2007 SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo
& Ship Production Symposium
November 14-16, 2007 � Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Course Specifics
COURSE 1 - Seakeeping
9:00 am - 5:00 pm � Crystal Ballroom I (hotel) Fee: Member $175 � Non-member $300 Course Description: This course provides a basic understanding of the fundamentals of ship motion theory and current practice in the development of seakeeping predictions. Students will gain the ability to develop or assess seakeeping performance requirements, and to carry out seakeeping predictions for a given design. The course will cover regular and irregular waves, superposition, wave spectra, wave, wave statistics, the relationship of wind and sea state, swells, fetch and duration limits, the availability of wave data; prediction of hydrodynamic forces using linear ship motion theory; prediction of vessel response; vessel response measurement using model tests and full-scale trials; performance criteria, including seakeeping performance indices and motion sickness incidence; existing tools and their limitations; added resistance, mean and slowly-varying forces, hydrodynamic interactions among vessels, and motion control. New material on fatigue analysis will be presented. The course lecturer is Dr. Edward M. Lewandowski, Senior Principal Scientist, BMT Designers and Planners, Inc. The course is equivalent to 7 PDH or 0.7 CEU
Registration Hours
Conference Registration Hall D Lobby Broward County/Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center Wednesday 11/14 Thursday 11/15 Friday 11/16 8:00am - 7:00pm 7:00am - 5:30pm 8:00am - 4:00pm
Exposition Registration Hall D Lobby Broward County/Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center Tuesday 11/13 8:30am - 5:00pm (Exhibitors Only) Wednesday 11/14 8:30am - 5:00pm (Exhibitors Only) Thursday 11/15 10:30am - 5:30pm Friday 11/16 8:00am - 2:00pm
SMTC&E Technical Program Set
SNAME announces technical program for upcoming annual conference, the SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo and Ship Production Symposium, slated for November 14-16, 2007, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Widely viewed as the definitive source for technical information in the maritime industry, SNAME once again offers a program of peer-reviewed technical papers of the highest caliber. Topics for the 2007 SMTC&E and SPS include papers on safety issues relating to design and operation, environmental operational issues, alternative propulsion methods, and other topics that are detailed below. � A Comparison of Three Types of Evacuation System � Accident Precursors and Safety Nets: Initial Results from the Leading Indicators of Safety Project � Alternative Propulsion Methods for Surface Combatants and Amphibious Warfare Ships � Application of Cross Co-Spectral Movements to Von Mises Stress � Computational Predictions vs. Model Testing for Composite High Speed Vessel with Lifting Bodies � Effects of Geometry Variations on the Performance of Podded Propulsors � Fatigue Assessment of Aluminium Ship Details by means of a Hot-Spot Stress Range Approach � Hydrodynamic Investigation of the Ballast-Free Ship Concept � Methodology for the Optimization of Commonality in Multiple Classes of Ships � Naval Vessel Rules: Taking Naval Ship Classification to a New Plateau � Probabilistic Assessment of Ship Stability � Review of Structural Design of Aluminum Ships and Craft � Tradition and Innovation: The Design of the Ferry Island Home In addition to these specific papers, there will be two panel discussions featuring industry leaders discussing real-world issues in the cruise shipping and shipbuilding industries. For information on the SMTC&E and SPS, visit www.sname.org or contact Susan Giver, Director of Marketing and Communications, SNAME, at sgiver@sname.org or 717-944-0497.
COURSE 2 - Ship Arrangements
9:00 am - 5:00 pm � Crystal Ballroom II (hotel) Fee: Member $175 � Non-member $300 Course Description: The course on Ship Arrangements will present an introduction to basic ship arrangements for naval and commercial ships from feasibility to detailed design. Topics to be covered include regulatory requirements (ABS, DNV, U.S. Navy, MSC), customer requirements, and human factors considerations. Habitability standards will also be reviewed for naval and commercial ships. Ship arrangements for novel hull forms (catamaran, trimaran, SWATH, SES, planning hull, tumblehome monohull) will be addressed. The U.S. Navy's Space Classification System will be discussed, along with a discussion of the current standard. The presenter, H. David Kaysen, has 35 years of experience with designing surface ships, craft, and floating structures for naval, scientific, and commercial applications. The course is equivalent to 7 PDH or 0.7 CEU anticipated
COURSE 3 - Sailing Yacht Performance Analysis
9:00 am - 5:00 pm � Crystal Ballroom IV (hotel) Fee: Member $175 � Non-member $300 Course Description: This course is based on a senior-level class offered at the University of Michigan in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. The material will focus on different analyses of the forces that act on a sailing yacht. The topics that are to be covered include the forces and moments on a sailing yacht, airfoil theory, keel and rudder design, sail design, model testing, and the use of computers in yacht performance analysis. Material in the course will draw heavily on the textbook: LARSSON, LARS, AND ROLF E. ELIASSON. 2007. Principles of Yacht Design. Camden, Maine: International. Marine McGraw-Hill, 3rd Ed. Participants are strongly encouraged to obtain the text before the class meets. At the end of the course, a spreadsheet-based velocity prediction program will be introduced and distributed to the participants. During the course, each component of the velocity prediction program will be explained so that the user will have an understanding of how a polar velocity diagram is created for a yacht. The lecturers will be Dr. Robert F. Beck and Dr. Kevin Maki, both members of the faculty at the University of Michigan. The course is equivalent to 7 PDH or 0.7 CEU anticipated.
Cruise Ship Panel Session
Challenges in the Cruise Ship Industry: Design, Construction, Safety and Operations
Chairman: Vice Admiral James Card USCG (Ret) Panelists: � Radm Salerno USCG � Harri Kulovaara, Executive Vice President, Maritime, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. � Alan Gavin Lloyds's Register � Capt. Thomas E. 'Ted' Thompson, USCG (Ret), Senior Vice President Technical and Regulatory Affairs, CLIA � Thomas Weigand, Director, Sales and Design Department, Meyer Werft
Shipbuilders' Panel Session
Chairman: Past President Bruce Rosenblatt Panelists: � Frederick J. Harris, President, General Dynamics NASSCO � Ron J. McAlear, President & CEO, Atlantic Marine Holding Company � Spencer Schilling, President, Herbert Engineering Corp.
22 � MarineNews � October, 2007