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THE AUSTRALIAN NAVAL ARCHITECT Journal of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (Australian Division) Volume 17 Number 1 February 2013 Cover Photo: CONTENTS The first of eight Cape-class patrol boats being built by 2 From the Division President Austal in Western Australia for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service about to enter the water 2 Editorial fort the first time on 7 January (Photo courtesy Austal) 3 Letters to the Editor 4 News from the Sections The Australian Naval Architect is published four times per year. All correspondence and advertising copy should be 10 Classification Society News sent to: The Editor 16 Coming Events The Australian Naval Architect c/o RINA 17 General News PO Box No. 462 Jamison Centre, ACT 2614 37 Education News AUSTRALIA email: [email protected] 39 The Profession The deadline for the next edition of The Australian Naval 42 Multiple New Outright Sailing Speed Architect (Vol. 17 No. 2, May 2013) is Friday 26 April 2013. Records achieved by Vestas Sailrocket 2 Articles and reports published in The Australian Naval Architect reflect the views of the individuals who prepared 46 Industry News them and, unless indicated expressly in the text, do not neces- sarily represent the views of the Institution. The Institution, 53 Membership its officers and members make no representation or warranty, 53 From the Crows Nest expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or correctness of information in articles or reports and accept 55 Vale Bill Rourke no responsibility for any loss, damage or other liability arising from any use of this publication or the information 56 Naval Architects on the Move which it contains. 57 From the Archives The Australian Naval Architect ISSN 1441-0125 © Royal Institution of Naval Architects 2013 Editor in Chief: John Jeremy RINA Australian Division Technical Editor: Phil Helmore on the Print Post Approved PP 606811/00009 World Wide Web Printed by B E E Printmail Telephone (02) 9437 6917 www.rina.org.uk/aust February 2013 1 From the Division President May I start by wishing you the very best for a happy, healthy and hopefully prosperous New Year. I hope that you are all well rested, have been able to enjoy the summer holidays and are ready and rearing to go. One thing is for certain — in this profession one can never get bored, there are always new and exciting challenges ahead of us at every turn. One of those challenges currently facing us is energy efficiency, a subject that is not exactly new to most naval architects who are always striving to produce ships and boats which are either lighter, go faster, or use less fuel than their competitors — it’s just a natural part of our design spiral. In many areas we may think that we have gone just about as far as we can with current technology; real breakthroughs are rare and small steady improvements are the norm. However, how many of you are aware of the IMO energy efficiency Jim Black regulations which came into force this month as an update President, RINA Australian Division to MARPOL Annex VI? Are your designs and your ships ready with an Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), Editorial Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) and an International Energy Efficiency Certificate (IEEC), and The construction, operation, refit and maintenance (or are you familiar with the phase-in period for whatever ship sustainment, to use the modern term) of Australia’s Collins- type you are involved with? class submarines must surely be the most prodded and poked, EEDI reduction targets for some ship types of up to 30% by examined and reported-upon project in Australia’s naval 2025 are not going to be easily achieved while still providing history. The recent completion of the Coles Review into efficient transportation systems around the world (along submarine sustainment which was released in December is with Tier 3 emissions requirements, additional EU and US the latest step in this process. regulations, etc., etc.). It would seem to me that some radical As Australia sets out to tackle the difficult and challenging thinking is going to be required, but that’s what we’re good task of acquiring a class of new submarines to replace them, at isn’t it! I was pleased to read about Rodney Humphrey’s this intense examination is clearly warranted. At times like presentation Towards More Sustainable Shipping in the this it is easy to feel that the problems we have faced are November edition of The ANA and I look forward to somehow unique. They are not. The design, construction hearing about more such presentations in the year ahead. I and support of modern submarines are some of the most have arranged for a paper on developments in LNG-fuelled complex undertakings in the world and other nations have ships to be presented at our AGM, and look forward to a faced similar problems. lively discussion afterwards. I would also remind you that A recent article by CAPT John Heffron USN published the deadline for submission of abstracts for Pacific 2013 in the Proceedings of the US Naval Institute has attracted is 5 March and that many of the listed topics readily lend considerable interest and comment amongst observers themselves to papers on this vital subject. of the submarine world [1]. In his article How to Build a As well as looking ahead, 2013 will also be a year of looking Better Submarine the author compares the experiences of back and reflecting on some of our great achievements to the US (with the Virginia-class nuclear submarines), the date. The Royal Australian Navy will be celebrating the British (with the Astute-class nuclear submarines) and centenary of the arrival of Australia’s Fleet Unit in 1913 Australia (with the Collins-class submarines). There are with the International Fleet Review (hence Pacific 2013 many similarities between those experiences and he sets to coincide, rather than a Pacific 2014), and we ourselves out a series of criteria for success, including documenting can proudly look back on 60 years of the RINA Australian experience and learning from it, keeping the program Branch/Division and all that we have achieved in that time. stable, understanding the impact of program gaps, involving Our Chief Executive, Trevor Blakely, will be visiting many all stakeholders, keeping the government informed, of the Sections in March and I expect that, as usual, we maintenance of schedule and sustainment planning from the will be able to show him a lively and active Division at very beginning of the project, to name a few. Many of the work leading the field in our particular specialisations. So, principles set out by CAPT Heffron (who was the Virginia- once again, Happy New Year to you all and, as always, I class program manager from 2001 to 2005) will be familiar am available for discussion and comment on any topic of to project managers everywhere. As a convenient summary relevance to Australian naval architects by email at jimb@ of lessons learned and an appreciation of the challenges we austal.com or telephone 0418 918 050. face acquiring our new submarines the article is worth a read. Jim Black John Jeremy 1. CAPT John S Heffron US Navy (Retd), “How to Build a Better Submarine’, Proceedings, US Naval Institute, Vol. 138, December 2012, pp. 46–51. The Australian Naval Architect 2 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir, of catamarans and trimarans launched in the near future. Born in a coastal town, as a child I not only liked drawing Not only is it because a larger deck area can be provided different types of ocean-going vehicles, but was also by the multihull structure, but also a dramatic enhancement fascinated with historic accounts of ocean adventure and of transverse stability can be gained without any trade-off naval battles. What prompts my interest most now, however, on speed. In fact, in multihull design the length-to-breadth is the design and construction of yachts of various shapes and ratio of the hulls is increased significantly compared to a types. I would like to share my perspective on future yacht monohull and this, hence, can raise the speed of the yacht. design through a brief introduction of a couple of innovative As for aesthetics, future yachts may possess little concepts in yachts which have been raised by some yacht resemblance to present ones. Unlike the current white dual- designers. I will also look at shifts in design norms in the or tri-deck yachts, we will see more character, uniqueness light of energy resources, mechanical performance, and and individuality in the style of new yachts. Using inspiration aesthetics for future yachts. from contemporary stealth fighters, a prismatic shape of the To begin with, the use of new energy is of vital importance superstructure may enjoy increasing popularity among yacht to the yacht industry in the future.
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