 Hello and welcome to “Marine Surveying and Engineering Fundamentals”. What will you get out this course? First of all, of course, a fundamental knowledge and understanding of marine engineering. Apart from that, you will get to know the essential marine surveying responsibilities as this is a must-know prior to commencement of any related activity.
In addition, we addressed many types of technical assessments and surveys to make you have a good coverage and better idea of what you should expect in your work. This course is for professionals who are interested in working in the world of today’s marine engineering, people in need for a good introduction to the topic of marine surveying before pursuing further education in the subject field.
Moreover, it will be very beneficial to the students and engineers who want to improve their knowledge of different parts of the vessel in general. Considering the number of areas covered by the authors of this course, this one is definitely and highly recommended.
 To recognize that various phenomena, including the pressure, sound, temperature, presence of leaks and/or discoloration, observed in equipment and instruments may indicate potential accidents, it is essential to possess professional experience. However, it is important to note that there is a limit to the experience any single engineer can acquire while performing their duties aboard vessels.
Consequently, it is crucial to thoroughly analyze accidents that have taken place on other vessels and to use these analyses as valuable lessons to avert similar incidents. The collective of authors of this brilliant compilation of the real-life cases is tasked with the ongoing responsibility of investigating the causes of machinery damage and, based on these investigations, establishing operational guidelines for engines on the vessels we manage.
In this instance, we have reviewed a significant number of engine trouble cases, focusing on their causes, countermeasures, and lessons learned, to create this compilation titled 'Engine Accident Cases.' We encourage you to utilize this material fully for the training of engineers who board vessels, with the aim of preventing engine-related accidents.
 Here is one piece of pure classics – the “Mathematics for Engineers” title belonging to the world-famous Reed’s series of publications. Note that there are several volumes of the subject series available here, for example Reed’s Basic Electrotechnology for Engineers, Reed’s General Engineering Knowledge for Marine Engineers, Reed's Naval Architecture for Marine Engineers, Reed’s Motor Engineering Knowledge for Marine Engineers, and so many others.
According to the author, the main goal was to provide readers preparing for their Second Class Engineer’s COC exams, with all necessary information they may need, in a single book. In fact, he managed to go so far beyond the traditional practice of giving ready bare answers to the questions.
Instead, each of them has been provided with the detailed solutions, where the reader is guided step by step to the final. Each of the sections of this publication deals with the particular topic, starting from the very basic principles, and then covering literally all syllabus. Note that the text part is supplemented with the numerous worked examples and additional information for easier understanding of the material.
 One more pearl of the world-famous Reed's series of publications, this one dealing with the instrumentation and control systems. The author made an excellent and successful attempt to fil in the existing knowledge and information gap between the professional math treatment widely utilized by the control engineers, and the descriptive literature normally provided by the manufacturers.
The readers are expected to possess some engineering knowledge as well as the experience in this field. It will be mainly appreciated by the marine engineers at different levels. The introductory part of the volume is followed by several; sections, each of them dealing with the particular measurements, such as the telemetering, kinetic control systems and many others.
The theoretical part is supplied with the test examples at the end of each chapter which, together with the exam questions, will ensure that the topic is well understood. Of course, for more detailed information the readers should approach the manufacturers of the control equipment.
 The ultimate guide of the author of the present guide was to explain the most important issues of the hatch cover security and also to steer the mariners towards active due maintenance of the hatch covers. It would definitely be less expensive to maintain the weathertight integrity of the hatch covers through the attention to detail and periodic checks and works, than to pay the possible claims for the wet-damaged cargo.
Moreover, it is critically important for safety at sea and for the protection of the sea environment to keep the covers weathertight and strong. We all know that leaking hatch covers are considered a principal cause of wetting of the transported cargo. The hatch covers may leak for various reasons, but the root cause is usually their poor maintenance of failure to close the covers properly.
The chapters of this guide provide the description of the hatch covers and their function, leakage problems and leak detection tests, some common false beliefs about hatch covers, tips on monitoring and inspection, procedures for proper maintenance and repair of the hatch covers, and also some necessary information relating to the safety of the operations. The appendices contain the procedures to opening and closing of the covers, and condition assessment forms.
 This guide was prepared and published with the intention to alert the crews of the marine ships to the serious danger of a truly catastrophic loss that can be caused by the failed piping, the authors have tried to raise the awareness of redundancy in the design of the ship piping and of the difficulties that are usually involved in the inspections of the pipes.
It is quite clear that the prevention of the piping failure may only be achieved through the proactive approach of the crew members to the inspection, periodical maintenance and repair of the ship piping arrangements. Though the corrosion effect on a hull is widely known, not everyone knows and considers the piping corrosion. However, piping poses a hidden danger to the ship, people on board, and environment. The pipes convey various fluids or allow air to pass through and are treated as the means of the operations of many control systems, they are penetrating nearly every enclosed space on board the ship.
This guide provides the basic information on the ship piping and systems, pipe design, tips on maintenance and repair of the pipes, shows some causes of the pipe failures etc. Some typical mechanical joints and procedure for the pressure test of the piping is there in the appendices.
 Over the past several decades, we could observe numerous significant developments and advances in the field of marine engineering, particularly related to the shipboard diesel engines installed on board both ships and offshore installations. So many new technologies were introduced, each of them deserving closest attention by all people engaged in the maritime industry.
The publication was prepared in order to fulfil all needs of the marine engineers willing to stay in touch with the latest information on the modern marine diesel engines slowly replacing the ones of the older series. It is absolutely important for the professional marine engineers to keep equipped with the due knowledge and understanding of the engines they operate and maintain when performing their day to day duties.
One of the features that differs this publication from many others is that the content has been presented in a perfectly understandable form, which will be appreciated by the students of marine engineering. In addition to the theory of the marine engines, the book is also intended to provide a good insight into the operation principles of the engines installed on board modern facilities. It will be of great benefit for those preparing for the examinations as well as for the self-learners.
 The pumps are widely use in many industries and they are commonly installed on the vessels. Same applies to the seals and associated piping arrangements. And installation of pumps implies the use of the valves and actuators. The present reference publication was released to provide readers with the required information about subject equipment pieces.
The content of the book will be of particular practical interest to the persons directly engaged in the design, use or routine maintenance of the valves and their systems together with the operational, design and performance information required to be in hand. The author of the volume is a world recognized expert and his work will be very useful since it provides lots of information.
The content is very well documented and all explanations contained are very thorough. There are numerous calculations presented in quite clear manner. Numerous data tables and charts supplement the text part. The practical approach applied by the author is backed up with so many technical information and engineering know-hows making this book a perfect reference, and this is one of the reasons why this volume gained huge popularity among both students and specialists.
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