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Human and Organizational Error in Marine Structures

A Quest for Quality in Design,

Construction, and Maintenance

November 18 - 20,1996

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This year the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and the interagency Ship

Structure Committee will present the sixth joint triennial symposium on ship structures. The year marks the 50th anniversary for the Ship Structure Committee. While an opportunity to recognize past successes of the committee's work, the symposium appropriately focuses to the future with an area new to ship structures - the human element.

Because of the newness of human factors considerations to ship structural engineers, a tutorial day is being planned. The second and third day will feature papers and panels to address critical topics of interest including subjects of risk assessment, safety and quality management (including roles and relationships of international codes, standards organizations, and class societies), case studies in human and organizational errors in marine structures, inspection and maintenance processes, loading and ship handling impacts on structures, and human and organizational impacts on design, analysis, producibility, and maintenance.

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EUROPEAN UPDATE concluded an option agreement for a third ship in the series. A significant feature of Normand

Neptune is a new 500-ton, anchor-handling winch developed by the Brattvaag division of Ulstein

Deck Machinery.

The yard's orderbook also includes six more

UT700 vessels with deliveries continuing through

October 1997. July saw the most recent handover — Northern Gambler — an UT745 support vessel, for local Norwegian operator Saevik Supply. This will be followed in October by a pioneering UT756 design for AP Muller, an unusual multi-purpose vessel which can be adapted for cable-laying duties. It is the seventh vessel ordered by Muller from Ulstein Verft since 1991, following six UT745 vessels. A further two vessels of this design were also ordered from the Marystown Shipyard in

Newfoundland by Muller subsidiary Maersk

Company Canada.

Due for delivery at the end of the year is an

UT723 survey vessel for the Korean Institute of

Geology, Mining and Materials (KIGAM). This tai- lor-made vessel draws on Ulstein's experience in designing and building a series of six seismic ves- sels for Western Atlas between 1991 and 1995.

The Korean vessel will be followed by an UT736 cable-layer for Care Offshore in early January.

The group's most recent contract is for two UT720 anchor-handling tug supply vessels for Swire

Pacific of Singapore, with deliveries scheduled for

April and June 1997.

Although modified and refined to meet specific requirements, the UT700 series was originally conceived in the 1970s with the advent of North

Sea oil and gas exploration. More than 250 of these designs have now been built, either by

Ulstein or under licence at other shipyards around the world.

Most recently, Ulstein released technical details of the 246-ft. (75-m) anchor handling tug/support vessel design package, a variation on the UT722, to be built by Aukra Industrier for Simon Mokster

Shipping AS of Stavanger, Norway. Further infor- mation on this vessel, together with a ship description and photo of the latest UT745,

Northern Gambler, will be featured in the

November issue of MR /EN.

Princess Liner Stores Upgraded To USPH

Standards

The refrigeration section of the newly formed,

French-based Passenger Ship Division of Finnish international ship equipment giant MacGregor has recently completed the modernization and upgrading of provision stores for cruise vessels

Island Princess and Pacific Princess.

Replacement was required as the existing stores no longer complied with U.S. Public Health (USPH) requirements.

MacGregor's modular prefabricated panel sys- tem was considered a more cost-effective remedy than attempting to upgrade the existing provision stores which had been built and insulated in the traditional way with mineral wool and stainless steel cover sheets. Piecemeal replacement of the old panels was ruled out in favor of installing the

MacGregor system within the existing rooms. All drawings, calculations and coordination were car- ried out by MacGregor, as was the onboard instal- 20 Circle 209 on Reader Service Card Circle 240 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News