During 2006, DNV Software and DNV Maritime arranged a number of one-day seminars for the Chinese shipbuilding industry on the brand new Nauticus Hull software with support for Common Structural Rules (CSR). This marks the starting point for DNV’s effort to scale up its worldwide activity to assist clients in implementing the CSR for bulk carriers.
Even though the IACS Common Structural Rules (CSR) came into force on 1 April 2006, there is still a competence gap in the industry on how these new Rules should be applied in practical ship design. With DNV’s strong domain expertise in the bulk carrier market, and China the fastest-growing shipbuilding nation for bulk carriers, it was natural to arrange the first CSR bulk training at the DNV Academies in Shanghai and Dalian.
Driven by the requirements of the new Rules, Nauticus Hull developed by DNV Software has yet again undergone a major upgrade to provide efficient support for the new CSR. “This upgrade of Nauticus Hull provides a significantly more user-friendly system than the traditional modelling environment in Nauticus Hull, where multiple graphical user interfaces and programs were necessary to obtain the desired results,” says Erik Hansen, DNV Software Product Manager for Nauticus. “DNV Software is confident in this new design approach, and we plan to extend it for the
CSR for tankers during 2006.”
Participants and lecturers at the yard seminar on Common Structural Rules in Shanghai, April 2006.
The first training took place in April this year, with one-day seminars held on the CSR for bulk carriers for yards and design offices throughout China. Participants noted that DNV, through the seminars, demonstrated in-depth knowledge of the new Rules. Also, the participants appreciated that Nauticus Hull software now provides unique support for the CSR for bulk carriers, reflecting the experience gained by the successful version for CSR for oil tankers already recognised by users worldwide.
More than 50 participants were given an overview of the new Rules in June, along with a first introduction to the brand new Nauticus Hull software supporting CSR for bulk carriers. As a follow-up to these initial courses, another round of two-day training was arranged in July. This time there was more focus on practical exercises using the Nauticus Hull software, demonstrating how it can be used as an effective support for hull design according to CSR for both oil tankers and bulk carriers. This second phase of courses also attracted a large number of delegates, with nearly 50 participants.
The courses were very well received, and the attendees were impressed with the capabilities of the new Nauticus Hull software which is first to market in providing unique support for the CSR for both oil tankers and bulk carriers.
“The launch of the software in Nanjing demonstrates DNV’s commitment to support he Chinese shipping and shipbuilding industry,” says Øystein Goksøyr, DNV Software’s Regional Manager in Greater China. “The new Nauticus Hull enables us to deliver front-end software for new tankers and bulk carriers almost simultaneously with CSR development, thus making it the premier software for the design and strength assessment of both these vessel types.”