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THE AUSTRALIAN NAVAL ARCHITECT Volume 23 Number 1 February 2019 On trials off the Tasmanian coast. the 110 m high-speed catamaran ferry, Saint John Paul II, recently delivered to Virtu Ferries of Malta by Incat Tasmania (Photo Brand Tasmania) THE AUSTRALIAN NAVAL ARCHITECT Journal of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (Australian Division) Volume 23 Number 1 February 2019 Cover Photo: CONTENTS White Rabbit, the largest trimaran superyacht and 2 From the Division President largest aluminium yacht in the world, recently completed by Echo Yachts in Western Australia 3 Editorial (Photo courtesy Mark Stothard, Echo Yachts) 4 Coming Events 6 News from the Sections The Australian Naval Architect is published four times per year. All correspondence and advertising copy should be 16 Classification Society News sent to: 17 From the Crows Nest The Editor The Australian Naval Architect 24 General News c/o RINA PO Box No. 462 39 Don’t Miss the Forest for the Trees Jamison Centre, ACT 2614 — Alistair Cooper AUSTRALIA email: [email protected] 41 Education News The deadline for the next edition of The Australian Naval 47 Industry News Architect (Vol. 23 No. 2, May 2019) is Friday 26 April 2019. 50 Summer on the Water Articles and reports published in The Australian Naval Architect reflect the views of the individuals who prepared 52 Navigating the Marine Surveyors them and, unless indicated expressly in the text, do not neces- Accreditation Guidance Manual sarily represent the views of the Institution. 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I managed to attend the SMIX Bash in Sydney and the Victorian Section end- of-year drinks event in Melbourne. Both were great events to attend, and I met with many members. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to make it to the Queensland Section’s Christmas social function for personal reasons. Next year… On that note it is very nice to see that our Sections are becoming even more active, both in terms of interesting technical presentations, and networking events. For most members their principal interaction with other members of the Institution is likely to be through Section events and it’s great to see that opportunities for this are increasing. A couple of examples of activities which the Sections are involved with are the AP Hydro conference in Launceston, which was held in January, and the stream in the Australasian Oil and Gas Conference (AOG) in Perth, 13–15 March. There are articles about both these events elsewhere in this edition. Martin Renilson Of course, there are many members who are not able to attend Section meetings. As I’ve mentioned before, we are The committee has established individual sub groups for currently recording some of these and making them available each theme to look at the emerging technologies under each on-line on a trial basis. If this is seen to be valuable, and they topic and across all sectors. The committee has also been are viewed often, then the Division will consider funding identifying some of the key disruptive technologies/topics all the Sections to do this. So please do let us have feedback which will influence the maritime industry. The information on whether this is valuable or not. I know that the recent which the committee has been generating is being put onto presentation on Domestic Commercial Vessel Survey in the RINA website, so I encourage anyone who is interested Australia — The Changes in Regulation and Privatisation to have a look at it there. of Survey by James Nolan at the Victorian Section was On the subject of Council meetings in the UK, I am very recorded. That was a most interesting talk, and I encourage pleased to report that I attended the last one by video anybody who is interested in this topic to watch it. James conference. This is a significant improvement over the old may also be able to give his presentation at other Section way of participating by telephone when, unfortunately, those technical meetings later this year. outside London were often forgotten. I really did feel part In December I represented the Institution at the inaugural of the meeting — in fact the biscuits just across the table Navy Warfare Innovation workshop in Sydney. This was a from the video camera looked so real that I almost felt that very interesting event, which I understand was the first of I could reach out and grab one! what is planned to be an annual series of workshops run by I think that this and many of the Institution’s other recent the Directorate of Navy Continuous Innovation (DNCI). initiatives are really helping to “internationalise” our This was the first time DNCI had gathered such a diverse Institution. It all makes it easier for those outside London group of people in a collaborative environment using the to participate, and I encourage all Australian Division design thinking model. This concept is something which members to consider nominating for Council, and/or the DNCI seeks to continue in practice and it is keen to interact various committees. with the Institution into the future. As mentioned above, the Institution is again organising a Whilst on the subject of innovation, there was a very stream at the Australasian Oil and Gas Conference (AOG) interesting presentation from the Chairman of the Maritime in Perth, 13–15 March 2019. This year the WA Section Innovation Committee at the recent Council meeting in the is facilitating and promoting some new initiatives which UK. The following seven themes were identified: showcase the significant developments and progress • design and manufacturing incl. materials and coatings; being made in the regional energy markets where naval • hydrodynamics and propulsors; architecture is having an important role. There are more • power generation and energy management; details elsewhere in this edition. Please contact Yuriy • operations, maintenance and training; Drobyshevski at [email protected] if you would like any • safety and environment including human factors and further details, or are able to assist. legislation; Planning is also well advanced for IMC 2019, the Pacific • autonomy, data, digital and cyber; and 2019 International Maritime Conference to be held in • business and economics. Sydney in October. The conference is organised by RINA, Education and research were considered to cut across all the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology themes and sectors. and Engineers Australia and will held in conjunction with the The Australian Naval Architect 2 Pacific 2019 International Maritime Exposition organised by to be made that we need some level of a strategic merchant Industry Defence and Security Australia Limited (IDSAL) fleet, and a source of trained merchant mariners. The latter in a partnership which now stretches back some 18 years. It may actually be quite important as there are many shore- is now a major international event attended by many people based jobs which require ex-mariners. If Australia doesn’t from overseas and I hope that as many members as possible educate any, and/or give them the opportunity to serve on will be able to attend. More details are provided elsewhere Australian ships, then it is difficult to see where people will in this edition of The ANA. come from to fill these important positions in the maritime A recent interesting development which has been reported industry. in the newspapers is the Labor party’s policy on cabotage, However, I do respect the view that Government intervention and the regeneration of an Australian merchant fleet. I see in this area is likely to increase shipping costs, which also that the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources could significantly harm much of the country’s industry. and Security and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute It could also result in goods being transported within have also suggested that it might be a good idea on national Australia by road, rather than ships, which is not good for security grounds to move some tankers onto the Australian the environment. register. They noted that the small subsidy which might be It is certainly a complex issue and, as I mentioned above, I required to do this would be less than the amount of public don’t believe that RINA should have a policy on this — but funding that road and rail receive. we should be watching what is happening, as it may well I understand from what I read in the papers that Australia affect us. has fewer ships on its register than Switzerland, and that I also read recently a thought-provoking article putting the there are no tankers in the Australian fleet at all, yet New case for Australia to be operating its own aircraft carriers Zealand has two large coastal tankers used for moving oil (again). I’m not sure how seriously this will be taken by cargoes around the country.