Below is a list of chapters included in this officially published Crane Power and Palfinger Marine manual. The content starts with Safety Instructions, since it is in the user's own interest to observe these instructions very carefully; Before Operating these Cranes, providing users with the critically important safety related instructions to follow each time they start the operation; Starting Operation of the Cranes, giving all the required information for the proper start operations of the cranes; Crane Operation - necessary info to properly/safely operate these cranes; After Crane Operation - summary to safely finish work with your cranes; the last one - Maintenance and Service - as implied in the title, info on the proper maintenance/servicing of the cranes; Appendix - EEx - Crane.

The main body of this technical document has been specifically worked out by the professionals of the Palfinger Marine & Crane Power to aim all personnel engaged in the everyday operation of the models covered. It enlightens such the important matters as safe operation, proper start, maintenance plus service of the crane etc.

The book provides users of these hydraulic cranes with the critical safety precautions to be considered, starting instructions for the crane engine, etc. There is a very informative appendix at the end, mainly dedicated to the crane models and contains the required general and technical info plus model-specific safety information.  

Corrosion is something generally accepted by all participants of the offshore industry as the critically important issue. This report is mainly dealing with the technical developments of the top-level corrosion strategy specifically worked out for all topside processing facilities located offshore.

The associated project has been originally conceived as a fundamental and route study conducted to establish the basic requirements relating to the assessment/management of the corrosion risks related to the production of the oilfields and equipment used for the transportation of the oil. The underlying objective throughout this work was proper identification of requirements for the guidelines combining the best industry practices from the HSE, corrosion and also the asset integrity management.

The approach adopted tasks consider the relevant offshore regulations together with the risk control systems. The main summary of this work was that development of the corrosion risk guidelines was quite feasible and would definitely be welcomed by the offshore industry. Corrosion itself is a serious life-limiting factor causing the deterioration of the offshore structures by general wastage and pitting/cracking leading directly to the loss of containment of the processing fluids...

The operator's guide for the CyScan PRS, i.e. position reference sensor. The document starts with the introduction providing the part names and serial numbers plus software versions, followed by the chapters with the instructions on the proper use of the system including screen layout, navigation, alarms and controls.

The other three chapters provide the troubleshooting tips with the possible problems and proposed remedies, alarm codes information on fuses/indicators, valuable technical notes including targets, divergence and operation in low temperatures and technical specifications. Check the guides for installers and engineers as well.

The installer's guide for the CyScan PRS. The document starts with description of the layout of the system components, followed by the instructions on mechanical installation including sensor orientation and mounting. The next chapter addresses the cable installation including technical specifications of the cables, computer options and connection tips.

Remaining chapters of the document cover the set-up of the console including blanking zones, offsets and log creation, and various aspects training of the operators, technical notes and the specific checklist on the installation of the CyScan. Check the guides for operators and engineers as well.

The engineer's guide for the CyScan PRS. The document opens with the instructions on removing/fitting the key components of the system, describing the stages of assembly and disassembly and providing an overview of the components. The next chapter deals with the engineer level access to the system including the ways to start, setting the ports, scanning the engineering functions etc.

The last chapter of the document provides users with the technical notes covering the connector pin-outs, message types and bits definition. Everything the engineer of the CyScan needs. Check the guides for operators and installers as well.

Conning 3500 serves as main input and visualisation device for any SMC configuration, such as NavPilot 3500 or DPT 3500. It provides the operator with valuable primary navigation information grouped in a set of functional or 'Conning' mimics. Each mimic is designed for a specific operating condition. It is built from a collection of components from Imtech's extensive SMC library, and may be completed with any ship specific special functionality.

In addition to the visually presented navigation information, the system may be configured to generate acoustic support such as alarm signals. Conning 3500 is a client application that, depending on the configuration on board, may be installed on a DPT 3500 Server, a dedicated Conning 3500 client system, or a a multi-purpose workstation. In principle, the application can be installed in two hardware depending versions - a version for a system with track ball or mouse, and a touch screen version providing a pop-up dialog whenever the operator wants to enter settings-Several clients may run in parallel on a number of operating positions. Depending on the configuration, operator accessibility may be limited to avoid conflicts between the operator positions in different rooms.

A Conning 3500 client requires a server application for providing data. A DPT 3500 DP2 class configuration contains two servers in a master/slave set-up and an independent joystick server. The Conning by default shows data from, and provides access to, the Master server; however, provisions are available to temporarily address the Slave server.

This very informative and useful textbook is intended to outline and discuss the most important details of the fundamental principles and established methods that are considered central to any of the studies related to the fish condition. The publication will describe all potential capacities of the indicators in question, and provide numerous live examples illustrating the use of the subject condition indicators to solving various practical problems directly relating to the fish ecology and associated researches.

The authors of the present volume, Josep Lloret, Malcolm Love and Georgiy Shulman, have focused on populations of the wild fish, and the book will duly complement the constantly increasing number of works that contribute to show how exactly the studies related to fish condition are important to reveal the underlying problems in the field of marine aquaculture, fish diseases, various effects caused by the marine pollution, and significance of fish in medicine as well as in human nutrition. The book also provides readers with a comprehensive info assisting the students as well as pros and researchers who are working in marine biology and other relevant fields.