A Guide to Good Practice by David Byrne CEng, BSc, MSC, FRINA, FCMS and North of England P&I Association Ltd (Second Edition)
This unique illustrated guide explains the fundamental importance of weathertight hatch covers to the safe and profitable operation of cargo ships. Poorly maintained or secured hatch covers can result in the total losses in heavy seas and are one of the principal sources of cargo damage claims. The guide describes the various types of hatch cover in use today and explains how they should be inspected, maintained and operated to ensure maximum effectiveness and safety. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated, and includes information on hatch cover testing, recent IACS contributions to hatch cover design and operation, plus a new glossary of terms. The guide is intended for ship's officers, ship operator's technical staff, surveyors, lawyers and claims handlers.
David Byrne served at sea as a deck officer for nine years before gaining a BSc and then a MSc in navel architecture. He joined the navel architecture department of the former British Ship Research Association (now BMT), eventually becoming divisional head of ship operations and engineering. In 1987 he moved to the leading hatch cover manufacturer MacGregor-Navire, where he was technical manager and principal consultant. In 1992 he led a managment buy-out to form the highly successful engineering consultancy company Transmarine Ltd, of which he is now Managing Director.
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