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X Technical and Research Activities XV Forthcoming Events

xvi 1996 Annual Meeting Yearboolc xxxiii Section Activities

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1 The Impact of Simulation-Based Design on Today's Shipbuilders

by Michael A. Polini, Daniel J. Wooley, and James D. Butler 10 A Seakeeping Study of the UBC Series

by Sander M. Calisal, David Howard, and Jon Mikkelsen

24 Experimental Study of Containment Boom Behavior in Waves

by Michael S. Bruno and Robert L. Van Dyck

31 Automatic B u s B a r Transfer Switch Fault Tree Analysis

by Gordon R. Pearman

44 C r o s s Section of Experience in SafeHull Applications

by Philip G. Rynn and Christopher E. Morlan

56 Applying 3D Product Modeling Technology to Shipbuilding

by Stephen J. Baum and Ravi Ramakrishnan

66 Performance Database for Offshore Tug Supply V e s s e l s

by Robert Latorre and Jason Mims

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ii A IWessage from the President iv Readers' Forum

vi Advisory Public Service xii Forthcoming Events xviii Section Activities xxvii Advertisers' Index

75 A Cost-Effective Approach to Penetrating Ship Structure

by Geoff Rivinius and Matthew Tedesco

96 The S u c c e s s f u l Production of a Competitive Fixed-Price Ship Repair Job

by H. P. " B u d " Stewart

109 T r a n s v e r s e Dynamic Stability of Planing Craft

by Edward M. Lewandowski

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by John B. Woodward

125 SWATH Golf Club Hull Flow Studies

by Toby Ratcliffe and Colen Kennell

136 Ocean Scout: Conversion to a Multi-Service Vessel

by B. D. Ambrose, R. E. Randall, and J. Luke

148 Diving Support V e s s e l Concept Design

by George R. Morrissey and Michael 0. Stone

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i Advisory Public Service Position Paper ii A Message from the President

iii Commentaries on Advisory Public Service Position Paper vi-vii Annual Meeting and Conference Preview

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xxix Advertisers' Index

155 Stability of Capsized Fishing V e s s e l s During Dive R e s c u e Operations

by Terrance A. Hall

181 Influence of Design Parameters on Vertical Motions of Trawler Hull Forms in Head S e a s

by Abdi Kiikner and Muhsin Aydin

197 Fire Degradation of Fiber Composites

by Robert J. Asaro and Ming Dao

211 Rudder Winglets on Sailing Y a c h t s

by Paul D. Sclavounos and Yifeng Huang

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i Ro-Ro Passenger Ferry Safety ii A Message from tlie President

xii Advisory Public Service Position Paper xvii Forthicoming Events

xviii 1997-98 Section Officers xxv New Fellows

xxvi 1997-98 Sections Meeting Schiedule xxix Section Activities

xxxi Advertisers' Index

233 Tests on Conventional and Novel Model Ro-Ro Ferries

Carl T. F. Ross, Hywel V. Roberts, and Richard Tighe

241 Dynamic Stability Assessment of Damaged Passenger/Ro-Ro Ships and Proposal of Rational Survival Criteria

Dracos Vassalos, Osman Turan, and Maciej Pawlowski

267 Ship-Borne Wave Height Measurements

Martin J. Dipper, Jr.

276 Design of Propulsion Systems for High-Speed Craft

Donald L. Blount and Robert J. Bartee

293 Comparative Study on Collision Resistance of Side Structure

Ou Kitamura

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