted under Annexes I and II to MARPOL Convention, discharge requirements, structural/equipment requirements, ITC 1969 Convention, Flag State comments, IMO PSC procedures, manning standards, list of applicable documents and certificates, as well as of the documentation relevant to the PSC procedures, etc. 

This text has been originally prepared and published for the engineering officers to provide them with the basics of the shipboard machinery and equipment as well as of the engineering plants. The authors of the paper have also given some general description of the development of the naval vessels, their design and construction, naval architecture aspects such as buoyancy and intact/damage stability, and casualty control.

The explanation of the engineering theories has been provided on the background of the propulsion and steering of the vessels, systems of lubrication, thermodynamics, energy exchanges and measuring devices. The machinery of the ships has been dealt with in detail. The publication concludes by a thorough and interesting survey covering the newly developed ship hull forms, propulsion and steering arrangements, systems for direct conversion of the energy, central operation systems, combined power plants etc.

The text is supplemented with numerous informative illustrations and data tables. The authors have tried to assist students to acquire an overall view of the engineering plants installed on board and properly understand all associated theoretical considerations underlying the design of shipboard machinery and equipment. Note that the details of the operation of the vessels, as well as of the maintenance and repair of the shipboard equipment is not covered.