Ship design and construction

By clicking on the "Read" button on this page you will be accessing the PDF of the full book. To access the Full-Text version and PDFs of the individual chapters, click on the “Chapters” tab and select the chapter you would like to read.Of all the international conventions dealing with maritime safety, the most important is the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, better known as SOLAS, which covers a wide range of m Read More

This two-volume course covers the requirements of initial, annual, intermediate, and periodical and renewal surveys, as specified in SOLAS. It does not cover preliminary design or plan approvals, nor does it cover the survey or inspection of chemical tankers, Gas carriers, special purpose ships or mobile offshore units.