LIST OF FIGURES

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1.1 Maritime industry............................................................................................1-1

2.1 Ships life cycle stages.....................................................................................2-3

2.2 Demand for ship..............................................................................................2-4
2.3 Ship Production Sequence...............................................................................2-5
2.4 End launching..................................................................................................2-6
2.5 Side launching..................................................................................................2-6
2.6 Airbag launching..............................................................................................2-7
2.7 Dry dock floating out.......................................................................................2-7
2.8 Ship lift............................................................................................................2-8
2.9 Speed trial........................................................................................................2-8
2.10 Turning trial...................................................................................................2-9
2.11 Engine trials...................................................................................................2-9
2.12 Ship delivery..................................................................................................2-10
2.13 Ship operation...............................................................................................2-10
2.14 Ship maintenance..........................................................................................2-11
2.15 Ship breaking................................................................................................2-12

3.1 Container vessel.................................................................................................3-2

3.2 Bulk carrier........................................................................................................3-3
3.3 Ro-ro vessel.......................................................................................................3-3
3.4 Oil tanker...........................................................................................................3-3
3.5 LNG carrier........................................................................................................3-4
3.6 Barge carrier......................................................................................................3-4
3.7 Passenger ship...................................................................................................3-5
3.8 Ferry.................................................................................................................3-5

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3.9 Aircraft carrier...................................................................................................3-6

3.10 Frigate.............................................................................................................3-6
3.11 Submarine........................................................................................................3-6
3.12 Cable layer.......................................................................................................3-7
3.13 Tug boat..........................................................................................................3-7
3.14 Dredger...........................................................................................................3-7
3.15 Fishing vessel...................................................................................................3-8
3.16 Factory ship.....................................................................................................3-8
3.17 Supply vessel....................................................................................................3-8
3.18 Anchor handling tug..........................................................................................3-9
3.19 FPSO................................................................................................................3-9
3.20 Research vessel................................................................................................3-9
3.21 Wave power turbine.........................................................................................3-10
3.22 Tidal power turbine...........................................................................................3-10
3.23 Observatory ship..............................................................................................3-10
3.24 Cruise ship.......................................................................................................3-11
3.25 Sport vessel.....................................................................................................3-11
3.26 Yacht...............................................................................................................3-12
3.27 Floating restaurant...........................................................................................3-12
3.28 Racing ship......................................................................................................3-12
3.29 Demand and supply of cargo ships.....................................................................3-15
3.30 Demand and supply of passenger liner ships.......................................................3-15
3.31 Objectives of ship production............................................................................3-17

4.1 Type of requirements..........................................................................................4-1

5.1 Ship Design Objectives...................................................................................5-1

5.2 Ship design stages...........................................................................................5-2
5.3 Conceptual Design Process.............................................................................5-3
5.4 Design spiral...................................................................................................5-4
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6.1 Magnetic gantry crane in stockyard.....................................................................6-4

6.2 overhead crane..................................................................................................6-4
6.3 Goliath and level luffing cranes............................................................................6-5
6.4 Roller conveyor..................................................................................................6-6
6.5 Forklift truck......................................................................................................6-6
6.6 Multi-wheel transporter......................................................................................6-7
6.7 Wall mounted crane...........................................................................................6-7
6.8 Ship equipment store..........................................................................................6-8
6.9 Buffer area.....................................................................................................................6-8
6.10 Example of computer nesting......................................................................................6-10
6.11 Laser cutting.................................................................................................................6-11
6.12 Weld joints...................................................................................................................6-12
6.13 Plate bending...............................................................................................................6-13
6.14 Heat line bending.........................................................................................................6-13
6.15 Frame bending.............................................................................................................6-14
6.16 Stages in ship production.............................................................................................6-14
6.17 L shape layout..........................................................................................................6-15
6.18 U shape layout..........................................................................................................6-16

7.1 Iteration of management system..................................................................................7-3

7.2 Overcoming challenges..................................................................................................7-5

8.1 Functional organisation structure..................................................................................8-3

8.2 Divisional organisation structure...................................................................................8-4
8.3 Matrix organisation structure........................................................................................8-5

9.1 The roles of finance........................................................................................................9-1

9.2 Budgeting.......................................................................................................................9-3
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9.3 Cost control....................................................................................................................9-7

10.1 Plate and section..........................................................................................................10-1

10.2 Sections welded on plate.............................................................................................10-1
10.3 Panel............................................................................................................................10-2
10.4 Block............................................................................................................................10-2
10.5 Magnetic gantry crane.................................................................................................10-3
10.6 Roller conveyor............................................................................................................10-3
10.7 Plate straightening illustration....................................................................................10-4
10.8 Plate straightening machine........................................................................................10-4
10.9 Plate blasting process..................................................................................................10.5
10.10 Plate blasting machine...............................................................................................10.5
10. 11 Section blasting machine..........................................................................................10-6
10. 12 Plate painting machine.............................................................................................10-6
10.13 Computer nesting results..........................................................................................10-7
10.14 CNC cutting machine.................................................................................................10-7
10.15 CNC cutting and marking machine............................................................................10-8
10.16 CNC beam cutting machine.......................................................................................10-8
10.17 Plate rolling machine.................................................................................................10-9
10.18 Plate bending using press machine...........................................................................10-9
10.19 Plate pressing............................................................................................................10-10
10.20 Line heating principle................................................................................................10-10
10.21 Section bender..........................................................................................................10-11
10.22 Profiling machine........................................................................................................10-11
10.23 Plate turnover............................................................................................................10-12
10.24 Plate flame planing....................................................................................................10-13
10.25 Panel..........................................................................................................................10-13

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10.26 Wedge........................................................................................................................10-14
10.27 Threaded................................................................................................................... 10-14
10.28 Hydraulic................................................................................................................... 10-14
10.29 Pneumatic........................................................................................................ 10-14
10.30 Magnetic.......................................................................................................... 10-14
10.31 Strongbacks..................................................................................................... 10-14
10.32 Jigs............................................................................................................................. 10-14
10.33 Mocks........................................................................................................................ 10-14
10.34 Conveyor automatic panel line..................................................................................10-16
10.35 Robotic panel line......................................................................................................10-16
10.36 Plate on jigs................................................................................................................10-17
10.37 Curved panels............................................................................................................10-17

11.1 Panel................................................................................................................11-1
11.2 Sub-block.........................................................................................................11-1
11.3 Block................................................................................................................11-2
11.4 Grand-block.....................................................................................................11-2
11.5 Pipe module.....................................................................................................11-3
11.6 Accommodation module.................................................................................11-3
11.7 Fore end unit...................................................................................................11-4
11.8 Aft end unit......................................................................................................11-4
11.9 Make up of a grand-block................................................................................11-5
11.10 Example of an IHOP block..............................................................................11-5
11.11 Overhead crane.............................................................................................11-6
11.12 Transporter....................................................................................................11-7

12.1 Goliath crane.....................................................................................................12-1

12.2 Telescopic mobile crane...................................................................................12-2

12.3 Hammerhead crane...........................................................................................12-2

12.4 Floating crane...................................................................................................12-2
12.5 Level luffing crane...........................................................................................12-3
12.6 Block transporting............................................................................................12-4
12.7 Block lifting......................................................................................................12-5
12.8 Lifting points....................................................................................................12-5
12.9 Docks reference lines......................................................................................12-6
12.10 Theodolite......................................................................................................12-6
12.11 Block alignment..............................................................................................12-7
12.12 Block structural breakdown.......................................................................................12-8
12.13 Network diagram......................................................................................................12-8
12.14 Example of blocks erection schedule matrix.............................................................12-8

13.1 Ship propulsion system................................................................................................13-1

13.2 Ship manoeuvring system..................................................................................13-2

3.3 Main engine system.......................................................................................................13-2.
13.4 Electric generator engine.............................................................................................13-3
13.5 Electric control panel...................................................................................................13-3
13.6 Bollard..........................................................................................................................13-4
13.7 Fairlead........................................................................................................................13-4
13.8 Tank pipes...................................................................................................................13-4
113.9 Hatch cover. ..............................................................................................................13-5

13.10 Tank monitoring system........................................................................................13-5

13.11 Deck cargo crane....................................................................................................13-6
13.12 Heat detector...................................................................................................13-6
13.13 Smoke detector...............................................................................................13-6
13.14 Davit, lifeboat, and life raft............................................................................13-7
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13.15 CO2 Fire fighting system................................................................................13-7

13.16 Oily water separator.......................................................................................13-8
13.17 Engine control system....................................................................................13-8
13.18 Bridge control system...........................................................................................13-9
13.19 Ship accommodation......................................................................................13-9
13.20 Galley..............................................................................................................13-10
13.21 Mess room......................................................................................................13-10
13.22 Ventilation ducting.........................................................................................13-11
13.23 Insulation........................................................................................................13-11
13.24 On-block outfitting.........................................................................................13-13
13.25 Advanced outfitting........................................................................................13-13
13.26 Fuel oil piping module....................................................................................13-14
13.27 IHOP block.....................................................................................................13-15
13.28 On-berth outfitting..........................................................................................13-15
13.29 On-board outfitting.........................................................................................13-16

14. 1 Longitudinal launching....................................................................................14-3

14.2 Illustration of Longitudinal launching..............................................................14-3
14.3 Floating process illustration during end launching...........................................14-4
14.4 Launch trigger...................................................................................................14-4
14.5 Ship dragging....................................................................................................14-4
14.6 End launching curves........................................................................................14-5
14. 7 Side launching methods...................................................................................14-6
14. 8 Side launching.................................................................................................14-6
14.9 Air bag ship launching......................................................................................14-7
14. 10 Air bag...........................................................................................................14-7
14.11 Graving dock..................................................................................................14-8
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14.12 Conventional graving dock.............................................................................14-9

14.13 Floating dock..................................................................................................14-9
14.14 Shiplift............................................................................................................14-10
14.15 Shiplifting yard...........................................................................................14-11
14. 16 Transfer cradle...........................................................................................14-11
14. 17 Engine trial....................................................................................................14-13
14. 18 Life saving trial.............................................................................................14-13
14. 19 Speed trial......................................................................................................14-14
14. 20 Manoeuvre trial.............................................................................................14-14
14.21 Navigation and communication system trial....................................................14-15

15.1 Risk assessment key stages.....................................................................................15-2

15.2 Risk levels....................................................................................................................15-4
15.3 risk matrix framework.................................................................................................15-5
15.4 Numerical elements for risk matrix.............................................................................15-5
15.5 Risk matrix and the risk region....................................................................................15-5
15.6 Illustration of inner bottom panel...............................................................................15-7

16.1 World shipbuilding trends...........................................................................................16-2

16.2 Ship size categories......................................................................................................16-3
16.3 Double hull tanker.......................................................................................................16-4
16.4 Multi-hull ship..............................................................................................................16-4
16.5 Wind powered ship.....................................................................................................16-5
16.6 Solar powered ship......................................................................................................16-5
16.7 example of ship design software.................................................................................16-6
16.8 Computer nesting........................................................................................................16-7
16.9 Automatic profiling......................................................................................................16-7

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16.10 Automatic panel.........................................................................................................16-7

16.11 SPS application to ship hull........................................................................................16-8
16.12 One side plate welding..............................................................................................16-9
16.13 Robot panel welding..................................................................................................16-9

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