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High-Speed Craft (Hsc) : A Study Of Their Safe Operation And Navigation, And Their Impact Upon The Malacca Strait, Lim Yew Seng Dec 1996

High-Speed Craft (Hsc) : A Study Of Their Safe Operation And Navigation, And Their Impact Upon The Malacca Strait, Lim Yew Seng

World Maritime University Dissertations

The dissertation is a study of the safe operation and navigation of High-speed Craft (HSC) and their impact upon the Malacca Strait. The definitions of HSC are compared and illustrated. The future trend, growth and development of current types of HSC and their inherent design limitations are investigated. The maneuvering systems and characteristics of HSC are analyzed. The active safety system employed by HSC is compared to the passive safety system of conventional vessels. The operation and navigation problems due to high-speed are investigated. The human resource management methods of reducing human errors are discussed. The navigational requirements of the …