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    Just a few photos of a modern dry dock lay out for larger vessels.gas boat 2Mubaraz.jpggas boat 5Mubaraz.jpggas boat Mubaraz.jpggas boatmubaraz 4.jpg

    I was on this vessel about 15 years ago in this dry dock in Dubai, is it just me or has she no bilge keels?
    Any way the purpose of the Pics is to show the lay out of a modern block arrangements. I am sure she went in level trim and allowed about .25 of a metre under the her bottom to clear the Dock sill.
    I believe this is the same dry dock that the dock gate collapsed in 2002, resulting in the deaths of 27+ dock workers.

    Dry dock accident.jpg
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    Default Re: Modern dry dock lay out

    James
    In pic 1 showing the prop, you can just see the beginnings of the stbd bilge keel.
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    Is that it John just down by the cherry picker ? I mean just below the reflection being cast by the cherry picker.
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    Yes James, just to the left of the cherry picker.
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    Well it does look dry enough.
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    Default Re: Modern dry dock lay out

    Quote Originally Posted by James Curry View Post
    Just a few photos of a modern dry dock lay out for larger vessels.gas boat 2Mubaraz.jpggas boat 5Mubaraz.jpggas boat Mubaraz.jpggas boatmubaraz 4.jpg

    I was on this vessel about 15 years ago in this dry dock in Dubai, is it just me or has she no bilge keels?
    Any way the purpose of the Pics is to show the lay out of a modern block arrangements. I am sure she went in level trim and allowed about .25 of a metre under the her bottom to clear the Dock sill.
    I believe this is the same dry dock that the dock gate collapsed in 2002, resulting in the deaths of 27+ dock workers.

    Dry dock accident.jpg
    Each individual vessel should have its own drawing, detailing the required block position plan

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    I remember them Tony , called the Dry Dock plan. Being Mate I had also to sign for all the plugs that were pulled and go round with the shipwright sighting that they had all been returned before they flooded the dock again , that would be a bit of a catastrophe if any were left out. It was also fingers crossed when refloating as well as the initial touching of the after block when docking . Have visions of the docking formula got for docking the same for most standard ships began with PK = and that’s as far as I can remember what PK if it was PK stood for I haven’t got a clue today. Cheers JS
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    Dry docked a vessel in Trinidad once . The ships superintendent made a complete ******** of it. When she sat on the blocks they had palced all aft blocks around the engine room in between the frames. Instead of floating her out again they left her as was. They had to replate were the blocks had made indentation marks. Also the engine bed plate was pressed out of alignement. I was working for MAK as a contractor doing a main engine rebuild. I refused to sign the job off and they ran with it.
    Within a month the gear box and stern tube bearing & seals were shot. She was taken to Jacksonville and cut in two just forward of the accomdation. Main engine removed , bed plate removed along with propshaft. It was a close call as to repair her or scrap her. Think she was out of service for 4 months?

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    Quote Originally Posted by j.sabourn View Post
    I remember them Tony , called the Dry Dock plan. Being Mate I had also to sign for all the plugs that were pulled and go round with the shipwright sighting that they had all been returned before they flooded the dock again , that would be a bit of a catastrophe if any were left out. It was also fingers crossed when refloating as well as the initial touching of the after block when docking . Have visions of the docking formula got for docking the same for most standard ships began with PK = and that’s as far as I can remember what PK if it was PK stood for I haven’t got a clue today. Cheers JS

    PK is a chewing gum made I think by Wrigleys.
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