PROCEEDINGS OF THE SHIP CONTROL GROUP INAUGURAL MEETING

This is the full text and summarized discussion of the five papers read at the Inaugural Meeting. Papers included were: Ship Control and the Naval Architect; The Importance of Reliability of Steering Gear Systems to Shipowners and Underwriters; 100 percent Course Stability is an Extravagant Luxury Few Designers Need Consider; Is there an Acceptable "Fail Safe" Mode for controllable Pitch Propellers; Experience and Education--Where Does the Balance Lie in Training Ship Handlers.

• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Institution of Naval Architects

  10 Upper Belgrave Street
  ,   United States 
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: 43 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Controllable pitch propellers; Reliability; Ship pilotage; Steering gears; Steering systems; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Course stability; Steering system reliability
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00084635
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Vickers Limited, Barrow Shipbuilding Works
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1975 12:00AM