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Annual Review 2018


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Front Cover Imagery Credits 1. Astute class submarines under construction in the Devonshire Dock Hall at BAE Systems in Barrow. Courtesy: BAE Systems Submarines. 2. ecoSUB‐m25 during Oil Spill Response (OSRL) exercise. Courtesy: Planet Ocean. Credit: Andrew Gates. 3. SeaWorker’ USVs supplied by ASV Global to Ocean Infinity on board the Seabed Constructor host vessel. Courtesy: ASV Global. 4. Polar Research Vessel ‘Sir David


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Attenborough’ under construction at the Cammell Laird Shipyard. Courtesy: Cammell Laird. 5. A black forging in the intermediate machining stage before being finished machined. Courtesy: Somers Forge. 6. Polar Research Vessel ‘Sir David Attenborough’ under construction at the Cammell Laird Shipyard. Courtesy: Cammell Laird. 7.Mechanical Engineer Naomi Gold working on ecoSUB‐m25. Courtesy: Planet Ocean. Credit: NOC. 8. The Nautical Institute launched an Ice Navigator Certification Scheme to provide a recognised qualification for ice navigators worldwide. Courtesy: The Nautical Institute. Credit: Captain Duke Snider FNI.


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Society of Maritime Industries Annual Review 2018 Contents


Introduction President’s Foreword


Archie Bethel CBE A Message from the Chief Executive


John Murray


The Board and Councils of the Society of Maritime Industries


Featured Articles A Year in Pictures Forthcoming Events


A coordinated drive to address engineering skills


and diversity Dr Hayaatun Sillem, Royal Academy of Engineering


Greater than the sum of the parts


Professor Susan Gourvenec, University of Southampton The Lightning Fast Airbag


for your Low Voltage Switchboard – Aboard Derek Bryans, Eaton Electric Limited


Safety update: high pressure cylinder inspection


testing process adopted worldwide to save time and budgets Stephen Butler, Chesterfield Special Cylinders


UK Submarine Fleet Communications


Peter Hodgkinson, Systems Engineering & Assessment Limited (SEA)


The role of Continuous technological innovation


to enhance performance of Mobile Bulk Commodity Bagging Equipment Pirashanth Sathananthan, Nectar Group Limited


Benefits of Membership with the Society


of Maritime Industries (SMI) List of Members


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