Main Principles of Modern Superstructure Design

Abstract

Translated from Norwegian by Atle Ellefsen, Edited by Harry Benford&&Please note that this is the second of a three-_part series of papers dealing with current trends in Scandinavian ship manning practices and effects on design. The others are: &No. 276 "Accommodation Design," by Per Klem&No. 277 "The Influence of New Technology on the Onboard Operations of Merchant Ships," Finnish Shipowners Association.&&A new outlook on working conditions at sea has been aroused. In several shipowning companies and among sailors there is an appreciation of the need for social and organizational changes on board. This report shows how this appreciation is expressed through alterations of existing superstructures and methods used in planning new designs. It is centered on Norwegian shipowners' common main principles regarding superstructure solutions on different types of ships. This should give ample reason for cooperation between shipowners.