Contents Marine Technology, Volume 28, Numbers 1-6, 1991

JANUARY 1991

Volume 28, Number 1

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xxvii Section Activities

1 Prediction of Craft Turning Characteristics

by Stephen B. Denny and E. Nadine Hubble

14 Use of Antipitch Hydrofoil to Reduce Added Resistance of a Yacht in W a v e s

by John Avis

23 Producibility Benefits of the SWATH Configuration

by Richard L. De Vrles

30 Design Practice for Mooring of Floating Production S y s t e m s

by C. T. Kwan

39 Status of Deepwater Production S y s t e m s

by Edward E. Horton

46 SHIPCOST: V e s s e l and Voyage Costing Model

by John Arnold, Jr., and George Panagakos

MARCH 1991

Volume 28, Number 2

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55 The Transverse Plane Motions of Ships

by Bruce L. Hutchison

73 Refrigeration Effectiveness Aboard Tuna Seiners

by Roy H. Cottrell and Jack W. Hoyt

84 Computer-Aided Alignment of Ship Propulsion Shafts by Strain-Gage Methods

by M. N. Keshava Rao, M. V. Dharaneepathy, S. Gomathinayagam, K. Ramaraju, P. K. Chakravorty, and P. K. Mishra

91 The Effect of Defects in Glass-Reinforced Plastic (GRP)

by Christopher W. Cable

99 Fatigue Reliability and Inspection of T L P Tendon S y s t e m

MAY 1991

Volume 28, Number 3

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113 The Application of Critical Path Methodology to the Management of Ship Design Programs

by James P. Chappell

129 Preliminary Design of a High-Speed SWATH P a s s e n g e r / C a r Ferry

by A. Papanikolaou, G. Zaraphonitis, and M. Androulakakis

142 Designing the Future U.S. Naval Surface Fleet for Effectiveness and Producibility

by Clark Graham and Michael Bosworth

153 Floating Body Equilibrium by Potential-Energy Minimization

by Antonio Campanile

163 Ship Maneuverability Analysis Using Steady-State Techniques

by Volf Asinovsky, Kiang-NIng Huang, and Mark C. Oakes

J U L Y 1991

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181 Explosive Ordnance Disposal SWATH Ship Design

by R. L. Schaffer, J. A. Kupersmith, R. Wilson, and T. J. Vaisi

197 Ship of the Future

by K. Paetow

213 The Weight of Concrete Barge and Pontoon Hulls

by K. E. Harrington, R. Harrison, A. L. ^ylarshall, and M. Hubert

224 Naval Force Levels: Theory ahd Practice, with Naval Engineering Challenges for the 1990s

by Jan Paul Hope

236 Design and Trials of a New River Towboat Propeller

by B. Christopoulos and R. Latorre

246 Forthcoming Events

S E P T E M B E R 1991

Volume 28, Number 5

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ill President's Letter iv SNAIUE News

X SNAIVIE 50 Y e a r s Ago xiii, xiv Book Reviews

xvi Section Activities

xxi Calendar of Forthcoming E v e n t s xxii Section Meeting S c h e d u l e s 1991/1992

251 Behavior of a Moored Ship in Unsteady Current, Wind, and Waves

by Jan O de Kat and Johan E. W. Wichers

265 Occupational Hygiene in the Merchant Marine with Special Reference to Arctic Operations

by John Dean and Ken Yoshida

270 C o a s t Guard Requirements for Marine Vapor Control S y s t e m s

by Robert H. Fitch and Gordon D. Marsh

276 Marine Diesel Propulsion Plants for the U.S. Navy: Requirements for Geared Medium-Speed Engines

by Zbigniew J. Karaszewski and Wilhelm P. Schaefer

NOVEMBER 1991

Volume 28, Number 6

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ill President's Letter iv SNAME News

X SNAME 50 Years Ago XV Section Activities

xxi Calendar of Forthcoming Events

xxix Additional Section Meeting Schedules for 1991/1992

303 Several Recent Rammings Investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board

by Ralpil E. Johnson and Leon Z. Katcharian

314 Responsibilities Pertaining to Drawing Approvals During Ship Construction and Modification

by Kenneth W. Fisher

324 U.S. Coast Guard Regulation of Passenger-Carrying Submersibles

by Steve Johnson and Brian Salerno

329 Weight Definition and Control for Fast Craft