Posts Tagged Shipbuilding

Observations made during Passenger/Cruise Ship New Constructions

Posted by admin in New Building & Shipyards on July 17, 2009

Re-post from article published September 17, 1997
I was very fortunate to join one of the most renown Classification Societies, and to participate in the construction of some world-class Passenger/Cruise Ships making headlines today. Further to my Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, my education includes courses in Non-destructive examination, Use of Materials, and Use of [...]

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Marine Acronyms and Definitions

Posted by Eric in Marine Technologies & Processes, New Building & Shipyards on December 31, 2008

Marine Acronyms and Definitions
Re-post and updated periodically since September 17, 1997
AABW Antarctic Bottom Water
AAC Aquaculture Association of Canada
AAIW Antarctic Intermediate Water
AANII Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, State Committee on Hydrometeorology, Leningrad, USSR
Abaft – Toward the stern, relative to some object (”abaft the fore hatch”).
Abaft the beam – Further aft than the beam: a relative [...]

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Marine Acronyms and Definitions

Posted by Eric in Marine Technologies & Processes, New Building & Shipyards on February 5, 2012

Marine Acronyms and Definitions
Re-posted and updated on an ongoing basis since first published in September 17, 1997
AABW Antarctic Bottom Water
AAC Aquaculture Association of Canada
AAIW Antarctic Intermediate Water
AANII Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, State Committee on Hydrometeorology, Leningrad, USSR
Abaft – Toward the stern, relative to some object (”abaft the fore hatch”).
Abaft the beam – Further [...]

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