PROFILE
to the right person within a supportive, coaching framework. Positive feedback is passed on quickly and reviews of less successful tasks are to be seen as a development opportunity. I’m a fi rm believer that engineers should experience
and understand the environment they are designing for and should get their hands dirty in the process of getting the product right. Show a passion about what is done and how it’s done and your enthusiasm will spread.
What is the future of your product/service? Th e RNLI is getting busier. As leisure use of the sea increases, there is a greater need for the services of our volunteer lifeboat crews, who are on call 24/7 to respond to emergencies at sea. Developing fast and better-equipped lifeboats will hopefully mean those in danger at sea are rescued increasingly quickly and effi ciently. Th e charity has always responded to changes in
the way that people use the sea and, as beaches have become more popular for recreation, the RNLI’s lifeguarding service was introduced back in 2002 and has been expanding ever since. Th is year, RNLI lifeguards are patrolling on more than 100 of the UK’s busiest beaches and there are plans to continue expanding the service.
Th e RNLI’s safety awareness programmes aim to
make more people aware of the potential dangers of the sea, to help prevent them from getting into danger in the fi rst place. I believe that climate change will inevitably alter the
coastline and our relationship with it, bringing about fresh technical and operational challenges. Th e RNLI will need to meet these new challenges in a sustainable manner and we are introducing equipment through life management plans to ensure this is the case.
How do you see the industry as a whole changing in the future? The need to reduce emissions and be less reliant on oil will drive innovation in the materials and processes used in the construction of marine vessels. Legislation regarding corporate responsibilities will lead to tighter controls across the small boat industry. Greater access to affordable computational methods will lead to a reduction in time taken to introduce a new product and a blurring of the lines between traditional boat types.
Where will you be in 10 years’ time? Hopefully doing the boss’s job! SBI
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SHIP MANOEUVRING IN SHALLOW AND CONFINED WATER: BANK EFFECTS
13 - 15 May 2009, Antwerp, Belgium Overview
Organised by Flanders Hydraulics Research and Ghent University – Maritime Technology Division in cooperation with the Royal Institution of Naval Architects
During the last decades a continuous increase of the main dimensions of certain ship types can be observed. On the other hand, the dimensions of access channels, rivers, canals and ports frequented by these vessels often do not increase at the same rate. As a result, the behaviour of ships arriving at or departing from harbours will increasingly be inuenced by waterways restrictions. The asymmetric ow around a ship induced by the vicinity of banks causes pressure differences between port and starboard sides. As a result, a lateral force will act on the ship, mostly directed towards the closest bank, as well as a yawing moment pushing her bow towards the centre of the waterway. This phenomenon, known as bank effect, depends on many parameters, such as bank shape, water depth, shipbank distance, ship properties, ship speed and propeller action. A reliable prediction of bank effects is important to determine the limiting conditions in which a ship can safely navigate a waterway.
However, the knowledge of the bank effects induced by the typical bank geometries is very limited. The International Conference on Ship Manoeuvring in Shallow and
Conned Water: Bank Effects will offer researchers and pilots the possibility to discuss the latest developments in research and practice related to the ship behaviour in the vicinity of banks.
For more information logon to
www.bankeffects.ugent.be. Content
Papers are invited on all aspects in the eld of navigation along river banks (ooded, surface pierced, sloped), quay walls and approach constructions. Topics may include: • Experimental research; • Numerical modelling; • Simulations; • Hands on practice.
If you wish to submit an abstract for this event, please send a short abstract (250 - 300 words) to
info@shallowwater.be. Do not hesitate to contact us if you want more information. Important dates
Abstracts due: 14 November 2008 Notication of acceptance: 19 December 2008 Full papers due: 16 March 2009
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