 This book is the Technical training guide for the Kongsberg Simrad HiPAP systems. it has following chapters relating to HIPAP and Hull Units - system description, maintenance, technical specifications, circuit boards and power units description, cable layout and interconnections, single/dual net, spare parts, previous hardware.
Then, there are some Additional Sections for Handouts - background information, APOS exercises, communications protocols, COM ports in APOS and troubleshooting, APOS backup files, notes. The maintenance information is intended to be used by the duly trained maintenance technicians or engineers, with required experience of electronic/digital circuitry, computers and electromechanical design.
The level of the information is based on Kongsberg Simrad's maintenance philosophy: The onboard technical personnel shall, with the help of related documentation and the system's built-in test functions, be able to identify malfunctions, locate the fault correctly, and replace the major parts, modules and components on the "Line Replaceable Unit" (LRU) level. He/she will however not attempt to repair the LRUs.
 Nowadays, the process of global warming is reducing the density of the ice concentrations; that is why more and more vessels are getting designed and constructed to be able to operate in such extreme conditions which seriously limit both speed and maneuverability of the vessel and increase the risk of damage to the propellers, hull plating and propulsion engines.
Subject limitations eventually lead to higher risks of collision and grounding. And this is, in turn, the main reason why the expert knowledge and skills are required for handling ships in ice conditions. The purpose of the present volume is to demonstrate to the readers why those skills are considered necessary. Some of the vessels, particularly 1A Super - class, are designed for operation in such conditions.
But, the nature of their design and technical characteristics including power and speed have a sort of perverse effect - it means that when the vessel is not handled carefully, the risk of sustaining damage, get aground or collided significantly increases.
There are some other deficiencies that can become causes of the accidents, for example poor organization and communication, failure to follow the operational instructions and routing procedures etc. The material presented in this book is arranged in five sections covering all aspects of navigating in ice from preparation for voyage to berthing.
 The present official WHO document is intended to replace the previously issued interim technical advise; its content reflect the today world's need for common and proper understanding of the scope and purpose of the global application of SSC, i.e. ship sanitation certification. It is a critically important instrument for providing required help in prevention and control of the known health risks.
It will also help to provide a common way of registering and communicating events as well as the measures taken on board vessels. The handbook shall significantly raise the awareness of the operators and response to the health events, providing further opportunities for the routine verification of the health status. The present document would better be used together with the Guide to Ship Sanitation.
The content of the handbook has been developed through the series of drafting and review steps incorporating the information obtained in the course of the several expert meetings. Recommended to be possessed by any person engaged in ship sanitation inspection and issuance of the relevant certification paperwork for their quick reference.
 This practical guide released by The Nautical Institute has been originally intended for the masters and mates of the ships equipped with the DP systems; moreover, its content is expected to be useful to all people willing to get some good knowledge on the DP arrangement and working principles.
The book covers such an important matters as dynamic positioning principles and systems, redundancy and different classes of DP equipment, operations of the vessels with DPS installed on board, watch keeping and operational planning, position reference systems and power plants, propulsion units and thrusters, human factors to bear in mind, DPS operator training.
There is guidance provided for masters on how to conduct proper assessment of the competency of DPS operator candidates. Note that the book has been supplemented by a concise yet quite comprehensive Glossary describing the commonly used DP-related terms and abbreviations.
Though this publication is not expected to be a complete treatise on DP, it is still aimed to the people transferring to work on the DP ships from more conventional ships, not making any attempt to replace the standard textbooks on DP systems or going too deep into the individual manufacturer's DP systems.
 This last part of DP Training presentations addresses the dynamic positioning systems power and thrusters. The previous parts of the training set covered the DP Applications and DP Incidents and we strongly recommend you to get familiar with the content of those two presentations in order to get better understanding.
This part is covering the main types of thrusters, popellers, rudder effectiveness, alternative rudder, Becker rudder, Flap rudder, Schilling rudder, controllable-pitch propellers, azipod basics, the principle of the azipod, azipod propulsion history. The authors of the presentation have included numerous practical examples and have well illustrated the booklet so that it could serve as a good and easy-to-use training manual.
The approach used by the author has remained unchanged and this training source can easily be used by the non-experienced personnel willing to know more about the DP systems, their construction, their operation, application and potential consequences of the failure in these systems.
 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.
 In general, this publication by MarineInsight team shows the reader the nautical science opposed to marine engineering making it easier for him to compare and choose. You will see the engine and deck departments compared to each other, learn how to become deck officer, get familiarized with the common hierarchy in deck department, get knowledge on the important documents, courses and books for deck officers as well as further studies options, know some operation and ship navigation resources.
Prepared by the recognized industry experts, the publication will be of great practical use for all crew members in general and deck officer in particular. You do not actually have to be part of the seagoing team to be interested in the matters addressed in this volume - in fact even the students and just marine enthusiasts are showing their interest in everything relating to the life and work at sea.
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